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Category: Interviews

Storybench Founder Aleszu Bajak on the moral call of the pandemic and his return to daily data journalism

After running Storybench at Northeastern for many years, instructor and program manager Aleszu Bajak decided to leverage his knowledge of data and passion for journalism into a senior data reporter […]

April 6, 2021April 6, 2021 Andrea Chew Behind the scenes, Insights, Interviews

The New York Times’ Kevin Roose illustrates how memes radicalize users in online spaces

Valerie Gilbert is a Harvard-educated New Yorker and self-proclaimed “meme queen.” A QAnon soldier, Gilbert spreads information far and wide, fighting the global cabal of “Satanic pedophiles” that former President […]

March 16, 2021March 16, 2021 Taraneh Azar Insights, Interviews

How the Wall Street Journal conducted a video investigation into the role of the Proud Boys at the Capitol

On Jan. 6, 2021, the United States Capitol was breached and stormed by supporters of Donald Trump to protest the results of the 2020 presidential election. Of the many participating […]

March 10, 2021March 15, 2021 Tessa Davies Behind the scenes, Insights, Interviews

How Lazaro Gamio of the New York Times visualized the COVID-19 death toll

As the number of Americans who have died of COVID-19 has climbed beyond 500,000, it’s become increasingly difficult to conceptualize this number. The New York Times has been tracking COVID […]

March 4, 2021March 15, 2021 Raina Levin Behind the scenes, Insights, Interviews

How the Parametric Press explains the environmental cost of digital consumption

Have you ever wondered how much carbon dioxide is released when you stream or download eBooks or videos? How about when you opened this article on your phone or computer? […]

March 1, 2021 Maaisha Osman Interviews

The New York Times’ Stuart A. Thompson on opinion writing and making a career in journalism

Even during this golden age of technology, many journalists struggle to find a place for technology within print stories. The New York Times did just this, publishing an opinion piece […]

February 16, 2021February 28, 2021 Ella Witt Insights, Interviews

The creator of Slow Burn and Fiasco on why you should try podcasting

Leon Neyfakh, the host of hit podcasts Slow Burn and Fiasco, made it into the podcasting world at just the right time. While speaking at “Pizza, Press, & Politics,” a […]

February 16, 2021February 16, 2021 Elana Lane Insights, Interviews

Behind the scenes at ‘How to Save a Planet,’ a climate solutions podcast

Climate change can be overwhelming to think about. But Gimlet Media’s new podcast, How to Save a Planet, is informing listeners about tangible climate solutions. The show is hosted by […]

January 29, 2021February 4, 2021 Julia Hong Insights, Interviews

How Reuters visualized the influence of K-pop on social justice issues

For the past several years, racial injustice in the United States has been trending on social media and in the news. Movements such as Black Lives Matter have increased awareness of racial injustice across the […]

January 26, 2021February 4, 2021 Samuel Chuan Behind the scenes, Insights, Interviews

How the podcast ‘Science Vs’ investigated a 1971 virus conspiracy

In November, Gimlet Media’s podcast Science Vs published a two-part story on a viral outbreak in Cuban pigs in 1971. The Cuban government had ordered all their pigs burned to […]

January 11, 2021January 11, 2021 Julia Hong Behind the scenes, Insights, Interviews

How IndyStar’s Emily Hopkins helped break a nursing home scandal in Indianapolis

Emily Hopkins, a data reporter on the Indy Star Investigations team, spoke with Storybench about their reporting on improperly funded nursing homes in the time of COVID-19. Hopkins spoke about […]

November 23, 2020November 23, 2020 Mark Kobzik Behind the scenes, Interviews

How the Center for Collaborative Investigative Journalism is reporting on water access around the world

There is nothing more vital to life on Earth than water. Yet from rural, sub-Saharan Africa to Asia’s crowded megacities, there is a global water crisis with one in 10 […]

November 12, 2020November 12, 2020 Maaisha Osman Behind the scenes, Interviews

How Cultural Survival is mapping the impact of the pandemic on Indigenous communities

As the Covid-19 pandemic unfolds, Indigenous communities across the globe are finding themselves excluded from case data. In response, a Cambridge-based human rights group called Cultural Survival has created a […]

November 12, 2020November 12, 2020 Delainey LaHood-Burns Behind the scenes, Interviews

How Nature magazine visualized 150 years of scientific discovery

In honor of the 150th anniversary of the seminal scientific journal Nature, the publication spent months producing a special “cover” for the 21st century. Through a colorful interactive tool, a […]

November 9, 2020November 10, 2020 Anna Campbell Behind the scenes, Interviews

How interactive, visual storytelling helps readers better retain information

Earlier this year, you may have seen the Washington Post’s wildly popular coronavirus simulator explaining how pandemics spread exponentially. But have you played the Financial Times’ Uber Game? What about […]

November 6, 2020November 6, 2020 Maaisha Osman Behind the scenes, Interviews

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