Federica Cocco
@federicacocco.bsky.social
Data reporter on the Washington Post's business desk, previously seen crunching numbers at the Financial Times in London
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We analyzed about a thousand corporate earnings transcripts to get a sense of how corporate American views the economy, and how that changed over the course of a year like no other.
Our findings in full: www.washingtonpost.com/business/int...
Our findings in full: www.washingtonpost.com/business/int...
We analyzed hundreds of earnings calls to see what executives really think of the economy
Executives on earnings calls in late 2025 struck an increasingly optimistic tone about growth and strength even as U.S. households grew more pessimistic on the economy.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 14, 2026 at 5:11 PM
We analyzed about a thousand corporate earnings transcripts to get a sense of how corporate American views the economy, and how that changed over the course of a year like no other.
Our findings in full: www.washingtonpost.com/business/int...
Our findings in full: www.washingtonpost.com/business/int...
The average American is not feeling great about the economy. But when business executives talk to shareholders, they tell a very different story about growth and strength. www.washingtonpost.com/business/int...
January 14, 2026 at 4:38 PM
The average American is not feeling great about the economy. But when business executives talk to shareholders, they tell a very different story about growth and strength. www.washingtonpost.com/business/int...
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Honestly pretty shocking it was just 50% before the pandemic but falling by half in 5 years is horrifying
The share of counties where 95% or more of kindergartners were vaccinated against measles has dropped from 50% before the pandemic to 28%, according to our analysis of public records from 44 states and the District of Columbia. At least 19,000 schools are now more vulnerable to outbreaks.
December 31, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Honestly pretty shocking it was just 50% before the pandemic but falling by half in 5 years is horrifying
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You can also use the map in the story to look up vaccination rates in your local schools! This was a HUGE data lift: we reviewed and mapped tens of thousands of individual schools’ data, assembling the most comprehensive public database. And we published this data here: github.com/washingtonpo...
December 31, 2025 at 2:29 PM
You can also use the map in the story to look up vaccination rates in your local schools! This was a HUGE data lift: we reviewed and mapped tens of thousands of individual schools’ data, assembling the most comprehensive public database. And we published this data here: github.com/washingtonpo...
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EXCLUSIVE: @laurenweberhp.bsky.social & I have spent the last year collecting school+county-level vaccination data from across the US and found that only about 28% of counties now have herd immunity for kindergartners from measles—that leaves about 5.2mn kids unprotected.
Gift link: wapo.st/49zDc43
Gift link: wapo.st/49zDc43
U.S. vaccination rates are plunging. Look up where your school stands.
Take a look to see what the kindergarten measles vaccination rates are in your area.
wapo.st
December 31, 2025 at 2:29 PM
EXCLUSIVE: @laurenweberhp.bsky.social & I have spent the last year collecting school+county-level vaccination data from across the US and found that only about 28% of counties now have herd immunity for kindergartners from measles—that leaves about 5.2mn kids unprotected.
Gift link: wapo.st/49zDc43
Gift link: wapo.st/49zDc43
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“How about we add some AI?”
December 17, 2025 at 6:40 PM
“How about we add some AI?”
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when its definitely not a hostage situation
November 25, 2025 at 4:19 PM
when its definitely not a hostage situation
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.
www.washingtonpost.com
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.
www.washingtonpost.com
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.
www.washingtonpost.com
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.
www.washingtonpost.com
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...
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
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.
www.washingtonpost.com
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:
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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:
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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
www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
Details w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
April 26, 2025 at 1:08 AM
First known American citizen to be deported.