Most people get their data online nowadays, but I still like to drive down to the data centre on Saturday and go round with a trolley to stock up for the week, picking out the freshest-looking data, seeing what's on offer, having a chat at the checkout, dodging the Russian scammers in the car park

Binge watched #ThePaper and I think I will need “sad dead journalist” played at my funeral.

Why Visual Journalism is so slow? I've tracked every hour I worked on an article for two weeks last year. Most of my time did not go into graphics production but in researching and analyzing data. The detailed breakdown and some ideas how to speed up the process: nightingaledvs.com/why-visual-j...

Recruiting in data journalism always reminds me how small the industry is.

📢 WE ARE HIRING @radar-ai.bsky.social / @pamedia.bsky.social is looking for a senior data journalist to join the team. If you love data-driven stories and local news, please apply! And feel free to reach out with any questions about the role

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NEW: No-Fault Evictions Some 11,555 no-fault evictions by bailiffs were recorded in England and Wales during Labour's first year in Government @sheltercharity.bsky.social urged the Government to announce the date when Section 21 will be scrapped under the Renters' Rights Bill 🔗: app.radarai.com

Fascinating (and terrifying) analysis here from @sonjatutty.bsky.social based on data from Friends of the Earth on the areas most at risk of dangerous heatwaves. She's mapped the data down to a neighbourhood level. #dataviz #ddj #datajournalism

NEW: Southport Disorder Convictions Analysis of police data reveals over 500 people were convicted for offences linked to the mass disorder after the Southport killings last year. @hopenothate.org.uk said the quick crackdown had a temporary "damping effect" on the far right 🔗: app.radarai.com

A bumper bouncing baby name package now available for @radar-ai.bsky.social subscribers from @claramargotin.bsky.social Localised stories for your area and a bundle of #dataviz. #ddj #datajournalism #localjournalism

NEW: GP Survey The recent GP Patient Survey shows some 75% of patients said they had a good experience with their GP, up from 74% in 2024 Patient experience with NHS dental and pharmacy services also improved 🔗: app.radarai.com

LAK in her natural habitat - talking about data journalism, gesticulating wildly and totally being hilarious (or laughed at, could go either way)

Worked alongside the @aace.org.uk to deliver local articles on the increasing level of abuse faced by ambulance staff Stories and map available on our wire @radar-ai.bsky.social

Despite the cute map, worth noting the most common incident reported at matches last season was hate crime. Hate crime was reported at 420 matches (just six of these were women's football). A lot more work is needed so everyone can feel safe at matches, according to @kickitoutofficial.bsky.social.

Available now for @radar-ai.bsky.social subscribers - Manchester United fans were arrested the most last season. As well as stories for your local club, @sonjatutty.bsky.social also created this adorable map. #dataviz #ddj #datajournalism #localjournalism

They should give free bereavement PTO for pets. My grandmother was an asshole, let me mourn my dog.

Just saw a post on LinkedIn say that anything with an em dash was DEFINITELY 100% AI because... there's no em dash key on a standard keyboard. That's enough LinkedIn for the day.

Looking at the latest available list of most popular baby names, very satisfying to see that in Wales exactly the same number of boys were given the name Reggie and Ronnie. Hope they were all twins.

Party colour - brown

As someone who puts abbreviations for political parties in spreadsheets, I counsel them not to call their party Assemble.

Wide areas of the UK are currently 10-12°C above normal for the time of day and time of the year. Updated every hour: istheukhotrightnow.com

Very… interesting vibe in Dundee this evening as the town is filled with graduates all dressed up alongside news crews getting a front row seat to the uni imploding. Plus someone seems to have let off some stink bombs👌

Outspoken women managed out of an organisation rather than addressing problems. Tale as old as time. www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/politics/...

Yeah awards are nice but have you ever had THE Zoe Bread (scourge of Manchester Council) like, favourite and comment on your TikTok? 💁🏻‍♀️

The Handmaid’s Tale being sponsored by Indeed is kinda perfect👌 Blessed be the job sites🙏

Let this be a warning to you all: nobody steals my charts and gets to be Prime Minister of Canada

I'm guessing Sundays suck less when you don't hate your job

Boak

Opened a local news site and first article I click on has a horrible pie chart, second has a barely legible choropleth map with no legend whatsoever. That’s enough of that for the day. Hire data journalists yo✌️

Just realised what this Trump chart reminds me of

data. gimme it.

Love the effort of making the chart only to censor every word👌

I don't think I've ever read an article more precision engineered to my interests (as a data journalist and owner of a chicken wine T-shirt) pudding.cool/2025/04/wine...

give me the big spreadsheets. i can handle them.

The Daily Record trying to muscle in on my Shart SEO? I mean at least check my LinkedIn and get my current employment status… www.dailyrecord.co.uk/lifestyle/19...

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my job is 10 percent analysis and 90 percent putting data back in the form the government keeps it but won’t give to me

I see no drawbacks here.

I have this upcoming Friday and Monday off. Yes the Easter bank holidays. Yes in a job in journalism. Sorry but my team are likely bored of hearing me talk about how mind blowing it is to get bank holidays off in a journalism job. First job I've had in my adult life to get bank holidays off🤯

Excellent story from @claramargotin.bsky.social on heat related deaths, picked up by the Independent #ddj #datajournalism www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...

i talk about this with data all the time: if you don’t understand the data fully, you’re likely to find things that you don’t understand. talking to experts can clear these kinds of things up. but you should do that *before* you publicize what you found.

"May your hero image be a chart" is the new "interesting times"

Finally. Our time has come.📉📊📈💪

Been here a month and I’m getting new equipment. Wild scenes.

Especially among people working on news-adjacent AI stuff, it's really common to find the "fundamental category error" of "thinking journalism is about synthesising existing texts". I've thought about this quote regularly over for the past year as I keep running into examples of this.

Happy worst day in journalism to all who celebrate 🎉🎉

LinkedIn is weird. People begging for their “expertise” to be acknowledged with no evidence it exists. Particularly funny when they’ve asked you for advice on becoming a “media leader” (boak btw). I dunno mate, have some actual expertise? 🤷🏻‍♀️

Hopefully someone new is bringing it back to the home of #dataviz… Dundee 😅

Totally forgot it was Scottish baby name day (I know right). As if it wasn’t the end of an era enough, the NRS have finally stopped disclosing the single digit babies🥹

My new job properly enforces full lunch breaks and they have a little slack sandwich button that you press and people don’t bother you for an hour and it’s the cutest thing I’ve ever seen.