Meghan Hoyer
@meghanhoyer.bsky.social
Data Reporting Director, The Washington Post
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The concentration of wealth among the richest Americans is unlike anything in history — and so is billionaires’ influence in politics.
From @ence.bsky.social @bethreinhard.bsky.social @aaronschaffer.com & Naftali Bendavid:
Read more: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
The concentration of wealth among the richest Americans is unlike anything in history — and so is billionaires’ influence in politics.
From @ence.bsky.social @bethreinhard.bsky.social @aaronschaffer.com & Naftali Bendavid:
Read more: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
November 21, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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The concentration of wealth among the richest Americans is unlike anything in history — and so is billionaires’ influence in politics.
From @ence.bsky.social @bethreinhard.bsky.social @aaronschaffer.com & Naftali Bendavid:
Read more: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
The concentration of wealth among the richest Americans is unlike anything in history — and so is billionaires’ influence in politics.
From @ence.bsky.social @bethreinhard.bsky.social @aaronschaffer.com & Naftali Bendavid:
Read more: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
The homicide rate in the US has been dropping in the past three years and is trending toward its lowest level in decades. Reporters visited five cities with major decreases to figure out why. Data analysis by @jdharden.bsky.social:
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/inter...
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/inter...
November 20, 2025 at 7:50 PM
The homicide rate in the US has been dropping in the past three years and is trending toward its lowest level in decades. Reporters visited five cities with major decreases to figure out why. Data analysis by @jdharden.bsky.social:
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/inter...
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/inter...
Data journalist @jeremybmerrill.com analyzed 38,000 ChatGPT conversations and found AI has gotten less formal -- dropping some words and adding contractions -- while clinging to the EmDash and some cliched constructions. w/ @emmakumer.bsky.social & SzuYu Chen: www.washingtonpost.com/technology/i...
November 13, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Data journalist @jeremybmerrill.com analyzed 38,000 ChatGPT conversations and found AI has gotten less formal -- dropping some words and adding contractions -- while clinging to the EmDash and some cliched constructions. w/ @emmakumer.bsky.social & SzuYu Chen: www.washingtonpost.com/technology/i...
Reporting + interactives by @kcrowebasspro.bsky.social, @bennollweather.bsky.social, @bananafish.bsky.social, @sarahkaplan48.bsky.social & @johnmuyskens.bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Reporting + interactives by @kcrowebasspro.bsky.social, @bennollweather.bsky.social, @bananafish.bsky.social, @sarahkaplan48.bsky.social & @johnmuyskens.bsky.social
Come for Dan's exclusive analysis, stay for those bivariate maps ... 🤩
October 27, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Come for Dan's exclusive analysis, stay for those bivariate maps ... 🤩
The great Greg Manifold is leaving the Post. He's been a hugely helpful sounding board for scores of folks across the newsroom, including me, and will be sorely missed. He's also a total packrat, leading to today's old newspaper extravaganza:
October 24, 2025 at 7:42 PM
The great Greg Manifold is leaving the Post. He's been a hugely helpful sounding board for scores of folks across the newsroom, including me, and will be sorely missed. He's also a total packrat, leading to today's old newspaper extravaganza:
The @wpdatateam.bsky.social used hundreds of real people's TikTok data to show how the app sucks people in and keeps them there. In 5 months, the lightest users doubled their time on TikTok (to over an hour a day!), swiped faster and opened the app more: www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/int...
October 10, 2025 at 4:51 PM
The @wpdatateam.bsky.social used hundreds of real people's TikTok data to show how the app sucks people in and keeps them there. In 5 months, the lightest users doubled their time on TikTok (to over an hour a day!), swiped faster and opened the app more: www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/int...
This story was the brainchild of sports data reporter @emilygiam.bsky.social, who collaborated with @katiperry.bsky.social and @asteckelberg.bsky.social to allow you to try parlay betting yourself. It's often not pretty
October 9, 2025 at 4:53 PM
This story was the brainchild of sports data reporter @emilygiam.bsky.social, who collaborated with @katiperry.bsky.social and @asteckelberg.bsky.social to allow you to try parlay betting yourself. It's often not pretty
Trump’s vow to shrink the federal government appears to rely, at least in part, on top officials doing multiple -- sometimes completely unrelated -- jobs simultaneously.
By @azipaybarah.bsky.social @kevinschaul.bsky.social and @alvarovalino.bsky.social: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
By @azipaybarah.bsky.social @kevinschaul.bsky.social and @alvarovalino.bsky.social: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
July 13, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Trump’s vow to shrink the federal government appears to rely, at least in part, on top officials doing multiple -- sometimes completely unrelated -- jobs simultaneously.
By @azipaybarah.bsky.social @kevinschaul.bsky.social and @alvarovalino.bsky.social: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
By @azipaybarah.bsky.social @kevinschaul.bsky.social and @alvarovalino.bsky.social: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
How have the @nationals.com been so bad?! @emilygiam.bsky.social & @andrewgolden.bsky.social delve into the team's terrible drafts. Since 2012, all the team's drafted position players combined have an oWAR of 1.
(you read that right: ONE)
www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
(you read that right: ONE)
www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
July 8, 2025 at 5:17 PM
How have the @nationals.com been so bad?! @emilygiam.bsky.social & @andrewgolden.bsky.social delve into the team's terrible drafts. Since 2012, all the team's drafted position players combined have an oWAR of 1.
(you read that right: ONE)
www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
(you read that right: ONE)
www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
Evergreen post (original graphic not by me):
June 9, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Evergreen post (original graphic not by me):
So @ence.bsky.social is ready for her inevitable Ted Talk on being brilliant ... today she taught colleagues how the @wpdatateam.bsky.social uses AI for reporting tasks
June 5, 2025 at 6:56 PM
So @ence.bsky.social is ready for her inevitable Ted Talk on being brilliant ... today she taught colleagues how the @wpdatateam.bsky.social uses AI for reporting tasks
As the highly educated federal workforce faces RIFs, probationary firings and general uncertainty, employer demand for white-collar professionals has softened -- leaving federal employees in race to find jobs in ‘dreadful’ market. By @federicacocco.bsky.social: www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
March 25, 2025 at 7:30 PM
As the highly educated federal workforce faces RIFs, probationary firings and general uncertainty, employer demand for white-collar professionals has softened -- leaving federal employees in race to find jobs in ‘dreadful’ market. By @federicacocco.bsky.social: www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
I'm not at #nicar25 this year but happy @wpdatateam.bsky.social is representing on lots of sessions, including a team panel takeover w/ @jeremybmerrill.com, @ence.bsky.social and @caitlingilbert.bsky.social this morning on measuring AI accuracy
March 8, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I'm not at #nicar25 this year but happy @wpdatateam.bsky.social is representing on lots of sessions, including a team panel takeover w/ @jeremybmerrill.com, @ence.bsky.social and @caitlingilbert.bsky.social this morning on measuring AI accuracy
So much gray and black and white ...
March 2, 2025 at 7:23 PM
So much gray and black and white ...
Just here to normalize handing out Valentine's Day cards at work
February 14, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Just here to normalize handing out Valentine's Day cards at work
How close is DC's helicopter corridor to the DCA landing approach for Runway 33? Suuuuuuuuuper close.
From @byaaroncdavis.bsky.social , Sarah Blaskey and @abtran.bsky.social :
www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
From @byaaroncdavis.bsky.social , Sarah Blaskey and @abtran.bsky.social :
www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
February 5, 2025 at 1:58 AM
How close is DC's helicopter corridor to the DCA landing approach for Runway 33? Suuuuuuuuuper close.
From @byaaroncdavis.bsky.social , Sarah Blaskey and @abtran.bsky.social :
www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
From @byaaroncdavis.bsky.social , Sarah Blaskey and @abtran.bsky.social :
www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
By midday Friday, "diversity", "equity" and "inclusion" had been scrubbed from hundreds of govt websites - and other pages, from the Energy Dept's justice initiatives to the CDC's guidance for HIV testing for transgender people - went completely dark: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
February 1, 2025 at 4:07 AM
By midday Friday, "diversity", "equity" and "inclusion" had been scrubbed from hundreds of govt websites - and other pages, from the Energy Dept's justice initiatives to the CDC's guidance for HIV testing for transgender people - went completely dark: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
We used @archive.org as a critical key to do this work!
February 1, 2025 at 2:48 AM
We used @archive.org as a critical key to do this work!
Overall, sea levels at Fort Pulaski, GA rose 7.3 inches between 2010 and 2023; in the previous 30 years, the ocean rose about 3.7 inches. The latest in our series on the Drowning South:
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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December 20, 2024 at 6:14 PM
Overall, sea levels at Fort Pulaski, GA rose 7.3 inches between 2010 and 2023; in the previous 30 years, the ocean rose about 3.7 inches. The latest in our series on the Drowning South:
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
As Elon Musk prepares for a central role in the U.S. government, the billionaire has a political megaphone unmatched in modern society -- dwarfing even the president-elect's reach. By @jeremybmerrill.com, @kevinschaul.bsky.social and Trisha Thadani: www.washingtonpost.com/business/int...
December 17, 2024 at 8:31 PM
As Elon Musk prepares for a central role in the U.S. government, the billionaire has a political megaphone unmatched in modern society -- dwarfing even the president-elect's reach. By @jeremybmerrill.com, @kevinschaul.bsky.social and Trisha Thadani: www.washingtonpost.com/business/int...
Slow clap to the person from the NYT Notable Books of 2023 section who did this ...
December 1, 2023 at 5:01 AM
Slow clap to the person from the NYT Notable Books of 2023 section who did this ...