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this still slaps youtu.be/ZQ_MEFVx5jM?...
January 12, 2026 at 11:45 PM
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Please share - @pewresearch.org wants to hire a data archivist who will be an advocate for data users, helping to ensure that our datasets are easy to discover and reuse by researchers, journalists, and the public.
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Pew Research Center is seeking a Data Archivist to support our commitment to open science and data transparency. This newly created role will play a key part in enhancing the accessibility, usability, and reproducibility of our research data while continuing to protect the privacy and identity of our survey participants. As Data Archivist, you will lead efforts to create and implement best practices for preparing, documenting, and disseminating datasets. These best practices should maximize FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable) principles while minimizing disclosure risk. You will work across teams to ensure our data is well-organized and thoroughly documented. You will serve as an internal advocate for data users, helping to ensure that our datasets are not only accurate and comprehensive but also easy to discover and reuse by researchers, journalists, and the public. This is a full-time, Pew Research Center position. The position is funded by an external grant and limited to a two-year term. Primary Responsibilities Develop optimization procedures to improve discoverability of our datasets on internal and external platforms Develop and maintain standards to improve accessibility of our microdata and tab plans by changing/adding formats and/or adding documentation Identify metadata documentation best practices and a process to implement those best practices at the Center Work with Legal to evaluate most appropriate license to publicly share the Center's survey data, including Creative Common options Identify and correct processing inefficiencies in our data publication process Sit on the internal Disclosure Risk Taskforce Document analytical decisions and code to support transparency and replicability, including the development of a RACI chart for publishing code to recreate derived variables that are used in reports but are not included in the microdata Manage/create merged time series datasets for select Center datasets Identify a process for internally archiving data and projects that are no longer in active use Identify and implement a process to assign Digital Object Identifiers (DOI) to microdata Prepare and upload public-facing datasets and restricted-use datasets for external sharing. Train staff on FAIR principles and best practices in data archiving. Education/Training/Experience Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in library sciences, organizational management, or a related field. 5-7 years of experience with data archiving, database management, or survey research. This may include graduate training at the MA/PhD level or equivalent experience in an applied setting. At least 3-5 years of experience applying FAIR and open science principles. Background in social science research or data curation. Experience in data management, archiving, or research support. Familiarity with FAIR principles, Creative Common licensing, data privacy principles, and exposure risk. Proficiency in metadata standards and documentation tools. Experience managing research projects, including working collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team. Experience with statistical software (e.g., R, Python, Stata) and reproducible research workflows. Knowledge, Skill and Workplace Requirements Strong organizational and communication skills. Detail oriented with exacting standards to maintain accuracy and impartiality in all work products. Ability to work independently to carry out special projects from start to finish. Ability to balance numerous tasks simultaneously. Ability to work collaboratively and collegially with other team members, as well as with staff from other Pew Research Center teams. Ability to balance competing priorities and identify optimal solutions FLSA Status: Exempt Compensation: Starting salary is commensurate with experience within the range of $100,000 - $120,000. Hybrid Work Schedule: Pew Research Center staff are required to be present in the Center’s Washington, D.C., office three core days weekly (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday). Staff may work virtually from remote locations on other days in a typical work week.
January 6, 2026 at 6:27 PM
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Currently obsessed with the cozy game "Tiny Bookshop" on Switch 2, based on a recommendation from NPR's "Games We Love" roundup. www.npr.org/2025/12/03/n...
The best games of 2025, picked by NPR's staff
From indies like Blue Prince to big console exclusives like Donkey Kong Bananza, NPR staff members and contributors round up their favorite games of 2025.
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December 5, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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David Byrne and crew brought some joy to the Tiny Desk recently. This has to be one of my all-time favorites: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNmc...
David Byrne: Tiny Desk Concert
YouTube video by NPR Music
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December 1, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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🎉📚Happy books day! NPR's Books We Love 2025 (formerly the Book Concierge) is up. apps.npr.org/best-books/#...
Books We Love
Here are 380+ great reads from 2025 handpicked just for you by NPR staffers and trusted critics.
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November 24, 2025 at 2:35 PM
alykat.bsky.social
@npr.org has live results from key elections: VA gov, NJ gov, NYC mayor, CA redistricting prop, and 2 CO ballot props: apps.npr.org/2025-electio...
2025 Election Results: Live
View interactive maps and live results for key U.S. elections in New Jersey, Virginia, California, New York City and Colorado.
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November 5, 2025 at 12:52 AM
alykat.bsky.social
📊🔊 Data sonification: New Orleans' rising temperatures, conveyed via the tempo of a brass band's music www.npr.org/transcripts/...
Hear New Orleans' rising temperatures in music
Average temperatures have been going up in many cities, including New Orleans. Here's what those higher temperatures sound like.
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August 27, 2025 at 4:04 AM
alykat.bsky.social
I just realized that Illustrator and Photoshop's versions of the "Save for Web" panel have the Save/Cancel/Done buttons in the same place but in different order. Maybe that's why I always accidentally cancel out of them so often — I mean to click "Save" but click "Done" by mistake.
Adobe Illustrator: "Save for Web" panel buttons are ordered Done, Cancel and Save. The "Save" button is colored blue. Adobe Photoshop: The buttons in the "Save for Web" panel are labeled "Save...", "Cancel" and "Done" — the opposite order from Illustrator.
August 26, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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Made this little guy to track the substantial growth of Erin's tropical-storm-force winds #mapshaper #turfjs #flubber #svelte5 🎁 www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
August 21, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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Got to nerd out a little about world maps. www.npr.org/2025/08/21/n...
African Union backs campaign to replace Mercator map that distorts Africa's size
Organizers behind the Correct The Map campaign say the Mercator map's shrinking of Africa minimizes the continent's global influence — and is just plain inaccurate.
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August 21, 2025 at 6:51 PM
alykat.bsky.social
College students and recent grads: Come intern at NPR this fall/winter! Apply by June 30.

➡️ Graphics + Web Archivist internship (with my team + our Research, Archives & Data Strategy team): job-boards.greenhouse.io/nationalpubl...

➡️ All internships: job-boards.greenhouse.io/nationalpubl...
June 10, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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Today marks 9 years since NPR colleagues David Gilkey and Zabihullah Tamanna were killed on assignment in Afghanistan. The memorial display at NPR honors their memory. The camera David was carrying when he died is on the left.
We remember them on this day and always.
June 5, 2025 at 10:05 PM
alykat.bsky.social
Coming soon: Fall/Winter 2025 internships at @npr.org. Watch this space: www.npr.org/about-npr/18...
Want To Be An NPR Intern?
A learning experience like no other. Find out how you can contribute your diverse talents to gain invaluable experience at the heart of a thriving multimedia organization.
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June 2, 2025 at 6:06 PM
alykat.bsky.social
Join my team at NPR! We're hiring for a senior graphics reporter. Remote-friendly (in the US). grnh.se/f78153425us
Senior Graphics Reporter
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May 2, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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TIMELINES: 100 days of major Trump admin actions re: DOGE, immigration, tariffs, foreign policy, retribution, civil rights and Signalgate, compiled by Domenico Montanaro @npr.org @heidiglenn.bsky.social. SO MUCH has happened in the past 3 months; it's really something to see it listed out.
In first 100 days, Trump tests limits, creates chaos and turns from allies
From foreign policy and tariffs to immigration changes and targeting of DEI, here's a look back at some of the major moves made in the past 100 days of President Trump's second administration.
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April 30, 2025 at 4:11 PM
alykat.bsky.social
🌸 Update to this project, just in time for spring: @danielpwwood.bsky.social added support for zip code search and made transition animations sensitive to whether `prefers-reduced-motion` is set.
April 10, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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Fascinating deep-dive on an 1855 railroad company org chart, unearthed in the Library of Congress archives:

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Making of the New York and Erie Railroad organizational diagram
Org charts tend to be a rather boring affair—with their lists of names and who reports to whom—but they didn’t start out that way. One of the first in American business, is a stunning portrait of a cl...
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April 3, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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@ximenabustillo.bsky.social did extensive reporting and research for this, and we worked together to boil this complex process down into a series of flowcharts. Thanks as well to to editor Anna Yukhananov, art director @emilybogle.bsky.social, illustrator Ana Galvañ and copy editor Pam Webster.
April 8, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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The back-and-forth volley of tariff threats so far this year:
It's been a wild rollout of Trump's tariffs. Here's how we got here
President Trump's tariff talk has been big — and also unpredictable. He's frequently made threats only to back off or shift deadlines. Here, a look at how the tariff agenda has rolled out.
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April 2, 2025 at 2:14 PM
alykat.bsky.social
New project: An Israeli strike on a Gaza apartment building killed 132 members of one family in October 2024. It was one of the deadliest Israeli strikes of the Israel-Hamas war. The few survivors documented the dead via handwritten lists, which they shared with NPR. apps.npr.org/gaza-buildin...
One family. One attack. 132 names. A Gaza investigation.
More than 50,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israel's war with Hamas, Gaza health officials say. We reconstructed what happened in one of the deadliest Israeli strikes of the war.
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March 24, 2025 at 9:59 PM
alykat.bsky.social
This illustrated/animated NYT essay about agoraphobia and the grocery store is so beautifully done. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
An Agoraphobe Goes to the Grocery Store
It had been more than 365 days since I went to the supermarket. So I steeled myself and ventured out.
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March 18, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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As President Trump addresses a joint session of Congress tonight, reporters from across NPR's newsroom will fact-check and offer context as the speech unfolds.
Follow NPR's annotated fact check of President Trump's address to Congress
As President Trump addresses a joint session of Congress tonight, reporters from across NPR's newsroom will fact check and offer context as the speech unfolds.
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March 5, 2025 at 2:46 AM
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Kee Malesky, NPR's research librarian for more than 20 years, has died at age 74. She left NPR in 2014. She's remembered for her love of facts, and here's another irrefutable one: She will be missed.
Kee Malesky, NPR's research librarian for more than 20 years, has died at 74
Kee Malesky, NPR's research librarian for more than 20 years, has died at age 74. She left NPR in 2014. She's remembered for her love of facts, and here's another irrefutable one: She will be missed.
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March 4, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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A look at the relative contagiousness of measles and other viruses, the role vaccination plays, and vaccination rates in TX counties.
As the Texas outbreak grows, how contagious is measles, really?
Vaccination eliminated measles from the U.S. 25 years ago. But it can still spread in pockets where vaccination rates are low, like the west Texas county with a current outbreak. Here's how fast.
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February 28, 2025 at 1:41 PM
alykat.bsky.social
I enjoy the use of sliders / interactivity here to demonstrate data viz literacy concepts.
flowingdata.com Nathan Yau @flowingdata.com · Feb 13
Dishonest charts are coming from all directions, and they're only going to hit harder. Unless we push back. So, an interactive guide: Defense Against Dishonest Charts flowingdata.com/projects/dis...
Defense Against Dishonest Charts
This is a guide to protect ourselves and to preserve what is good about turning data into visual things.
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February 24, 2025 at 4:12 AM