Federica Cocco
@federicacocco.bsky.social
Data reporter on the Washington Post's business desk, previously seen crunching numbers at the Financial Times in London
Chart of the decade, from a new blockbuster reportage on how billionaires took over American politics www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
November 21, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Chart of the decade, from a new blockbuster reportage on how billionaires took over American politics www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
Leaders promised that America would “make again.” What’s booming instead: AI chips, servers and data centers, industries that create few jobs www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
America is getting an AI gold rush instead of a factory boom
The outcome of these trends has huge implications for workers, wealth and the future of America’s economy.
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October 13, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Leaders promised that America would “make again.” What’s booming instead: AI chips, servers and data centers, industries that create few jobs www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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The @washingtonpost.com won a Loeb Award for best international reporting last night for "The Money War," our 2024 series on unintended consequences of the massive rise in U.S. financial sanctions — great to celebrate with @jeffstein.bsky.social, @foianate.bsky.social, @federicacocco.bsky.social
October 10, 2025 at 7:46 PM
The @washingtonpost.com won a Loeb Award for best international reporting last night for "The Money War," our 2024 series on unintended consequences of the massive rise in U.S. financial sanctions — great to celebrate with @jeffstein.bsky.social, @foianate.bsky.social, @federicacocco.bsky.social
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🤳EXCLUSIVE: We analyzed real data from over 800 U.S. TikTok users to reveal how the app transforms casual users into power users.
Extremely proud of this one, over a year in the making w/ @richardsima.bsky.social Leslie Shapiro @asteckelberg.bsky.social @ence.bsky.social
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Extremely proud of this one, over a year in the making w/ @richardsima.bsky.social Leslie Shapiro @asteckelberg.bsky.social @ence.bsky.social
wapo.st/4obueib
Here’s how TikTok ‘power users’ end up scrolling 4 hours a day or more
Washington Post reporters analyzed data from over 800 TikTok users to learn how the app turns people into power users, some of whom spend hours per day scrolling.
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October 7, 2025 at 11:14 AM
🤳EXCLUSIVE: We analyzed real data from over 800 U.S. TikTok users to reveal how the app transforms casual users into power users.
Extremely proud of this one, over a year in the making w/ @richardsima.bsky.social Leslie Shapiro @asteckelberg.bsky.social @ence.bsky.social
wapo.st/4obueib
Extremely proud of this one, over a year in the making w/ @richardsima.bsky.social Leslie Shapiro @asteckelberg.bsky.social @ence.bsky.social
wapo.st/4obueib
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Parlays have become incredibly popular, with many betting apps encouraging these high-stakes multi-leg bets. But as legs are added, the chance of winning drops faster than the growth of the potential payout - which means sportsbooks have the advantage. Explore the math and and try your own bets:
Americans can’t stop betting parlays. Sportbooks are cashing in.
As betting booms, parlays are accounting for an increasing share of the money wagered on sports, according to a Washington Post analysis of state data.
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October 9, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Parlays have become incredibly popular, with many betting apps encouraging these high-stakes multi-leg bets. But as legs are added, the chance of winning drops faster than the growth of the potential payout - which means sportsbooks have the advantage. Explore the math and and try your own bets:
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We worry about Very Online Kids much more than their Very Online Parents, and I'm not sure that's wise
September 27, 2025 at 7:41 PM
We worry about Very Online Kids much more than their Very Online Parents, and I'm not sure that's wise
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During Trump's federal law enforcement surge in DC, Park Police helicopters increased their hovering time over city neighborhoods sevenfold -- and flew hundreds of feet lower than other helicopters. From @abtran.bsky.social and @imogenpiper.bsky.social : www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
In Trump’s D.C. surge, helicopters hovered and surveilled day and night
Park Police helicopters circled more often than they did in the same time period last year and at lower altitudes than other law enforcement helicopters in D.C. this August.
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September 20, 2025 at 3:51 PM
During Trump's federal law enforcement surge in DC, Park Police helicopters increased their hovering time over city neighborhoods sevenfold -- and flew hundreds of feet lower than other helicopters. From @abtran.bsky.social and @imogenpiper.bsky.social : www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
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D.C.’s economic picture is getting darker: Amid signs of a broader economic slowdown, unemployment is up, spending is slowing and signs of strain are emerging across key sectors that once helped prop up the national capital region. By @federicacocco.bsky.social & @oliviacgeorge.bsky.social:
D.C. area is feeling toll of federal spending cuts. These charts show how.
The economic ripple effect of federal spending cuts — across employment, consumer spending, housing and more — captured in six charts.
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August 4, 2025 at 7:34 PM
D.C.’s economic picture is getting darker: Amid signs of a broader economic slowdown, unemployment is up, spending is slowing and signs of strain are emerging across key sectors that once helped prop up the national capital region. By @federicacocco.bsky.social & @oliviacgeorge.bsky.social:
At a certain point you have to ask: is this a news story or a relentless bombardment?
August 4, 2025 at 5:42 PM
At a certain point you have to ask: is this a news story or a relentless bombardment?
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And here is a free link to the article on.ft.com/4lMyALz ICE’s child catching in charts
ICE’s child catching in charts
Are the kids really alright?
on.ft.com
July 28, 2025 at 4:36 PM
And here is a free link to the article on.ft.com/4lMyALz ICE’s child catching in charts
ICE has arrested around a thousand toddlers since September 2023 www.ft.com/content/d8a2...
July 28, 2025 at 4:03 PM
ICE has arrested around a thousand toddlers since September 2023 www.ft.com/content/d8a2...
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A year’s worth of mascara is… two tubes of mascara
July 17, 2025 at 10:41 AM
A year’s worth of mascara is… two tubes of mascara
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amazing q&a with paul krugman
June 25, 2025 at 1:22 PM
amazing q&a with paul krugman
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D.C.-area economy starts to show deep impacts of the Trump administration's job and spending cuts - deeply reported story led by @aaronwiener.bsky.social @abha-b.bsky.social @federicacocco.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
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D.C.-area economy starts to show deep impacts of federal spending cuts
Concerning data in the D.C. region indicates that an economic slump is underway, pointing toward a prolonged contraction or possible recession, experts say.
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May 9, 2025 at 1:26 PM
D.C.-area economy starts to show deep impacts of the Trump administration's job and spending cuts - deeply reported story led by @aaronwiener.bsky.social @abha-b.bsky.social @federicacocco.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
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🚨We're hiring! 🚨
The @wpdatateam.bsky.social is looking for a computational journalist -- someone who can help tell big national stories but also work across our team in developing best devops and big data practices. We value camaraderie, learning and collaboration. Feel free to reach out w/ Qs:
The @wpdatateam.bsky.social is looking for a computational journalist -- someone who can help tell big national stories but also work across our team in developing best devops and big data practices. We value camaraderie, learning and collaboration. Feel free to reach out w/ Qs:
Computational Journalist, Data Reporting
Application Instructions Please list all professional experience and explain any gaps in employment history. All of your application materials, which may include PDF files of work samples and/or links...
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May 2, 2025 at 4:17 PM
🚨We're hiring! 🚨
The @wpdatateam.bsky.social is looking for a computational journalist -- someone who can help tell big national stories but also work across our team in developing best devops and big data practices. We value camaraderie, learning and collaboration. Feel free to reach out w/ Qs:
The @wpdatateam.bsky.social is looking for a computational journalist -- someone who can help tell big national stories but also work across our team in developing best devops and big data practices. We value camaraderie, learning and collaboration. Feel free to reach out w/ Qs:
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First known American citizen to be deported.
NEW: A federal judge raised alarm Friday that the Trump administration appeared to have deported a 2-year-old U.S. citizen to Honduras with "no meaningful process" — even as her father was fighting to keep her in the country.
Details w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
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Details w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
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April 26, 2025 at 1:08 AM
First known American citizen to be deported.
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Buyers have poured tens of millions of dollars into President Donald Trump’s meme coin since his team advertised Wednesday that top purchasers could join Trump for an “intimate private dinner” next month, from @jeremybmerrill.com and @drewharwell.com: www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
How Trump team turned a dinner invite into a crypto boon worth millions
Nearly two dozen crypto wallets acquired more than 100,000 $TRUMP meme coins, worth roughly $100 million, after the team said top buyers could join the president for dinner.
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April 25, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Buyers have poured tens of millions of dollars into President Donald Trump’s meme coin since his team advertised Wednesday that top purchasers could join Trump for an “intimate private dinner” next month, from @jeremybmerrill.com and @drewharwell.com: www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
That’s ok, if toys and other kids stuff becomes more expensive, we can always rely on Facebook marketplace!
Facebook marketplace:
Facebook marketplace:
April 15, 2025 at 9:44 PM
That’s ok, if toys and other kids stuff becomes more expensive, we can always rely on Facebook marketplace!
Facebook marketplace:
Facebook marketplace:
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Economists say the way Trump calculated tariffs makes no sense, report The Post's Andrew Ackerman & @federicacocco.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Economists say the way Trump calculated tariffs makes no sense
Economists are harshly criticizing the crude formula the Trump administration is using to calculate reciprocal global tariffs.
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April 3, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Economists say the way Trump calculated tariffs makes no sense, report The Post's Andrew Ackerman & @federicacocco.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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An amazing detail is that this guy was charged with practicing medicine without a license for giving puberty blockers to autistic kids
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Vaccine skeptic hired to head federal study of immunizations and autism
A long-discredited researcher and vaccine skeptic will conduct a government study on whether vaccines cause autism.
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March 26, 2025 at 1:17 AM
An amazing detail is that this guy was charged with practicing medicine without a license for giving puberty blockers to autistic kids
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
“Twenty-two years in communications, two Peabody awards, [an] Emmy nomination and just a wealth of institutional newsroom and communications knowledge does not seem to be as valued to companies as I was led to believe” On getting DOGE'd: www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Federal workers hit by DOGE cuts race to find jobs in ‘dreadful’ market
Federal workers hit by DOGE cuts race to find new jobs. Applications from those laid off by affected agencies have spiked more than 50 percent since early January.
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March 25, 2025 at 7:38 PM
“Twenty-two years in communications, two Peabody awards, [an] Emmy nomination and just a wealth of institutional newsroom and communications knowledge does not seem to be as valued to companies as I was led to believe” On getting DOGE'd: www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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Dr. Oz did not disclose his involvement with ZorroRX in financial forms submitted to the Office of Government Ethics, but source code on the company's website revealed he co-founded the health benefits company with his son, by @caitlingilbert.bsky.social and @laurenweberhp.bsky.social:
Health benefits company co-founded by Dr. Oz could be a conflict of interest
Trump’s nominee to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is entangled in another potential conflict of interest in the health-care space, ethics experts, lawyers and health care analysts...
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March 24, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Dr. Oz did not disclose his involvement with ZorroRX in financial forms submitted to the Office of Government Ethics, but source code on the company's website revealed he co-founded the health benefits company with his son, by @caitlingilbert.bsky.social and @laurenweberhp.bsky.social:
The Washington Post is looking for a White House Economic Policy reporter washpost.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/washingtonpo...
White House Economic Policy Reporter
Application Instructions Please list all professional experience and explain any gaps in employment history. All of your application materials, which may include PDF files of work samples and/or links...
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March 24, 2025 at 7:40 PM
The Washington Post is looking for a White House Economic Policy reporter washpost.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/washingtonpo...
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An underrated element of the Democrats’ internal division is that younger voters, who lean left, are for the first time able to compete for power against entrenched older voters. Gift link: wapo.st/4ibfiOq
March 17, 2025 at 8:30 PM
An underrated element of the Democrats’ internal division is that younger voters, who lean left, are for the first time able to compete for power against entrenched older voters. Gift link: wapo.st/4ibfiOq
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D.C. is showing the first signs of financial strain under DOGE: Unemployment claims last week jumped 25 percent over the previous week and home listings have also spiked:
By @federicacocco.bsky.social @abha-b.bsky.social @aaronwiener.bsky.social: www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
By @federicacocco.bsky.social @abha-b.bsky.social @aaronwiener.bsky.social: www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
D.C. showing signs of economic strain amid federal government cuts
Overall in D.C., more than twice as many people have filed for unemployment insurance this year than did during the same period last year.
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February 28, 2025 at 4:38 PM
D.C. is showing the first signs of financial strain under DOGE: Unemployment claims last week jumped 25 percent over the previous week and home listings have also spiked:
By @federicacocco.bsky.social @abha-b.bsky.social @aaronwiener.bsky.social: www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
By @federicacocco.bsky.social @abha-b.bsky.social @aaronwiener.bsky.social: www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...