Published inFFWDGun Violence and Global Warming: Teens Are Using TikTok to Fight BackWhen no one will listen to your impassioned pleas, the next best thing is to make a funny video containing your concerns go viralAug 19, 20191Aug 19, 20191
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‘A suffocating snake’: what’s behind China’s $15bn Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau bridge?On 15 December 2009, diggers roared into life on the outskirts of the little-known Chinese city of Zhuhai. Hundreds of workers scurried…Oct 28, 2018Oct 28, 2018
1801 newsletter: So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, goodbyeRegrets, I’ve had a few. But then again, this newsletter is not one of them. It’s been a lot of fun and a great learning experience doing…Sep 17, 2018Sep 17, 2018
1801 newsletter: Special Times archive editionHello everyone. This newsletter is here to champion innovative and fun ways of communicating information. I want to keep doing that, but…Apr 23, 2018Apr 23, 2018
1801 newsletter: Bees, bays, and the tree-like majesty of broccoliWhile AR and VR certainly won’t — anytime soon — be making the impact on journalism that its hype suggests, experiments such as this tour…Apr 9, 2018Apr 9, 2018
1801 newsletter: Lana Del Rey, Tokyo travel, and a space laboratory crashing towards EarthApologies, but I went on a road trip during the Easter holiday and consumed an ungodly amount of food. Hence why this is a day late. Still…Apr 3, 2018Apr 3, 2018
1801 newsletter: Bollywood music, Sicilian lemons, and the secret to stadium shadeGood Monday. I’m back. Datawrapper is on fire at the moment — innovating and developing at a pace never seen before with visualisation…Mar 26, 2018Mar 26, 2018
1801 newsletter: Fried eggs, broken boots, and the smashing of the gender pay gapHi 1801 readers. There’s an excellent post by OpenNews Source about how to do great data stories, another about the challenge of…Mar 12, 2018Mar 12, 2018
1801 newsletter: Comedy genius, bird migration, and the sound of a political pollI’ve got to say, this must be one of the strongest editions of 1801 on record. Before that: The Data Journalism Awards published a blog on…Mar 5, 2018Mar 5, 2018