In March, NBC News unveiled a slate of shows to air on the short-form video platform Quibi and introduced the correspondents who would host them.
The journalist Antonia Hylton was one of them.The job was a dream, but it was not the environment in which —whose previous work at Vice News Tonight on HBO had earned her an Emmy Award—had expected to share “some personal news.”Less than 48 hours earlier, the World Health Organization had recognized the coronavirus as a pandemic, the NBA suspended its season, and American sweetheart Tom Hanks revealed on Instagram that he had tested positive for the disease.At Vice, (whom—full disclosure—I’ve known since college) had traveled the world to source impactful stories, with a particular focus on social.