Annie Gouk

Thrilled to have won the Digital Initiative Award at the #RegionalPressAwards for the Birmingham Live Child Poverty project 🙌

I'm not one to toot my own horn, but... 📯toot toot📯... thrilled to be nominated for Data Journalist of the Year at the Press Awards!

My family experienced real hardship, I know how it feels, so as North East Mayor, I’ll never set a target that leaves any child behind.

Great to talk to @robparsonsna.bsky.social and @anniegouk.bsky.social about our ambitious plans, including our Child Poverty Reduction Unit. Have a listen below!

🚨There's a new episode of The Northern Agenda's Our Kids In The North podcast

@anniegouk.bsky.social and I focus on the North East and ask the question: will creating high-skilled jobs solve the region's child poverty crisis?

Featuring Labour mayor @kimmcguinness.bsky.social

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I'm really proud of this podcast - do give it a listen if you're interested in the future of young people in the North

Also superb production work b @podcastjourno.bsky.social
and a great graphic by Marianna Longo

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🚨 The Northern Agenda is proud to launch its new podcast series Our Kids In The North

Over the next six episodes, journalists @robparsonsna.bsky.social and @anniegouk.bsky.social Gouk focus on what it’s really like to be one of the 3.3 million children growing up in Northern England today

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Great to be back in the studio with @robparsonsna.bsky.social doing some recording for a new series of @thenorthernagenda.bsky.social podcast! Watch this space 👀

Congrats to my colleagues @dubasfisher.bsky.social, @richardceault.bsky.social, @pdgallagher.bsky.social and Cullen Willis who were highly commended in the Innovation category at the @pressgazette.co.uk #BritishJournalismAwards last night 🙌

Homeless at Christmas | Created with Datawrapper The areas with the highest rates of families living in temporary accommodation and people sleeping on the streets this winter

The annual report from Shelter on the number of people who will be homeless this Christmas is stark reading - at least 354,000 people in England, including 161,500 children, will spend the holidays without a home. I've mapped the local figures below 👇
#ddj #dataviz #datajournalism

Secondary school GCSE performance figures were released this morning.

Find out how your children's secondary school is faring by using our interactive here: www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...

Thousands of disabled Brits may be eligible for benefits without even knowing it It is estimated that 24 percent of the population of the UK has a disability, but census estimates show that in many areas less than half claim disability benefits

For #InternationalDayOfPersonswithDisabilities, my colleague @richardceault.bsky.social found thousands of disabled people in the UK could be eligible for benefits without even knowing it - with fewer than half claiming in some parts of the country
www.mirror.co.uk/money/thousa...

Estimated housebuilding shortfall or surplus by 2029 | Created with Datawrapper Analysis of 80 years of data compares the peak of private housebuilding with current government targets.

Some interesting data out today from @centreforcities.bsky.social, suggesting Labour are going to miss their 2029 housebuilding target by at least 388,000 homes. The shortfall is forecast to be largest in big metropolitan areas - I've mapped the figures at a local level below 👇
#ddj #dataviz #map

Very good 😂

Great data graphic by my colleague Marianna Longo on the average cost of Christmas dinner. How much are you going to be spending this year?
#dataviz #Christmas

There were a record 159,380 children living in temporary accommodation in England between April and June 2024.

A total of 5,910 households with children were living in B&Bs, 3,770 of which had been there for over the 6-week limit. Back in 2010, just 160 families stayed over that limit

NEW: The number of homeless children living in temporary accommodation in England has risen AGAIN to 159,380 - up 15% in a year.

Transient lives in temporary homes, defined by uncertainly, doing untold damage.

It is a scandal. But it’s not new. And it’s not going away.

Yaaay, well done! 🎉

But what makes this project special is that it goes way beyond the data to show the humans behind the stats, with amazing reporting and frankly fantastic photography from the MyLondon team (as well as site design by @renduh.bsky.social). I encourage you to read it in full!

The data speaks for itself - figures from CHAIN show rough sleeping has more than doubled over the last 10 years, and the number of people dying while homeless has also been on the rise

Rough: The stories behind London's homelessness crisis Why the scandal of homelessness in London must end - and how we need to fix it

Very proud to have been involved in this special project by MyLondon on the rise of rough sleeping in the capital - it's an incredible piece of work that really brings to life the stories behind the current homelessness crisis
#ddj #datajournalism #dataviz

Please also enjoy this outtake, where I look like I’m trying some stand-up material. “Data? I hardly know her!” Ba dum tss

It was great to speak to students at @sheffielduni.bsky.social about #datajournalism yesterday - hopefully inspiring the next generation of data nerds!

Save NHS dentistry and make it fit for the 21st century People are pulling out their own teeth! This dentist is so concerned he’s started a petition about it. I’ve signed – will you join us?

Eddie Crouch, chair of @thebda.bsky.social said: "Until the new Government keep their promises, millions will face long hours on the phone, struggling to access care." The Mirror has launched the Dentists for All campaign with the BDA - you can sign here:

We built an interactive map, which is automatically updated daily, that lets you search by postcode to find dental practices near you that are accepting new NHS patients
#ddj #datajournalism #dataviz

Virtually all dentists refusing to take on new NHS patients despite rule change EXCLUSIVE: A Mirror investigation has revealed virtually no dentists in England are now taking on new NHS patients, with dental practices across the country failing to accept new members

My latest investigation for @mirror.co.uk looks at England's dental crisis, with an estimated 96% of practices not taking on new adult NHS patients. One practice we contacted stated its waiting list was “at least ten years”

Thank you!

Thank you Joe - I'll try for something more upbeat next time, but unfortunately a lot of my investigations focus on social injustice so they're quite depressing 😅

I'm so sorry to hear that - thank you for sharing!

Liverpool: Austerity City How 14 years of Conservative-led cuts have damaged a city and its people

I've been on here a while without actually posting anything, so I figure I should finally get round to sharing some of my work. First up, this major project I worked on with @liamthorp.bsky.social for @liverpoolecho.co.uk, revealing the devastating impact of austerity in Liverpool
#ddj #dataviz