We asked Perplexity A.I. Did New York Native Deserve a Pulitzer Prize for Its Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Coverage? Overview The New York Native, a small, independent newspaper, played a pioneering role in reporting on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) and its potential links to viruses such as HHV-6, as well as its intersection with the AIDS epidemic. The paper's investigative work, particularly by journalist Neenyah Ostrom and publisher Charles Ortleb, broke significant stories that mainstream outlets often ignored or dismissed at the time. Evidence of Groundbreaking Reporting Neenyah Ostrom's decade-long investigative reporting in the New York Native was among the first to highlight the possible viral origins of CFS, specifically its association with HHV-6, and to document the medical establishment's reluctance to address the seriousness and transmissibility of the illness. The New York Native published stories on CFS and AIDS "months and sometimes years before mainstream...
