Pablo Robles
@pablorobles.bsky.social
Visual journalist who works for The New York Times as a visual editor, based in Seoul. He specializes in information graphics and data visualization for international coverage. Past SCMP, Bloomberg in HK https://www.nytimes.com/by/pablo-robles
Most of my work this year was just trying to make sense of the mess behind the scenes. I’m sharing the ‘ugly’ process and the detective work behind my latest projects. See you next year and happy holidays! open.substack.com/pub/pablorob...
A year-end update
12 months of visual reporting, behind the scenes, dozens of folders, and new home.
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December 24, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Most of my work this year was just trying to make sense of the mess behind the scenes. I’m sharing the ‘ugly’ process and the detective work behind my latest projects. See you next year and happy holidays! open.substack.com/pub/pablorob...
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Amazing story by Jeffrey Gettleman, Hari Kumar, Agnes Chang, and @pablorobles.bsky.social is presented as a special section in today's print edition of the NYT. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
How Did the C.I.A. Lose a Nuclear Device in the Himalayas?
A plutonium-packed generator disappeared on one of the world’s highest mountains in a covert mission that the U.S. will not talk about.
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December 14, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Amazing story by Jeffrey Gettleman, Hari Kumar, Agnes Chang, and @pablorobles.bsky.social is presented as a special section in today's print edition of the NYT. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Early signs suggest that Hong Kong’s worst fire in decades was the result of negligence, poor decisions and circumstance. Here is how the design of the buildings and the construction materials used may have contributed to its spread. nyti.ms/4pkOQVV
December 5, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Early signs suggest that Hong Kong’s worst fire in decades was the result of negligence, poor decisions and circumstance. Here is how the design of the buildings and the construction materials used may have contributed to its spread. nyti.ms/4pkOQVV
I’ve spent years collecting tools, datasets, maps, and other interesting links I’ve come across through my work and passion. I’m organizing everything into one place: If you’d like to get it when it’s out, you can subscribe here: pablorobles.substack.com/about
October 23, 2025 at 3:53 PM
I’ve spent years collecting tools, datasets, maps, and other interesting links I’ve come across through my work and passion. I’m organizing everything into one place: If you’d like to get it when it’s out, you can subscribe here: pablorobles.substack.com/about
This weekend we published a project on the devastating impact of malnutrition on children’s bodies in Gaza.
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September 15, 2025 at 9:32 AM
This weekend we published a project on the devastating impact of malnutrition on children’s bodies in Gaza.
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September 14, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Lately I’ve been working on illustrations for all kinds of projects from how tariffs hit U.S. households, to the steps of building an atomic bomb in Iran, to quick visuals for smaller stories.
September 3, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Lately I’ve been working on illustrations for all kinds of projects from how tariffs hit U.S. households, to the steps of building an atomic bomb in Iran, to quick visuals for smaller stories.
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September 2, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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NJ Transit is much worse than all other commuter rails in the NYC area. @agordon.me and @suryamattu.com collected and analyzed many weeks of transit feeds to quantify how bad (and it includes angry emojis).
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NJ Transit Is NYC’s Least Reliable Commuter Rail — By a Long Shot
An analysis of real-time train data shows its passengers face major service disruptions at six times the rate of riders on other NYC commuter railways.
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August 19, 2025 at 3:30 PM
NJ Transit is much worse than all other commuter rails in the NYC area. @agordon.me and @suryamattu.com collected and analyzed many weeks of transit feeds to quantify how bad (and it includes angry emojis).
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
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Kim Jong-un, the leader of North Korea, introduced his daughter to the world in 2022. Our Seoul bureau chief analyzed North Korean state propaganda for signs that Kim Ju-ae is being primed to possibly one day become her father's successor. Read more: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
August 9, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Kim Jong-un, the leader of North Korea, introduced his daughter to the world in 2022. Our Seoul bureau chief analyzed North Korean state propaganda for signs that Kim Ju-ae is being primed to possibly one day become her father's successor. Read more: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Latest project: How North Korea Promotes Kim’s ‘Dear Daughter’ as a Worthy Heir
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August 9, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Latest project: How North Korea Promotes Kim’s ‘Dear Daughter’ as a Worthy Heir
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Interesting alternative to a pie chart (using fuzzy circles filled with points) to show tree species distribution—highlighted by a fantastic transition from map to graph. By @janicekchen.bsky.social
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July 29, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Interesting alternative to a pie chart (using fuzzy circles filled with points) to show tree species distribution—highlighted by a fantastic transition from map to graph. By @janicekchen.bsky.social
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Animated some dust moving across the atlantic for this story with @amyjeangraff.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/04/w...
June 4, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Animated some dust moving across the atlantic for this story with @amyjeangraff.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/04/w...
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NEW: Under Trump, the National Science Foundation is awarding grants at the slowest pace in decades. We took a detailed look at every area of science affected by the funding lag. Here's a gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
May 22, 2025 at 1:21 PM
NEW: Under Trump, the National Science Foundation is awarding grants at the slowest pace in decades. We took a detailed look at every area of science affected by the funding lag. Here's a gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Israel has rapidly accelerated its destruction of Rafah in April and May. It's hard to understand the magnitude of this, even when spending time analyzing recent satellite imagery. From me, Samuel Granados, Aaron Boxerman, and @rileymellen.bsky.social
Gift link:
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Gazans Once Escaped To Rafah. Now Israel Is Razing It. (Gift Article)
In the last few weeks, Israel has demolished extensive areas of Gaza’s southernmost city, Rafah.
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May 15, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Israel has rapidly accelerated its destruction of Rafah in April and May. It's hard to understand the magnitude of this, even when spending time analyzing recent satellite imagery. From me, Samuel Granados, Aaron Boxerman, and @rileymellen.bsky.social
Gift link:
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Gift link:
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This project highlights the ways that social networks can create information bubbles, via our colleague @stuartathompson.bsky.social
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Inside Elon Musk’s X Feed: Trumpism, Falsehoods and Lots of Love for Elon Musk
The New York Times tracked 1,109 accounts that Mr. Musk follows on X to recreate his news feed.
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May 15, 2025 at 1:58 PM
This project highlights the ways that social networks can create information bubbles, via our colleague @stuartathompson.bsky.social
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New story from Irineo, me and my NYT colleagues:
Eight Charts That Sum Up Trump’s First 100 Days
By many measures, the opening months of President Trump’s second term stand apart from those of essentially any modern president.
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April 30, 2025 at 12:05 PM
New story from Irineo, me and my NYT colleagues:
Latest project: Your Home Without China — We highlight how much of our everyday life depends on goods imported from China, and what could happen as new U.S.-China tariffs take effect. We used illustration to make the topic feel more accessible and relatable.
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April 28, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Latest project: Your Home Without China — We highlight how much of our everyday life depends on goods imported from China, and what could happen as new U.S.-China tariffs take effect. We used illustration to make the topic feel more accessible and relatable.
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It’s hard to imagine an American home without Chinese products. Many essentials are imported almost entirely from China — and with new tariffs, they’re likely to become more expensive. We analyzed import data to show where Americans may see product shortages, fewer choices and price increases.
Your Home Without China
We analyzed import data to show where Americans may see product shortages, fewer choices and price increases.
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April 27, 2025 at 7:25 PM
It’s hard to imagine an American home without Chinese products. Many essentials are imported almost entirely from China — and with new tariffs, they’re likely to become more expensive. We analyzed import data to show where Americans may see product shortages, fewer choices and price increases.
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From our friends in NYT Graphics:
"We analyzed import data to show where Americans may see product shortages, fewer choices and price increases."
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"We analyzed import data to show where Americans may see product shortages, fewer choices and price increases."
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Your Home Without China
We analyzed import data to show where Americans may see product shortages, fewer choices and price increases.
www.nytimes.com
April 27, 2025 at 9:34 PM
From our friends in NYT Graphics:
"We analyzed import data to show where Americans may see product shortages, fewer choices and price increases."
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
"We analyzed import data to show where Americans may see product shortages, fewer choices and price increases."
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Measles is one of the most contagious disease known to us — and it has been making a comeback in the U.S. Here's how vaccination stops the spread.
Video: Why Is It So Hard to Stop a Measles Outbreak?
An 8-year-old girl recently became the second confirmed fatality in a Texas measles outbreak. Aatish Bhatia, who creates interactive articles for The Upshot, describes how a high rate of vaccination i...
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April 13, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Measles is one of the most contagious disease known to us — and it has been making a comeback in the U.S. Here's how vaccination stops the spread.
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NEW: We simulated a disease outbreak to show how vaccines can stop the spread of a contagious disease. With @fparis.bsky.social @upshot.nytimes.com (Paywall-free gift link) 🎁
How Much Vaccination Stops a Measles Outbreak? (Gift Article)
An interactive explanation of outbreaks, vaccines and herd immunity.
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April 13, 2025 at 9:14 PM
NEW: We simulated a disease outbreak to show how vaccines can stop the spread of a contagious disease. With @fparis.bsky.social @upshot.nytimes.com (Paywall-free gift link) 🎁
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Rainfall from this past weekend: www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/w...
April 7, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Rainfall from this past weekend: www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/w...
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After collecting nearly a year's worth of AIS data, we visualize how China's law enforcement vessels routinely enter Taiwan's restricted and prohibited waters near Kinmen, Taiwan's closest territory to China, as part of China's gray-zone tactics.
March 18, 2025 at 10:16 AM
After collecting nearly a year's worth of AIS data, we visualize how China's law enforcement vessels routinely enter Taiwan's restricted and prohibited waters near Kinmen, Taiwan's closest territory to China, as part of China's gray-zone tactics.