The Data Journalism Podcast
by Alberto Cairo, Simon Rogers & Scott Klein
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Hosts Alberto Cairo, Simon Rogers and Scott Klein will explore the latest in data journalism. You will meet the world’s top data journalists - and you will find out how they do what they do.
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- Mapping International Conflict with Claire Boccon-Gibod · 26 minClaire Boccon-Gibod is senior data visualization designer at the International Crisis Group (ICG). ICG’s latest explainer, “The Fight for Sittwe,” maps the current conflict in…
- Data Stories Are Human Stories with Doug Smith · 39 minDoug Smith is a reporter at the Los Angeles Times who’s been with the paper for over 50 years. He was also the database editor there from 2004 to 2015. We sat down with him at…
- Showing Your Work with Ben Welsh · 33 minBen Welsh is the news applications editor at Reuters. He joins the hosts to discuss his and Scott’s recent article, “Journalism lost its culture of sharing: Here’s how we rebuild…
- Documenting a Transit Nightmare with Greg Morton · 26 minGreg Morton is the data editor for The Baltimore Banner. His story, “Transit nightmare: Thousands of Baltimore kids can’t get to school on time” won first place at the 2025…
- What We Ask Google · 27 minOur very own Simon Rogers is coming out with a book on May 5th! It’s called “What We Ask Google: A Surprisingly Hopeful History of Humankind.” Scott and Alberto got a chance to…
- DJP LIVE! with ProPublica’s data team · 50 minThe Data Journalism Podcast went live at the NICAR conference! On March 7, Simon, Scott and Alberto spoke with the team behind ProPublica’s Meyer Award-winning series, “Life of…
- Data for Everyone: The Open Visualization Academy · 41 minThe Open Visualization Academy is a new open-access education project, spearheaded by our very own Alberto Cairo! It launched last month, and two of the other instructors, Hannah…
- Data journalism in the face of ICE and subzero temperatures in MN · 24 minMaryJo Webster is data editor at the Minnesota Star Tribune. She joins Alberto, Scott and Simon to talk about her team’s ongoing coverage of federal immigration troops deployed…
- A Look Ahead to 2026 · 44 minAs a new year begins, Alberto, Scott and Simon reflect on the broader state of the industry. They discuss dataviz favorites from 2025, what they're working on in 2026, and…
- Launching the Trans News Initiative · 41 minThe Trans News Initiative is a new project that tracks and analyzes news coverage of trans communities in the U.S. Our very own Alberto Cairo helped create it, and this week…
- Breaking New Ground with the Straits Times · 47 minThe Straits Times is Singapore’s most widely read print newspaper, and its online presence is full of innovative data visualization projects. Our guests this week — Charlene…
- Charts as Political Theater · 39 minNot since Ross Perot’s famous TV presentations using cardboard charts have we had a national figure who uses data visualization props quite like Donald Trump. This week, Philip…
- Roundtable: The shifting data landscape · 36 minData analysis is at an inflection point, with new technologies entering the field, and increasingly more practitioners working outside of journalism. This week, Alberto, Simon…
- Outlier 2025: Dispatch from the data visualization community · 26 minOutlier is a one-of-a-kind conference, held annually by the Data Visualization Society. This year it was hosted at the University of Miami, where our very own Alberto gave the…
- Finding Ourselves in Historic Data · 40 min“40 Acres and a Lie” tells the true story behind the Civil War–era “40 acres and a mule” program. It was the result of over two years of painstaking research by Alexia Fernández…
- Datapocalypse! Are we losing our public data? · 33 minCheryl Phillips is Hearst Professional in Residence at Stanford University’s journalism program, and founder of Big Local News, which empowers journalists with data – and has…
- Chiqui Esteban: inside the Washington Post graphics team and how to visualize opinion · 46 min · Season 3 Episode 39Chiqui Esteban is Design & Art Director at the Washington Post Opinion section. In the first episode with new co-host Scott Klein, he talks to us about the lessons he's learned…
- Scott Klein: tales of 2024 · 55 min · Season 2 Episode 38It was a year in which a Presidential candidate said a chart saved his life, generative AI changed journalism and we worried about whether the field is getting less innovative…
- David Spiegelhalter: The Art of Uncertainty · 36 min · Season 2 Episode 37David Spiegelhalter is Emeritus Professor of Statistics in the Statistical Laboratory, University of Cambridge and author of new book The Art of Uncertainty We live in chaotic…
- Kae Petrin: data for change · 24 min · Season 2 Episode 36Kae Petrin is a data and graphics reporting at Chalkbeat, Votebeat, and Healthbeat, where they produce stories on education and voting rights. Kae is also a co-founder and part…
