2026-03-26 01:41:11
For the New York Times, Lazaro Gamio, Blacki Migliozzi, and River Akira Davis use a Sankey diagram to show the breakdown of oil and gas that flows through the Strait of Hormuz.
The layout for the story works well. It starts with the origin countries, sized by the percentage of energy through the strait. A pause in the middle at the strait shows the full amount, which then splits into where the oil exports to. Red text notes disruptions.
Tags: imports, New York Times, oil, Strait of Hormuz
2026-03-25 17:55:58
Getting pregnant and having a child is typically described as an effortless process where you try and then you succeed. However, the process is often not so direct. For the Pudding, Lam Thuy Vo, with help from Jan Diehm and Michelle Pera-McGhee, and illustrations by Rose Wong, describes the journey of infertility and IVF.
You are able to move through from the point of view of parent or child. Switch back and forth or go all the way with each separately.
Tags: children, infertility, Lam Thuy Vo, Pudding
2026-03-24 17:34:56
Lazaro Gamio and Josh Holder for the New York Times break down energy imports by country and the percentage that comes from the Middle East.
It seems likely that these percentages will swing one way or another in the near future, but variable width bar charts are my statistical chart weakness. Total energy, in dollars, is on the y-axis, and the share of that from the Middle East, by percentage, is on the x-axis. There are a set of four charts for Asia, Europe, Africa, and the Americas, with consistent scales across the set.
Tags: imports, New York Times, oil
2026-03-24 15:18:55
Unmanned and relatively cheap drones that can be manufactured in high volume have changed airspace typically dominated by expensive jets and trained pilots. Reuters illustrates the shift that allowed less equipped countries to fight against larger ones.
In just the first week of the conflict, Iran launched more than 1,000 drones and it is estimated to have the capacity to produce around 10,000 per month.
The technology of war has evolved rapidly in recent years, a shift starkly illustrated by Ukraine’s fight against Russia. What began as a conflict dominated by tanks and artillery has increasingly become a drone war. Outgunned in conventional armor and aircraft, Ukraine turned to inexpensive unmanned systems for reconnaissance and attack. Drones are estimated to account for about 70% of Russian casualties, enabling strikes to be carried out remotely and reducing the risk to pilots and aircrews.
The build-up to show scale in this piece is quite something. Expensive and specialized aircraft fly across at first. Then a switch to hundreds of drones filling the sky shows the task of defending against high volume.
2026-03-24 01:24:43
Along with more arrests, the current administration has deported mothers at twice the rate as the previous administration. ProPublica reports, using data obtained through a public records lawsuit by the University of Washington Center for Human Rights.
A Sankey diagram is used to show arrests by administration, the percentage detained, and of those, the percentage released, in custody, or removed or deported. This led to 11,000 children separated from their mothers by the current administration — and this is only as of August 2025, as UW continues the court process to get more data.
Tags: arrests, deportation, immigration, ProPublica
2026-03-24 00:51:46
For the New York Times, Albert Sun, Allison McCann, and Hamed Aleaziz obtained data through an internal ICE document to see arrests over time.
Some places that did not have high-profile ICE operations this year, such as Florida and San Antonio, have still seen high and steadily increasing numbers of arrests. In other areas like Los Angeles and Chicago that were targeted by ICE with aggressive enforcement operations last year, the number of arrests has fallen steeply in recent months. And in some areas — notably many places with so-called sanctuary policies in place — the arrest rate is flat, or up only slightly.
Tags: arrests, immigration, New York Times
