We need rules to help us avoid common mistakes in #dataviz. But we shouldn’t be afraid of breaking them if it makes our chart clearer or more engaging I’ve written a blog for The Economist Data Team exploring when, why, and how to ignore some of these rules medium.economist.com/why-you-someti…

The data team at The Economist are working around the clock to keep you up-to-date on the most important data stories about covid-19. Here's a look back at some of those we've shared recently👇 (1/9) econ.trib.al/qh75voA

A tweet thread looking a UK covid-19 death statistics in five charts. Everyday the British gov't presents this chart at its daily press conference showing covid-19 deaths by date of registration. There are reasons to believe it is simplistic and misleading. (1/6)

Toponymical maps of GB, looking at the density of common forms in place names, full suite here 👉 rb.gy/kq4num

🎉 The Economist now has 5m followers on Instagram. We’ve seen phenomenal growth on a platform that is increasingly becoming a news source for younger audiences. This is how we’ve done it: medium.com/economist-grou…

First time on Chiltern Railways to the office since 16th March 😯. Hope the snack box on my desk hasn’t taken on a life of its own 🦠

📣 Job alert! 📣 We’re hiring in the data team, and looking for both an experienced data journalist and a newbie! And if you’re thinking “I will never get hired by The Economist”, then we *especially* want to hear from you. It’s what I did 🤓 infographics.economist.com/2020/job-data-…

NEW: a common response to reports of hospitals struggling this winter is "it’s no different to a bad flu season!" I’ve tracked down historical data on flu ICU admissions, including winter 2017-18, a record high. Here’s how England’s Covid winter compares to a bad flu season 📹

In our latest data newsletter, I wrote about the different ways we can use colour in charts 🌈 view.e.economist.com/?qs=e2eb491699…

We're hiring! Come and join The Economist's data team for a six-month traineeship infographics.economist.com/2021/job-data-…

Excellent newsletter edition on mapping by my colleague Adam Meara in this week's Off the Charts 🗺🌐🌍

I've written my first 'Off the Charts' The Economist Data Team newsletter about the process behind making maps🗺️ for The Economist Read it here👉 view.e.economist.com/?qs=1ec14ababa…

📈 I’m very proud to share that Off the Charts, The Economist’s data newsletter has been shortlisted for the sigmaawards! The newsletter is a true labour of love from the data and the newsletter team

VITAL point: journalism is so elitist (socio-economically) and it’s in absolute denial: “Stop awarding fellowships to elite universities only. Stop developing relationships with elite universities only. And stop making a degree a requirement for jobs because that's absurd.”

We're hiring! The Economist is seeking a political data scientist to join our award-winning data-journalism team. Based in London, New York or DC, the successful candidate will manage our existing election-forecasting models and design and build new ones infographics.economist.com/2023/job-polit…