New #dataViz dive from @NBCNews into how to look at what a trillion is, in words and visuals. We have a chart, a ticker, an interactive, multiple three-dimensional renderings, it was a team effort (five bylines!) and it shows. [no paywall] nbcnews.com/data-graphics/vi…
ALT A three-dimensional rendering of the Statue of Liberty, $1.77 trillion in stacked hundred dollar bills, a SpaceX rocket and other comparable items. The stacked money takes up quite a bit more space than the Statue of Liberty – and, when you look at the $1 billion in stacked bills next to it, the billion looks miniscule. Atop this rendering is the text "A trillion, visualized: The SpaceX IPO valuation is orders of magnitude larger than Tesla’s 2010 IPO valuation."
There are new numbers – just landed today – from the U.S. Dept. of Education that show the share of 13-year-olds who read for pleasure near daily has declined from 27% in 2012 to 14% in 2025 and the share of 9-year-olds is down from 53% to 37%. nbcnews.com/data-graphics/ki…
Here’s @amowreader with her first @NBCNews byline🎉: New federal data shows double-digit percentage point drops in the shares of 9- and 13-year-olds who read for fun almost every day. [no paywall] nbcnews.com/data-graphics/ki…
New data from the Education Department shows the share of 13-year-olds who read for fun has declined by nearly half since 2012. nbcnews.com/data-graphics/ki…
BREAKING: Inflation jumps to 4.2%, the highest level since early 2023, keeping consumers under pressure as war with Iran keeps gas prices high. nbcnews.com/business/energy/…
My fellowship project with @EdWriters published today!
Six months, three states, over a dozen student and staff interviews, five researchers, two editors and one visuals designer leads to one big ole project.
Read it here!
Reaching Young Black Men Through Sense of Belonging
Institutions are using new and established interventions to foster connection and vocation among the next generation of Black male graduates. bit.ly/3QaKrJ2
ALT A group of young black men in matching sky blue polos stand together with their hands clasped posing for a picture.
in other news its fun to work with sports reporters again and ask questions like "do sports people use this phrase or is this jargon I'm going to have to explain"
excited to say I'm spending the summer at @NBCNews with the data graphics team, stay tuned for more cool charts, ft. the first one they let me build. & go knicks
I talked World Cup ticket prices this morning with @WatchSavannah and @JoeFryer — got to get into the research @RohanNadkarni and I did for the story (we spent an afternoon looking up hundreds of hotel and ticket prices)
Woe to those who manipulate religion and the very name of God for their own military, economic, and political gain, dragging that which is sacred into darkness and filth. #ApostolicJourney#Cameroonvatican.va/content/leo-xiv/e…
Cried five plus times reading this, heartbreaking accounts of the Camp Mystic tragedy and the hurt these girls and their parents faced
nymag.com/intelligencer/arti…
PEAK BLOOM! PEAK BLOOM! PEAK BLOOM!
It's official! The cherry blossoms are opening & putting on a splendid spring spectacle. See you soon.
🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸!
#CherryBlossom#BloomWatch#WashingtonDC
ALT White cherry blossoms growing on thin tree branches frame the Tidal Basin and Washington Monument under a warm sunrise sky.
Imagine being a bright-eyed J-School grad eager to launch your reporting career, and the editor of Cleveland's metro daily puts you on blast for wanting to be a journalist instead of an AI content farmer. cleveland.com/news/2026/02/j…