andrew van dam
@andrewvandam.bsky.social
data columnist washington post
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The great @dtkeating.bsky.social is retiring after 25+ years as a data reporter at the Post. He published his last story today, and true to form, it was a banger. With reporting from @arianaec.bsky.social, @lmelgar.bsky.social & Jahi Chikwendiu:
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
The mysterious rise of cancer among young adults in the Corn Belt
Communities across the Corn Belt are confronting a rise in cancers among young adults — and few clear explanations.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 27, 2025 at 11:38 PM
The great @dtkeating.bsky.social is retiring after 25+ years as a data reporter at the Post. He published his last story today, and true to form, it was a banger. With reporting from @arianaec.bsky.social, @lmelgar.bsky.social & Jahi Chikwendiu:
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
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Some personal news: I'm now a visual reporter covering AI for the @washingtonpost.com tech team.
I'm a hacker/journalist with a comp sci background. Expect analysis, explainers and experiments on how AI really works and what it means for us. If that interests you, give me a follow/RT? 🙏
I'm a hacker/journalist with a comp sci background. Expect analysis, explainers and experiments on how AI really works and what it means for us. If that interests you, give me a follow/RT? 🙏
October 22, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Some personal news: I'm now a visual reporter covering AI for the @washingtonpost.com tech team.
I'm a hacker/journalist with a comp sci background. Expect analysis, explainers and experiments on how AI really works and what it means for us. If that interests you, give me a follow/RT? 🙏
I'm a hacker/journalist with a comp sci background. Expect analysis, explainers and experiments on how AI really works and what it means for us. If that interests you, give me a follow/RT? 🙏
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Tech giants keep touting a system they built to label AI-generated content. But it only works if everyone uses it.
So I checked. They're not using it.
🎁 wapo.st/4qokjaC
So I checked. They're not using it.
🎁 wapo.st/4qokjaC
October 22, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Tech giants keep touting a system they built to label AI-generated content. But it only works if everyone uses it.
So I checked. They're not using it.
🎁 wapo.st/4qokjaC
So I checked. They're not using it.
🎁 wapo.st/4qokjaC
if anyone has the standing to sue autocorrect makers, it's Alanis Moistest
October 21, 2025 at 1:28 PM
if anyone has the standing to sue autocorrect makers, it's Alanis Moistest
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The lead story on The Washington Post today is about the No Kings rallies, and it’s already drawn 5,000-plus comments.
I was browsing the top replies, which come from all over the country but hit similar notes: the rallies were peaceful, unifying and focused on protecting democracy and rule of law.
I was browsing the top replies, which come from all over the country but hit similar notes: the rallies were peaceful, unifying and focused on protecting democracy and rule of law.
October 18, 2025 at 9:02 PM
The lead story on The Washington Post today is about the No Kings rallies, and it’s already drawn 5,000-plus comments.
I was browsing the top replies, which come from all over the country but hit similar notes: the rallies were peaceful, unifying and focused on protecting democracy and rule of law.
I was browsing the top replies, which come from all over the country but hit similar notes: the rallies were peaceful, unifying and focused on protecting democracy and rule of law.
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“Past pollution explains up to a fifth of the differences in neighborhood socioeconomic status.
Fascinating analysis from @andrewvandam.bsky.social on the geography of urban poverty.
Fascinating analysis from @andrewvandam.bsky.social on the geography of urban poverty.
Column | Why this one area of cities is usually the poorest
The Department of Data went looking for geographic patterns in poverty, and stumbled upon a surprising culprit.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 17, 2025 at 1:05 PM
“Past pollution explains up to a fifth of the differences in neighborhood socioeconomic status.
Fascinating analysis from @andrewvandam.bsky.social on the geography of urban poverty.
Fascinating analysis from @andrewvandam.bsky.social on the geography of urban poverty.
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"If it looms less than 800 feet above than the lower points of interest nearby, it’s probably a hill. Anything taller than that gets to be a mountain. That is, until you get to 5,000 feet, when high places get to be peaks."
via @andrewvandam.bsky.social
via @andrewvandam.bsky.social
Column | The real height at which a hill becomes a mountain, according to data
We found a dataset that allows us to measure what separates a hill from a mountain, and maybe even see if it changes as you go west.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 14, 2025 at 5:31 PM
"If it looms less than 800 feet above than the lower points of interest nearby, it’s probably a hill. Anything taller than that gets to be a mountain. That is, until you get to 5,000 feet, when high places get to be peaks."
via @andrewvandam.bsky.social
via @andrewvandam.bsky.social
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Ever wondered about "The real height at which a hill becomes a mountain?"
@andrewvandam.bsky.social from @washingtonpost.com gives an answer in a good read
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
@andrewvandam.bsky.social from @washingtonpost.com gives an answer in a good read
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Column | The real height at which a hill becomes a mountain, according to data
We found a dataset that allows us to measure what separates a hill from a mountain, and maybe even see if it changes as you go west.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 13, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Ever wondered about "The real height at which a hill becomes a mountain?"
@andrewvandam.bsky.social from @washingtonpost.com gives an answer in a good read
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
@andrewvandam.bsky.social from @washingtonpost.com gives an answer in a good read
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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Last year a @merrillcollege.bsky.social grad student told me she wanted to build a news app about evictions in DC. Given the schedule and amount of work, it was an ambitious project.
Taylor Nichols not only did it but got it published by a DC news org!
streetsensedc.github.io/evictions-ap...
Taylor Nichols not only did it but got it published by a DC news org!
streetsensedc.github.io/evictions-ap...
Mapping evictions in Washington, D.C.
streetsensedc.github.io
October 10, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Last year a @merrillcollege.bsky.social grad student told me she wanted to build a news app about evictions in DC. Given the schedule and amount of work, it was an ambitious project.
Taylor Nichols not only did it but got it published by a DC news org!
streetsensedc.github.io/evictions-ap...
Taylor Nichols not only did it but got it published by a DC news org!
streetsensedc.github.io/evictions-ap...
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October 4, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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TSLA continues its gradual descent as a percent of EV registrations in NYS:
October 3, 2025 at 1:48 PM
TSLA continues its gradual descent as a percent of EV registrations in NYS:
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Vital, devastating reporting from @megkelly.bsky.social @joyceshlee.bsky.social & co. on the human consequences of President Trump's suspension of foreign aid
wapo.st/46GSwcv
wapo.st/46GSwcv
Trump’s USAID pause stranded lifesaving drugs. Children died waiting.
USAID antimalarial and HIV supplies valued at nearly $140 million were delayed in the first half of the year or not delivered at all due to the Trump administration’s foreign aid pause, The Post found...
wapo.st
September 30, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Vital, devastating reporting from @megkelly.bsky.social @joyceshlee.bsky.social & co. on the human consequences of President Trump's suspension of foreign aid
wapo.st/46GSwcv
wapo.st/46GSwcv
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Sure. Cool. Wait, your job is what—you’re the acting head of FEMA?? wapo.st/46BGTDU Crazy exclusive from WaPo about the guy Lewandowski installed to run FEMA, who was reportedly unreachable during the deadly Texas flood in July (gift link)
September 25, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Sure. Cool. Wait, your job is what—you’re the acting head of FEMA?? wapo.st/46BGTDU Crazy exclusive from WaPo about the guy Lewandowski installed to run FEMA, who was reportedly unreachable during the deadly Texas flood in July (gift link)
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Presidents’ names are getting shorter. Why?
incredible investigation by @andrewvandam.bsky.social and @alyssafowers.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
incredible investigation by @andrewvandam.bsky.social and @alyssafowers.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
September 12, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Presidents’ names are getting shorter. Why?
incredible investigation by @andrewvandam.bsky.social and @alyssafowers.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
incredible investigation by @andrewvandam.bsky.social and @alyssafowers.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
I just appealed for special dispensation on your behalf, and I'm delighted (??) to announce the R is back!
Gift link: wapo.st/4oLF7Is
Gift link: wapo.st/4oLF7Is
August 22, 2025 at 6:38 PM
I just appealed for special dispensation on your behalf, and I'm delighted (??) to announce the R is back!
Gift link: wapo.st/4oLF7Is
Gift link: wapo.st/4oLF7Is
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WashPost on Trump plan to massively increase U.S. prison capacity: The government will be "opening or expanding 125 facilities this year. By January, ICE will have the capacity to hold more than 107,000 people, internal agency documents show."
ICE documents reveal plan to double immigrant detention space this year
Internal documents reveal ICE’s plans to double immigrant detention to more than 100,000 beds, including new detention centers for families.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 17, 2025 at 5:45 PM
WashPost on Trump plan to massively increase U.S. prison capacity: The government will be "opening or expanding 125 facilities this year. By January, ICE will have the capacity to hold more than 107,000 people, internal agency documents show."
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Trump's firing of the BLS commissioner after a weak jobs report drew condemnation from economists across the political spectrum who were worried about the politicization of government data. His choice of replacement has only added to those concerns. #EconSky
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/b...
Trump’s Pick to Lead Labor Data Agency Adds to Fears of Political Interference
www.nytimes.com
August 12, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Trump's firing of the BLS commissioner after a weak jobs report drew condemnation from economists across the political spectrum who were worried about the politicization of government data. His choice of replacement has only added to those concerns. #EconSky
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/b...
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A much higher share of childless Republican men - who are desperately trying to get back to “traditional gender norms” where women do most of the childrearing - want to have a child compared to Republican women, Democrat men, or Democrat women. www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
August 13, 2025 at 1:01 AM
A much higher share of childless Republican men - who are desperately trying to get back to “traditional gender norms” where women do most of the childrearing - want to have a child compared to Republican women, Democrat men, or Democrat women. www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
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An entire team of journalists, outside a hospital in a tent for journalists, killed by Israel. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Anas al-Sharif: Four Al Jazeera journalists killed in Israeli strike near Al-Shifa hospital
Al Jazeera had condemned a "campaign of incitement" by the IDF against its reporters, but the military claims one of the journalists was part of Hamas.
www.bbc.com
August 10, 2025 at 11:43 PM
An entire team of journalists, outside a hospital in a tent for journalists, killed by Israel. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Goldman: “The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) will publish a preliminary estimate of the benchmark revision to March 2025 nonfarm payrolls on September 9th. We estimate a downward revision on the order of 550-950k”
August 3, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Goldman: “The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) will publish a preliminary estimate of the benchmark revision to March 2025 nonfarm payrolls on September 9th. We estimate a downward revision on the order of 550-950k”
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It has been the honor of my life to serve as Commissioner of BLS alongside the many dedicated civil servants tasked with measuring a vast and dynamic economy. It is vital and important work and I thank them for their service to this nation.
August 2, 2025 at 2:18 AM
It has been the honor of my life to serve as Commissioner of BLS alongside the many dedicated civil servants tasked with measuring a vast and dynamic economy. It is vital and important work and I thank them for their service to this nation.
August 1, 2025 at 3:43 AM
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Latest in a string of stories you can read only/first from the @washingtonpost: The federal government is paying more than 154,000 people not to work right now, under the Trump admin's resignation program w/ @merylkornfield.bsky.social @laurameckler.bsky.social
wapo.st/3IRXIlK
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The federal government is paying more than 154,000 people not to work
Early resignation offers and other programs have reduced the workforce, but critics say the moves are also wasting money.
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July 31, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Latest in a string of stories you can read only/first from the @washingtonpost: The federal government is paying more than 154,000 people not to work right now, under the Trump admin's resignation program w/ @merylkornfield.bsky.social @laurameckler.bsky.social
wapo.st/3IRXIlK
wapo.st/3IRXIlK
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Congrats again to Jeffrey Mervis (@aaas.org) and @andrewvandam.bsky.social (@washingtonpost.com) for being recognized with the @amstatnews.bsky.social Excellence in Stat Reporting Award. Delighted to chat with Jeff (1:09 min) and Andrew (26:50 min) on this special double feature #podcast episode. 🧪
On "Stats + Stories," cohosts @johnbailer.bsky.social and @rompenni.bsky.social talk with award-winning journalists Jeff Mervis and andrewvandam.bsky.social, recipients of ASA’s 2025 Excellence in Statistical Reporting Award. https://statsandstories.net/media1/excellence-in-statistics-reporting
July 24, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Congrats again to Jeffrey Mervis (@aaas.org) and @andrewvandam.bsky.social (@washingtonpost.com) for being recognized with the @amstatnews.bsky.social Excellence in Stat Reporting Award. Delighted to chat with Jeff (1:09 min) and Andrew (26:50 min) on this special double feature #podcast episode. 🧪