Tim Meko
@timmeko.bsky.social
Editor (and occasional builder) of graphics, maps and visual stories at the Washington Post.
Thank you.
Ya know, I have a little free time on my hands now ;)
Happy to chat with your classes if you’d like!
Ya know, I have a little free time on my hands now ;)
Happy to chat with your classes if you’d like!
February 6, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Thank you.
Ya know, I have a little free time on my hands now ;)
Happy to chat with your classes if you’d like!
Ya know, I have a little free time on my hands now ;)
Happy to chat with your classes if you’d like!
Just days ago, @hannahdormido.bsky.social and I explained how large Trump's proposed arch near Arlington Cemetery would be, and how it would change DC's skyline.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
February 5, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Just days ago, @hannahdormido.bsky.social and I explained how large Trump's proposed arch near Arlington Cemetery would be, and how it would change DC's skyline.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
News: I was cut yesterday in a newsroom-wide layoff affecting 300+ staff at The Washington Post.
I spent the last decade leading and building the award-winning Graphics team. I'll miss them.
I'm now exploring senior graphics, cartography, or leadership roles. Intros welcome.
timmeko.com
I spent the last decade leading and building the award-winning Graphics team. I'll miss them.
I'm now exploring senior graphics, cartography, or leadership roles. Intros welcome.
timmeko.com
Tim Meko - Visual Journalist & Graphics Editor - Tim Meko
timmeko.com
February 5, 2026 at 7:15 PM
News: I was cut yesterday in a newsroom-wide layoff affecting 300+ staff at The Washington Post.
I spent the last decade leading and building the award-winning Graphics team. I'll miss them.
I'm now exploring senior graphics, cartography, or leadership roles. Intros welcome.
timmeko.com
I spent the last decade leading and building the award-winning Graphics team. I'll miss them.
I'm now exploring senior graphics, cartography, or leadership roles. Intros welcome.
timmeko.com
The bright magenta stop was supposed to be that visual flag, but I hit some snags in the production and needed to shift my focus toward getting it done by deadline. Best thing about news graphics is the rapid iteration. Next time will be better!
June 27, 2025 at 9:42 PM
The bright magenta stop was supposed to be that visual flag, but I hit some snags in the production and needed to shift my focus toward getting it done by deadline. Best thing about news graphics is the rapid iteration. Next time will be better!
Fair point! And if I were to approach this again I’d probably take a slightly different angle with that ramp. My original intent was to show the hot areas in the US and how they rivaled traditionally “known hot places” in the world, like the Sahara.
June 27, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Fair point! And if I were to approach this again I’d probably take a slightly different angle with that ramp. My original intent was to show the hot areas in the US and how they rivaled traditionally “known hot places” in the world, like the Sahara.
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Time to change the clocks on Sunday — but what if we don’t? www.washingtonpost.com/nation/inter...
No clock change? See how early or late you would be in the dark.
Would you be okay if the sun rose before 4 a.m., or after 10? Not changing clocks is a popular idea, but we’d have to live with the extremes.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 7, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Time to change the clocks on Sunday — but what if we don’t? www.washingtonpost.com/nation/inter...
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Used @washingtonpost.com push alerts to visualize the deluge of Trump's executive orders and actions in the first six weeks of his second term, while @sadbumblebee.buzz helped make sense of all the chaos: wapo.st/4i31t4x
Visualizing Trump’s effort to reshape America through executive orders
What Trump has done with executive orders, actions in his first six weeks
www.washingtonpost.com
March 4, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Used @washingtonpost.com push alerts to visualize the deluge of Trump's executive orders and actions in the first six weeks of his second term, while @sadbumblebee.buzz helped make sense of all the chaos: wapo.st/4i31t4x
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Tariffs! Car Parts! Maps!
We looked into the wild cross-country travel car parts go on before they're finally assembled into a vehicle – & how Trump's proposed tariffs could raise the cost of business all across the network.
w/ @bonnieberkowitz.bsky.social & @lmelgar.bsky.social
wapo.st/4i0xtX1
We looked into the wild cross-country travel car parts go on before they're finally assembled into a vehicle – & how Trump's proposed tariffs could raise the cost of business all across the network.
w/ @bonnieberkowitz.bsky.social & @lmelgar.bsky.social
wapo.st/4i0xtX1
How tariffs could upend the auto industry and increase car prices
From raw metal to engines, components travel all over North America before they’re put into cars. What happens if they’re taxed at every stop?
wapo.st
March 3, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Tariffs! Car Parts! Maps!
We looked into the wild cross-country travel car parts go on before they're finally assembled into a vehicle – & how Trump's proposed tariffs could raise the cost of business all across the network.
w/ @bonnieberkowitz.bsky.social & @lmelgar.bsky.social
wapo.st/4i0xtX1
We looked into the wild cross-country travel car parts go on before they're finally assembled into a vehicle – & how Trump's proposed tariffs could raise the cost of business all across the network.
w/ @bonnieberkowitz.bsky.social & @lmelgar.bsky.social
wapo.st/4i0xtX1
A byline should reflect the work that went into producing the story. If it takes a dozen people to report and build, a dozen names should be on the byline.
February 15, 2025 at 3:04 PM
A byline should reflect the work that went into producing the story. If it takes a dozen people to report and build, a dozen names should be on the byline.
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Obtained internal documents show step-by-step plans to target diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. We reproduced portions of the plan showing how they align with what has happened and what they say is next. Gift link:
wapo.st/3X57JjB
wapo.st/3X57JjB
See inside DOGE’s playbook for eliminating DEI
Documents detail step-by-step plans by the U.S. DOGE Service to purge federal agencies of diversity, equity, and inclusion workers and offices. Here’s what comes next.
wapo.st
February 15, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Obtained internal documents show step-by-step plans to target diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. We reproduced portions of the plan showing how they align with what has happened and what they say is next. Gift link:
wapo.st/3X57JjB
wapo.st/3X57JjB
Super work here by @janicekchen.bsky.social and @bonnieberkowitz.bsky.social
Permanent daylight saving time, no daylight saving time, or the current system?
See how each option would affect earliest and latest sunsets and sunrises where you live.
wapo.st/3Bp3bNC
See how each option would affect earliest and latest sunsets and sunrises where you live.
wapo.st/3Bp3bNC
Analysis | No daylight saving time? See how early or late you would be in the dark.
Would you be okay if the sun rose before 4 a.m., or after 10? Not changing clocks is a popular idea, but we’d have to live with the extremes.
wapo.st
December 11, 2024 at 4:39 PM
Super work here by @janicekchen.bsky.social and @bonnieberkowitz.bsky.social
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I’ve had such a blast in this role so far! If you’re thinking about applying and have questions, feel free to reach out.
🚀 Journos, help us spread the news 🚀
The Hearst DevHub is looking for our next Dev+DataViz Fellow to work with newsrooms like the @sfchronicle.bsky.social and @houstonchronicle.com.
Share and/or apply: www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/40...
Learn about the DevHub: www.sfchronicle.com/projects/abo...
The Hearst DevHub is looking for our next Dev+DataViz Fellow to work with newsrooms like the @sfchronicle.bsky.social and @houstonchronicle.com.
Share and/or apply: www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/40...
Learn about the DevHub: www.sfchronicle.com/projects/abo...
a group of power rangers are fighting each other in a dirt field
ALT: a group of power rangers are fighting each other in a dirt field
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November 21, 2024 at 8:52 PM
I’ve had such a blast in this role so far! If you’re thinking about applying and have questions, feel free to reach out.
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Record-setting bomb cyclone, intense as a hurricane, lashes Northwest
www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2024...
www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2024...
November 20, 2024 at 2:20 PM
Record-setting bomb cyclone, intense as a hurricane, lashes Northwest
www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2024...
www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2024...
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More than 2,100 people sit on American death rows. Will most of them die there waiting to be executed?
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/inter...
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/inter...
They were sentenced to death. Executions plummeted. What happens now?
More than 2,100 people sit on American death rows. Will most of them die there waiting to be executed?
www.washingtonpost.com
November 19, 2024 at 12:29 PM
More than 2,100 people sit on American death rows. Will most of them die there waiting to be executed?
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/inter...
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/inter...
Aww thanks. We miss you Lauren!
November 15, 2024 at 8:51 PM
Aww thanks. We miss you Lauren!
I wrote a quick post about how we built our sand map in QGIS and Blender www.linkedin.com/pulse/enter-...
Enter Sand Map: How we visualized every vote as grains of sand
Visualizing the 2024 Election: How We Mapped Every Vote as Grains of Sand Using AI, QGIS, and Blender
www.linkedin.com
November 15, 2024 at 8:07 PM
I wrote a quick post about how we built our sand map in QGIS and Blender www.linkedin.com/pulse/enter-...
Reposted by Tim Meko
A mappy write-up on how to visualize the most visited @officialnps.bsky.social lands
www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/...
www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/...
November 15, 2024 at 3:48 PM
A mappy write-up on how to visualize the most visited @officialnps.bsky.social lands
www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/...
www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/...
Pennsylvania, which was a pivotal state for both campaigns. The still frame doesn’t do it justice and we walk through it in the story.
November 12, 2024 at 10:18 PM
Pennsylvania, which was a pivotal state for both campaigns. The still frame doesn’t do it justice and we walk through it in the story.
Our latest, which published on Friday-- visualizing all the votes in the election as grains of sand. Here, we tried to solve the "land doesn't vote" problem that many election maps have. gift link: wapo.st/4epUEHF
November 12, 2024 at 9:17 PM
Our latest, which published on Friday-- visualizing all the votes in the election as grains of sand. Here, we tried to solve the "land doesn't vote" problem that many election maps have. gift link: wapo.st/4epUEHF
Hey everyone, new to this space. I work at The Post and every once-in-a-while I get to build things. I love to make graphics and maps that explain our world. Each time, I strive to try a few things that are a little bit different.
November 12, 2024 at 9:12 PM
Hey everyone, new to this space. I work at The Post and every once-in-a-while I get to build things. I love to make graphics and maps that explain our world. Each time, I strive to try a few things that are a little bit different.