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Data Vis Dispatch, February 4: Aviation, mayors, and dinosaurs
The best of last week’s big and small data visualizations
Vivien Serve
Welcome back to the 179th edition of the Data Vis Dispatch! Every week, we publish a collection of the best small and large data visualizations we find, especially from news organizations — to celebrate data journalism, data visualization, simple charts, elaborate maps, and their creators.
Recurring topics this week include a plane crash, mayors, and digging up dinosaurs.
Last Wednesday night, an American Airlines plane and Army helicopter collided in mid-air over the Potomac River in Washington, DC. More than 60 people died, leaving many to wonder why and how it happened:
Aviation also came up in Argentina, where the government is pushing for an open skies policy, in the U.K., where the expansion of Heathrow Airport is raising concerns about emissions targets, and practically anywhere birds might fly:
This week’s health topics were an emotional roller coaster: maternal mortality has fallen but is still way too high; measles vaccines are very effective; people in the UK are left waiting for emergency care:
On to politics, where Germany is an uproar over the vote on a bill for stricter migration policy. Ahead of February’s election, Germans are also concerned about social justice:
On to the big numbers — Wall Street bonuses, imprisoned journalists, and a massive survey of national health in India:
Bloomberg: How Much Your Wall Street Bonus Is Really Worth, January 30theeuropeancorrespondent: “As of 1 December 2024, at least 361 journalists were imprisoned worldwide, with just 10 countries responsible for detaining 267 of them. Leading the list of the worst offenders are Russia, Belarus, Myanmar, Israel, and China […],” February 2 (Instagram)Data for India: Understanding India’s National Family Health Survey, January 28
We all love a good dose of entertainment — in bookstores, watching Oscar-nominated movies (that a lot of people apparently don’t like), and while digging up dinosaurs:
Let’s keep the fun going with a few (slightly cursed) visualizations via Bluesky:
Karim Douieb: “Ever wondered what a country’s meat supply looks like? Here’s a breakdown of meat preferences in Japan, the US & Germany—visualized as hybrid animals! A fun (and slightly cursed) way to see food stats,” February 2 (Bluesky)Alex Selby-Boothroyd: ”I have dabbled in the cursèd world of Moreau before. The first draft of the West Ham one still keeps me up at night,” February 2 (Bluesky)
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(she/her) is a working student on Datawrapper’s Communications team. She creates the Data Vis Dispatch to keep data visualization enthusiasts up to date on exciting new projects. When she’s not working, she studies interface design, and when she’s not studying, she’s planning a festival stage or soldering light installations. Vivien lives in Potsdam.
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