One of the toughest challenges in journalism is how to explain big, knotty issues through clear, close-up storytelling that readers can’t resist. Over a decade at The Washington Post, she drew a devoted following with memorable stories that revealed the consequences of big decisions and events on individual lives. To help explain the inequities of the pandemic, she followed the journey of a single cheeseburger from farm to table. To show the impact of rising hate crimes, she followed the aftermath of a senior prank gone wrong. Most recently, she embedded with a mom and her teenagers in the Cleveland suburbs to chronicle how A.I.