@pablorobles.bsky.social
Visual journalist who works for The New York Times as a visual editor, based in Seoul. He specializes in information graphics and data visualization for international coverage. Past SCMP, Bloomberg in HK https://www.nytimes.com/by/pablo-robles
Most of my work this year was just trying to make sense of the mess behind the scenes. I’m sharing the ‘ugly’ process and the detective work behind my latest projects. See you next year and happy holidays! open.substack.com/pub/pablorob...
Amazing story by Jeffrey Gettleman, Hari Kumar, Agnes Chang, and @pablorobles.bsky.social is presented as a special section in today's print edition of the NYT. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Early signs suggest that Hong Kong’s worst fire in decades was the result of negligence, poor decisions and circumstance. Here is how the design of the buildings and the construction materials used may have contributed to its spread. nyti.ms/4pkOQVV
I’ve spent years collecting tools, datasets, maps, and other interesting links I’ve come across through my work and passion. I’m organizing everything into one place: If you’d like to get it when it’s out, you can subscribe here: pablorobles.substack.com/about
This weekend we published a project on the devastating impact of malnutrition on children’s bodies in Gaza.
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What Malnutrition Does to Children’s Bodies
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Lately I’ve been working on illustrations for all kinds of projects from how tariffs hit U.S. households, to the steps of building an atomic bomb in Iran, to quick visuals for smaller stories.
How Elon Musk Is Remaking Grok in His Image
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NJ Transit is much worse than all other commuter rails in the NYC area. @agordon.me and @suryamattu.com collected and analyzed many weeks of transit feeds to quantify how bad (and it includes angry emojis).
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Kim Jong-un, the leader of North Korea, introduced his daughter to the world in 2022. Our Seoul bureau chief analyzed North Korean state propaganda for signs that Kim Ju-ae is being primed to possibly one day become her father's successor. Read more: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Latest project: How North Korea Promotes Kim’s ‘Dear Daughter’ as a Worthy Heir
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Interesting alternative to a pie chart (using fuzzy circles filled with points) to show tree species distribution—highlighted by a fantastic transition from map to graph. By @janicekchen.bsky.social
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Animated some dust moving across the atlantic for this story with @amyjeangraff.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/04/w...
NEW: Under Trump, the National Science Foundation is awarding grants at the slowest pace in decades. We took a detailed look at every area of science affected by the funding lag. Here's a gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Israel has rapidly accelerated its destruction of Rafah in April and May. It's hard to understand the magnitude of this, even when spending time analyzing recent satellite imagery. From me, Samuel Granados, Aaron Boxerman, and @rileymellen.bsky.social
Gift link:
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This project highlights the ways that social networks can create information bubbles, via our colleague @stuartathompson.bsky.social
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Latest project: Your Home Without China — We highlight how much of our everyday life depends on goods imported from China, and what could happen as new U.S.-China tariffs take effect. We used illustration to make the topic feel more accessible and relatable.
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It’s hard to imagine an American home without Chinese products. Many essentials are imported almost entirely from China — and with new tariffs, they’re likely to become more expensive. We analyzed import data to show where Americans may see product shortages, fewer choices and price increases.
From our friends in NYT Graphics:
"We analyzed import data to show where Americans may see product shortages, fewer choices and price increases."
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Measles is one of the most contagious disease known to us — and it has been making a comeback in the U.S. Here's how vaccination stops the spread.
NEW: We simulated a disease outbreak to show how vaccines can stop the spread of a contagious disease. With @fparis.bsky.social @upshot.nytimes.com (Paywall-free gift link) 🎁
Rainfall from this past weekend: www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/w...
After collecting nearly a year's worth of AIS data, we visualize how China's law enforcement vessels routinely enter Taiwan's restricted and prohibited waters near Kinmen, Taiwan's closest territory to China, as part of China's gray-zone tactics.
The project about the chained woman in China made it to print, with a double spread page, and appeared on the front page last Friday. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Choosing colours for cloud cover percentage wasn't easy, but happy with how this monochrome version turned out for the recent lunar eclipse – direct labels seemed to help www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/s...
I made a quick map today for this important story: Chinese Warships Circle Australia and Leave It Feeling ‘Near-Naked’ www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/w...
Latest interactive work: How the South Korean President's Military Takeover Attempt Fell Apart www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
