Alvin Chang
@alv9n.com
● Professor @journalismdesign.bsky.social
● Interactive data journalist pudding.cool
● Moar buttondown.com/charthead // alv9n.com
● Interactive data journalist pudding.cool
● Moar buttondown.com/charthead // alv9n.com
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I wish we still had Toni Morrison. I love this speech, but it hits different today. www.c-span.org/clip/public-...
www.c-span.org
February 5, 2026 at 2:14 PM
I wish we still had Toni Morrison. I love this speech, but it hits different today. www.c-span.org/clip/public-...
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Georgia Fort, an independent journalist and vice president of the Minnesota NABJ chapter, was also arrested by federal agents this morning
I was sent this video of agents at her door:
I was sent this video of agents at her door:
January 30, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Georgia Fort, an independent journalist and vice president of the Minnesota NABJ chapter, was also arrested by federal agents this morning
I was sent this video of agents at her door:
I was sent this video of agents at her door:
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Holy moly this chart: Cumulative US measles cases
January 28, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Holy moly this chart: Cumulative US measles cases
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Finally. A comprehensive look at the “neo-Nazi .. ethnic cleansing” content coming out of “the offices of the White House .. using official government accounts ..”
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/u...
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/u...
January 27, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Finally. A comprehensive look at the “neo-Nazi .. ethnic cleansing” content coming out of “the offices of the White House .. using official government accounts ..”
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/u...
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/u...
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344 unlawful detention petitions filed in Minnesota since Dec. 1st -- 288 of them just since Jan 1. The filings dwarf everything that came before. During Trump’s first term: avg 5.5 cases per month; Biden presidency: avg 1.5 cases per month
www.startribune.com/wrongful-det...
www.startribune.com/wrongful-det...
Wrongful detainment complaints spike during ICE surge
The number of immigrants suing for wrongful detention jumped as federal agents deployed to Minnesota.
www.startribune.com
January 22, 2026 at 2:50 PM
344 unlawful detention petitions filed in Minnesota since Dec. 1st -- 288 of them just since Jan 1. The filings dwarf everything that came before. During Trump’s first term: avg 5.5 cases per month; Biden presidency: avg 1.5 cases per month
www.startribune.com/wrongful-det...
www.startribune.com/wrongful-det...
January 7, 2026 at 3:22 PM
I'm so impressed by these projects.
We’re excited to announce the winners of the 2025 Pudding Cup! Our entry pool was the strongest ever with close to 100 submissions.
Show our 3 winners some love 🫶 on this thread, and check out the full details and honorable mentions at the link:
pudding.cool/pudding-cup/
Show our 3 winners some love 🫶 on this thread, and check out the full details and honorable mentions at the link:
pudding.cool/pudding-cup/
The Pudding Cup
The Pudding's annual picks for the best visual and data-driven stories
pudding.cool
December 17, 2025 at 3:41 PM
I'm so impressed by these projects.
Fascinating post from @ashendruk.com on how we don't "linger" as much. www.not-ship.com/we-dont-ling...
December 10, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Fascinating post from @ashendruk.com on how we don't "linger" as much. www.not-ship.com/we-dont-ling...
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Hello budding data journalists.
The @NBCNews.com Data / Graphics team is looking for a summer 2026 intern, full-time, $30 / hour, working at 30 Rock in NYC.
The application deadline is Friday Dec. 5 at 11:59 p.m. ET. Details and link to application form below:
gist.github.com/freejoe76/56...
The @NBCNews.com Data / Graphics team is looking for a summer 2026 intern, full-time, $30 / hour, working at 30 Rock in NYC.
The application deadline is Friday Dec. 5 at 11:59 p.m. ET. Details and link to application form below:
gist.github.com/freejoe76/56...
December 1, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Hello budding data journalists.
The @NBCNews.com Data / Graphics team is looking for a summer 2026 intern, full-time, $30 / hour, working at 30 Rock in NYC.
The application deadline is Friday Dec. 5 at 11:59 p.m. ET. Details and link to application form below:
gist.github.com/freejoe76/56...
The @NBCNews.com Data / Graphics team is looking for a summer 2026 intern, full-time, $30 / hour, working at 30 Rock in NYC.
The application deadline is Friday Dec. 5 at 11:59 p.m. ET. Details and link to application form below:
gist.github.com/freejoe76/56...
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Your morning read.
How billionaires took over American politics: The concentration of wealth among the richest Americans is unlike anything in history — and so is billionaires’ influence in politics.
wapo.st/48nkqMN
How billionaires took over American politics: The concentration of wealth among the richest Americans is unlike anything in history — and so is billionaires’ influence in politics.
wapo.st/48nkqMN
November 21, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Your morning read.
How billionaires took over American politics: The concentration of wealth among the richest Americans is unlike anything in history — and so is billionaires’ influence in politics.
wapo.st/48nkqMN
How billionaires took over American politics: The concentration of wealth among the richest Americans is unlike anything in history — and so is billionaires’ influence in politics.
wapo.st/48nkqMN
Right-wing YouTubers use political identity to make big money. Lefty shows do less of it.
A really great data analysis: www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
A really great data analysis: www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
November 20, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Right-wing YouTubers use political identity to make big money. Lefty shows do less of it.
A really great data analysis: www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
A really great data analysis: www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
The ninth annual Pudding Cup is live! Submit your non-commercial data/visual stories. Winners receive $1,500.
pudding.cool/pudding-cup/
pudding.cool/pudding-cup/
The Pudding Cup
The Pudding's annual picks for the best visual and data-driven stories
pudding.cool
November 12, 2025 at 6:37 PM
The ninth annual Pudding Cup is live! Submit your non-commercial data/visual stories. Winners receive $1,500.
pudding.cool/pudding-cup/
pudding.cool/pudding-cup/
A behind-the-scenes look at how I did this piece: buttondown.com/charthead/ar...
November 5, 2025 at 12:27 PM
A behind-the-scenes look at how I did this piece: buttondown.com/charthead/ar...
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How much does Congress talk about democracy? How often do they worry that democracy is eroding? @alv9n.com's latest project analyzes every congressional speech in the last 145 years.
pudding.cool/2025/11/demo...
pudding.cool/2025/11/demo...
November 4, 2025 at 3:20 PM
How much does Congress talk about democracy? How often do they worry that democracy is eroding? @alv9n.com's latest project analyzes every congressional speech in the last 145 years.
pudding.cool/2025/11/demo...
pudding.cool/2025/11/demo...
November 4, 2025 at 5:16 PM
top tier data viz defector.com/name-a-28-ye...
October 7, 2025 at 11:53 AM
top tier data viz defector.com/name-a-28-ye...
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On Wednesday, the GOP-controlled House Appropriations Committee voted 34-28 along party lines to advance a funding bill that calls for excluding people living in the states without legal status from #2030Census results that the 14th Amendment says must include “whole number of persons in each state”
September 11, 2025 at 1:09 PM
On Wednesday, the GOP-controlled House Appropriations Committee voted 34-28 along party lines to advance a funding bill that calls for excluding people living in the states without legal status from #2030Census results that the 14th Amendment says must include “whole number of persons in each state”
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Wu's lopsided victory came despite being outmatched in fund-raising. Kraft spent roughly $260 for every vote earned in the prelim. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/10/m...
via @daigofuji.bsky.social
via @daigofuji.bsky.social
September 11, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Wu's lopsided victory came despite being outmatched in fund-raising. Kraft spent roughly $260 for every vote earned in the prelim. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/10/m...
via @daigofuji.bsky.social
via @daigofuji.bsky.social
This is chilling.
Texas A&M University System orders audit of all courses after gender identity lesson goes viral
Details: bit.ly/42jauQZ
Details: bit.ly/42jauQZ
September 10, 2025 at 12:41 PM
This is chilling.
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Remember, if you encounter what seems like an implausible survey finding, ask:
1. Were survey respondents selected randomly or was this an opt-in poll?
2. Could the results, especially for young adults, be driven by bogus respondents?
Keep this post in mind: www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/... 🧪
1. Were survey respondents selected randomly or was this an opt-in poll?
2. Could the results, especially for young adults, be driven by bogus respondents?
Keep this post in mind: www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/... 🧪
September 8, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Remember, if you encounter what seems like an implausible survey finding, ask:
1. Were survey respondents selected randomly or was this an opt-in poll?
2. Could the results, especially for young adults, be driven by bogus respondents?
Keep this post in mind: www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/... 🧪
1. Were survey respondents selected randomly or was this an opt-in poll?
2. Could the results, especially for young adults, be driven by bogus respondents?
Keep this post in mind: www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/... 🧪
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Our desire to be serious and be taken seriously sometimes gets in the way of something even more important. Scarry understood the power of using fun to explain things that are complicated. This is how we can learn from that today.
simonrogers.net/2025/09/01/h...
simonrogers.net/2025/09/01/h...
How Richard Scarry taught me everything I know about visual storytelling
On the 60th anniversary of Busy Busy World, what we can all learn from a children’s illustrator My grandparents built a boat, and sailed around the world on it. Grandad had been a bricklayer,…
simonrogers.net
September 1, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Our desire to be serious and be taken seriously sometimes gets in the way of something even more important. Scarry understood the power of using fun to explain things that are complicated. This is how we can learn from that today.
simonrogers.net/2025/09/01/h...
simonrogers.net/2025/09/01/h...
August 29, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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On the left: Nate Cavanagh, a 28-year-old DOGE staffer and college dropout.
On the right: Mohammad Halimi, a 53-year-old exiled Afghan scholar.
This is the story of how DOGE targeted Halimi on social media.
Then the Taliban took his family. 🧵
On the right: Mohammad Halimi, a 53-year-old exiled Afghan scholar.
This is the story of how DOGE targeted Halimi on social media.
Then the Taliban took his family. 🧵
August 22, 2025 at 11:41 AM
On the left: Nate Cavanagh, a 28-year-old DOGE staffer and college dropout.
On the right: Mohammad Halimi, a 53-year-old exiled Afghan scholar.
This is the story of how DOGE targeted Halimi on social media.
Then the Taliban took his family. 🧵
On the right: Mohammad Halimi, a 53-year-old exiled Afghan scholar.
This is the story of how DOGE targeted Halimi on social media.
Then the Taliban took his family. 🧵