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Measuring the true toll of the pandemic
Measuring the true toll of the pandemic
How The Economist measures excess deaths caused by covid-19
James Tozer
Apr 24, 2020
Why you sometimes need to break the rules in data viz
Why you sometimes need to break the rules in data viz
Best practices help us to avoid common pitfalls in data visualisation — but we shouldn’t follow them blindly
Rosamund Pearce
Feb 28, 2020
Charting new territory
Charting new territory
How The Economist designs charts for Instagram
Helen Atkinson
Jan 31, 2020
Introducing “Checks and Balance”, our podcast on US politics and the 2020 election
Introducing “Checks and Balance”, our podcast on US politics and the 2020 election
The Economist’s US editor on how we’re covering this year’s race for the White House
The Economist
Jan 24, 2020
Forecasting Britain’s election in real-time
Forecasting Britain’s election in real-time
How The Economist is projecting results live on election night
G. Elliott Morris
Dec 12, 2019
How I (sort of) interviewed an artificial intelligence
How I (sort of) interviewed an artificial intelligence
At The Economist we are best known for producing a weekly newspaper, but we also publish an annual every November, looking forward to the…
Tom Standage
Dec 9, 2019
A year in Graphic detail
A year in Graphic detail
An analysis of The Economist data-journalism team’s first year in print
Alex Selby-Boothroyd
Nov 1, 2019
Plotting the Brexit conundrum
Plotting the Brexit conundrum
When two-dimensional scatters aren’t sufficient turn to the ternary chart
James Fransham
Sep 26, 2019
Lessons from The Economist’s essay contest on climate change
Lessons from The Economist’s essay contest on climate change
We can’t tell you how to stop climate change, but we can tell you how to write a good essay
The Economist
Sep 25, 2019
Would Donald Trump be president if all Americans actually voted?
Would Donald Trump be president if all Americans actually voted?
How The Economist’s data team answered this surprisingly hard question
G. Elliott Morris
Jul 4, 2019
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