Jake Steinberg
@jakesteinberg.com
🗺️ 📊 🗞️ Maps and visual stories for @startribune.com
Prevs: WSJ Graphics, UW-Madison cartography, reporter in Arizona
www.jakesteinberg.com
Prevs: WSJ Graphics, UW-Madison cartography, reporter in Arizona
www.jakesteinberg.com
Here's a Mpls/St Paul election map that ran in Sunday's paper
November 10, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Here's a Mpls/St Paul election map that ran in Sunday's paper
Minimum of 5 years of journalism experience! Glad I've finally reached the point in my career where I could be rewriting AI-generated copy
www.journalismjobs.com/1692017-ai-r...
www.journalismjobs.com/1692017-ai-r...
JournalismJobs.com - Job Listing - AI Rewrite Specialist
JournalismJobs.com has journalism and media job listings with digital media, newspapers, tv stations, radio stations, magazines, nonprofits, and academia.
www.journalismjobs.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Minimum of 5 years of journalism experience! Glad I've finally reached the point in my career where I could be rewriting AI-generated copy
www.journalismjobs.com/1692017-ai-r...
www.journalismjobs.com/1692017-ai-r...
This is so fun. Someone is collecting user-submitted locations of first kisses in the Twin Cities. I've done my part. 🫡
dionotes.substack.com/p/first-kiss...
dionotes.substack.com/p/first-kiss...
First Kiss Map
Collecting data, thinking about places, drawing maps. Submit a kiss to the collection!
dionotes.substack.com
October 27, 2025 at 4:04 PM
This is so fun. Someone is collecting user-submitted locations of first kisses in the Twin Cities. I've done my part. 🫡
dionotes.substack.com/p/first-kiss...
dionotes.substack.com/p/first-kiss...
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I strongly second this. Images like this steal part of your soul. Some of us have to watch horrific things because it's part of what we do as journalists. It's part of being honest and bearing witness, looking so others don't have to do the same. If it can be avoided, avoid it at all costs.
Folks, as someone who watched an enormous amount of graphic footage in my time as a journalist and developed PTSD because of it, please do not watch the Charlie Kirk footage.
Trust me. Once it's seared into your memory you cannot delete it.
Trust me. Once it's seared into your memory you cannot delete it.
September 10, 2025 at 8:39 PM
I strongly second this. Images like this steal part of your soul. Some of us have to watch horrific things because it's part of what we do as journalists. It's part of being honest and bearing witness, looking so others don't have to do the same. If it can be avoided, avoid it at all costs.
Timeline cleanser
Minnesota remains undefeated, the llama costume contest is next level 🦙
August 28, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Timeline cleanser
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this picture of a mom shoes off sprinting to the Mpls school: www.startribune.com/minneapolis-...
By Richard Tsong-Taatarii for @startribune.com, which should be a go-to source for anyone following
By Richard Tsong-Taatarii for @startribune.com, which should be a go-to source for anyone following
August 27, 2025 at 6:38 PM
this picture of a mom shoes off sprinting to the Mpls school: www.startribune.com/minneapolis-...
By Richard Tsong-Taatarii for @startribune.com, which should be a go-to source for anyone following
By Richard Tsong-Taatarii for @startribune.com, which should be a go-to source for anyone following
paging @cchurchili.bsky.social
You, a boring New Yorker: Having some sort of stupid Bluesky Discourse about the merits of New York vs. every single other city in America or some stupid shit.
Me, an enlightened Minnesotan: Having an Important Dialogue about the borders of Uptown and what that says about Twin Cities demographics.
Me, an enlightened Minnesotan: Having an Important Dialogue about the borders of Uptown and what that says about Twin Cities demographics.
Strib’s fun Uptown boundary project crunches 2,000 reader submissions and — as the definitive authority on this matter — I say they did well! You young people are getting a bit casual, but for once I’m counting on folks getting more conservative as they age! www.startribune.com/we-asked-whe...
August 13, 2025 at 4:16 PM
paging @cchurchili.bsky.social
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We've solved it, and the argument shall never happen again, we declare.
This turned out so fun; come for the answer, stay for the pink and purple map at the end.
This turned out so fun; come for the answer, stay for the pink and purple map at the end.
Welp, folks. We did it. We settled the debate about Uptown's borders.
www.startribune.com/we-asked-whe...
www.startribune.com/we-asked-whe...
Where is Uptown? Here's what you said.
Generational differences became clear as readers defined the Minneapolis neighborhood beyond just its geography.
www.startribune.com
August 13, 2025 at 4:10 PM
We've solved it, and the argument shall never happen again, we declare.
This turned out so fun; come for the answer, stay for the pink and purple map at the end.
This turned out so fun; come for the answer, stay for the pink and purple map at the end.
Welp, folks. We did it. We settled the debate about Uptown's borders.
www.startribune.com/we-asked-whe...
www.startribune.com/we-asked-whe...
Where is Uptown? Here's what you said.
Generational differences became clear as readers defined the Minneapolis neighborhood beyond just its geography.
www.startribune.com
August 13, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Welp, folks. We did it. We settled the debate about Uptown's borders.
www.startribune.com/we-asked-whe...
www.startribune.com/we-asked-whe...
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Strib’s fun Uptown boundary project crunches 2,000 reader submissions and — as the definitive authority on this matter — I say they did well! You young people are getting a bit casual, but for once I’m counting on folks getting more conservative as they age! www.startribune.com/we-asked-whe...
Where is Uptown? Here's what you said.
Generational differences became clear as readers defined the Minneapolis neighborhood beyond just its geography.
www.startribune.com
August 13, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Strib’s fun Uptown boundary project crunches 2,000 reader submissions and — as the definitive authority on this matter — I say they did well! You young people are getting a bit casual, but for once I’m counting on folks getting more conservative as they age! www.startribune.com/we-asked-whe...
It’s true! And it’ll be hard to limit myself to 50!
Big news at Belt! The 50 Maps family is growing. We just confirmed we'll be adding the Twin Cities to the lineup with Minneapolis-based cartographer named Jacob Steinberg. Hooray for Twin Cities in 50 Maps! 🗺️
July 29, 2025 at 4:57 PM
It’s true! And it’ll be hard to limit myself to 50!
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This is the only Uptown boundary I recognize.
July 25, 2025 at 7:24 PM
This is the only Uptown boundary I recognize.
Here's a sample of some of my favorite reader explanations of their borders
July 25, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Here's a sample of some of my favorite reader explanations of their borders
Spent a month building this so that Star Tribune readers can finally settle the debate: where is Uptown?
The story published a few hours ago and we already have over 700 submissions. Soon we'll compile all the Uptowns to create the definitive map of Minneapolis's most argued-over neighborhood.
The story published a few hours ago and we already have over 700 submissions. Soon we'll compile all the Uptowns to create the definitive map of Minneapolis's most argued-over neighborhood.
Draw your own map of Uptown to help settle the neighborhood’s boundaries
Tell us where your Uptown begins and ends: Lake and Lyndale? West of Bde Maka Ska?
www.startribune.com
July 25, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Spent a month building this so that Star Tribune readers can finally settle the debate: where is Uptown?
The story published a few hours ago and we already have over 700 submissions. Soon we'll compile all the Uptowns to create the definitive map of Minneapolis's most argued-over neighborhood.
The story published a few hours ago and we already have over 700 submissions. Soon we'll compile all the Uptowns to create the definitive map of Minneapolis's most argued-over neighborhood.
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I wrote a post on my #blog about the variety and history of #hachure, the distinctive strokes on 'old' #maps.
Big thanks to Daniel Huffman (of course), Jake Steinberg and Alexander Fries for help with feedback.
churchillgeo.com/variety-in-h...
Big thanks to Daniel Huffman (of course), Jake Steinberg and Alexander Fries for help with feedback.
churchillgeo.com/variety-in-h...
Variety in hachure – CARL CHURCHILL
churchillgeo.com
June 19, 2025 at 12:34 PM
I wrote a post on my #blog about the variety and history of #hachure, the distinctive strokes on 'old' #maps.
Big thanks to Daniel Huffman (of course), Jake Steinberg and Alexander Fries for help with feedback.
churchillgeo.com/variety-in-h...
Big thanks to Daniel Huffman (of course), Jake Steinberg and Alexander Fries for help with feedback.
churchillgeo.com/variety-in-h...
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ChatGPT will do for your ability to think what GPS and navigation software did for your ability to remember a map of your city.
A new study from MIT’s Media Lab (not yet peer-reviewed & small sample size): ChatGPT May Be Eroding Critical Thinking Skills. [time.com]
ChatGPT’s Impact On Our Brains According to an MIT Study
The study, from MIT Lab scholars, measured the brain activity of subjects writing SAT essays with and without ChatGPT.
time.com
June 19, 2025 at 6:12 PM
ChatGPT will do for your ability to think what GPS and navigation software did for your ability to remember a map of your city.
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Here are some nice mushrooms
June 16, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Here are some nice mushrooms
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"So I looked on my trailcam and said to the missus, that looks like a person. So I reported it."
June 16, 2025 at 2:43 AM
"So I looked on my trailcam and said to the missus, that looks like a person. So I reported it."
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With ten minutes to deadline, @startribune.com redesigned tomorrow's front page in a flash, per senior assistant managing editor Greg Mees
June 16, 2025 at 4:24 AM
With ten minutes to deadline, @startribune.com redesigned tomorrow's front page in a flash, per senior assistant managing editor Greg Mees
We tracked the wildfire smoke pouring down from Canada, causing Minnesota to have the worst air quality in the nation yesterday
Story: www.startribune.com/watch-wildfi...
Story: www.startribune.com/watch-wildfi...
June 4, 2025 at 5:03 PM
We tracked the wildfire smoke pouring down from Canada, causing Minnesota to have the worst air quality in the nation yesterday
Story: www.startribune.com/watch-wildfi...
Story: www.startribune.com/watch-wildfi...
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Hoping to get out on the water now that the weather is warming up? Our guide can help!
Canoe, kayak and paddleboard: Your ultimate guide to paddling in the Twin Cities
We paddled 11 river, lake and creek routes in the Twin Cities metro. Here’s how to get on the water, whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned paddler.
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May 25, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Hoping to get out on the water now that the weather is warming up? Our guide can help!
Graco is leaving Minneapolis. Kinda wild that all this riverfront property in northeast is about it be up for grabs.
www.startribune.com/graco-headqu...
www.startribune.com/graco-headqu...
May 21, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Graco is leaving Minneapolis. Kinda wild that all this riverfront property in northeast is about it be up for grabs.
www.startribune.com/graco-headqu...
www.startribune.com/graco-headqu...