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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 poster giving details for a lecture by artist and data journalist Surya Mattu. The event will take place at 6:30pm on March 5, in College Building (yes that's the official name) room 412.

A poster giving details for a lecture by artist and data journalist Surya Mattu. The event will take place at 6:30pm on March 5, in College Building (yes that's the official name) room 412.

Rhode Island folks! If you're interested in the intersection of data, journalism, and art, come listen to me moderate a talk with @suryamattu.com at RISD on Thursday, March 5, at 6:30pm.

04.03.2026 15:55 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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/

20.05.2025 16:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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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!

20.05.2025 15:55 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!

05.02.2025 18:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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 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 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 πŸ‘ 3 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...

07.03.2024 14:27 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0