Stories about topics we think are important and other musings from our team.

2015 Women’s Day in Europe

What’s to Celebrate?

An hour of work by a woman gets paid 16% less on average than that of her male colleague. In EU’s 600 largest companies, women presidents are on average 9%. And female CEOs 4%. Only two countries have women as Governors of…

Uber is Now Congress’ “Private Driver”: 60% of All Rides Less Than $100

Through The Gender Lens: One Century of Cinema History

5 Ways to Use Data Storytelling for Advocacy

Nonprofits are often wary of creating their own data visualizations, and for valid reasons. Setting up such a project can require a team of designers, developers, and coders to bring it to life. Unfortunately, many organizations and individuals that…

Silk for Publishers: A “Swiss Army” Knife for Data Journalism is Free for Newsies

Open Source Journalism: Data, Transparency and the Big Story

Eurovision Voting Patterns: Visualize 40 Years of Data

Every year, critics flood over the voting at the Eurovision Song Contest. In fact, it often seems more than a music contest. According to many, it’s rather a political display of national alliances. The current voting system was set up…