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Reuben Fischer-Baum

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Senior Data Editor @yahoonews.com. Previously @washingtonpost.com, FiveThirtyEight, Deadspin (RIP). 2021-2022 Nieman fellow. I teach data visualization at RISD and Brown. See my work at reubenfb.com.

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A chart showing U.S. and global box office totals for every Pixar movie.

A chart showing U.S. and global box office totals for every Pixar movie.

A chart showing that across mythological traditions, "Male sun/Female moon" is the most common gender combination.

A chart showing that across mythological traditions, "Male sun/Female moon" is the most common gender combination.

A chart showing the amount of money that was lost by city during the Freedman's Bank collapse of 1874.

A chart showing the amount of money that was lost by city during the Freedman's Bank collapse of 1874.

A chart showing how many runs Virat Kohli scored in each of his matches in 2016

A chart showing how many runs Virat Kohli scored in each of his matches in 2016

A few of my favorite charts this semester, from:
tpalsamu.github.io/pixar/
sitapawar.github.io/lunar-folklo...
calkir.github.io/freedmans-ba...
jaikapoor.github.io/cricket/

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DATA 1500 | Spring 2025 Brown University Final projects from Spring 2025 Data Visualization & Narrative students

This was my second year teaching "Data Visualization & Narrative" at Brown. Check out this great set of final projects!

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Thank you!

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A children's newspaper that has a hand-drawn headline: HARD WORK FOR JUICY BERRIES.

A children's newspaper that has a hand-drawn headline: HARD WORK FOR JUICY BERRIES.

Unbelievably thankful for all the wonderful people I worked with on the graphics team.

The Post also gave me rope to produce lighthearted work, like a showcase of newspapers created by kids during Covid. As a start a new job, here's a headline from one of them that’s become a bit of a mantra.

05.02.2025 18:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

After nearly eight years at The Washington Post, I’m on to something new. This week I started as the Senior Data Editor on the recently formed Data Services team at Yahoo News. Excited to help build something from the ground up!

05.02.2025 18:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Data Narratives 2024 cargo.site

Just wrapped up my second year teaching Data Narratives at RISD! Here’s the great set of final data visualization/storytelling projects that the students put together: data-narratives.com

18.12.2024 18:25 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

One of my favorite stories I've gotten to edit recently: Can YOU spot which of these actors are wearing wigs?

Come for the quiz, stay for the in-depth interviews and diagrams!

www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...

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