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Amy Qin @amyqin.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Hey! I’m at #NICAR26. Say hi if you’re here too! Also on a panel this afternoon at 3:45 — Data in the world of audio — with the wonderful @jjw.bsky.social @hannahereale.bsky.social @claytonguse.bsky.social Come to learn about how to talk about data on air and make sound rich data features!

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Jaclyn Jeffrey-Wilensky @jjw.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

the manischewitz was perhaps my greatest collab with @ceostroff.bsky.social to date

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Jaclyn Jeffrey-Wilensky @jjw.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

ngl the betta fish has been a tremendous addition to the newsroom

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Jaclyn Jeffrey-Wilensky @jjw.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

grok's commands out here sounding like the horrific necktie from disco elysium

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Jaclyn Jeffrey-Wilensky @jjw.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

It’s my first day on the @wsj.com data team! Excited to get started (◕ ˬ ◕✿)

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Jaclyn Jeffrey-Wilensky @jjw.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Got into the weeds on SNAP for @usnews.com. Long story short: these cuts would result in millions of people getting less help with groceries, or no help at all.

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Jaclyn Jeffrey-Wilensky @jjw.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

Come ask me about ranking the states!

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U.S. News & World Report @usnews.com · 06/05/2025

Our senior data editor, @jjw.bsky.social is taking all of your questions about our 2025 Best States Rankings. Ask her about Utah. Ask her about crime. Heck, ask her about Les Miz! www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comme...

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Jaclyn Jeffrey-Wilensky @jjw.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

me the fifth time you repeat what you said but the room is too loud

A screenshot from the natsec signal chat in which JD Vance says: What?

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Jaclyn Jeffrey-Wilensky @jjw.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

(sorry for the repost, trying to fix crunchy image quality)

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Jaclyn Jeffrey-Wilensky @jjw.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Trackin chaos in the groupchat with @oknox.bsky.social for @usnews.com! www.usnews.com/news/u-s-new...

A table showing participants in the Signal chat discussing U.S. military strikes in Yemen, as reported by the Atlantic.

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Jaclyn Jeffrey-Wilensky @jjw.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

yappin about inflation app.criticalmention.com/app/#/clip/p...

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Critical Mention

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Jaclyn Jeffrey-Wilensky @jjw.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

I'll be on SiriusXM #124 at 4:45 ET to talk about our new inflation tracker!

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Jaclyn Jeffrey-Wilensky @jjw.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Quite possibly Long Island's most architecturally significant (and my personal favorite) structure

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Jaclyn Jeffrey-Wilensky @jjw.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

We're tracking egg prices, inflation and more over at @usnews.com money.usnews.com/money/person...

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Jaclyn Jeffrey-Wilensky @jjw.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Eggs 🥚 are averaging close to $6 per carton across the U.S., according to the latest government data.

A chart showing egg prices in U.S. cities between 2019 and 2025. Prices have risen sharply since mid-2023, from just over $2 per dozen to nearly $6 per dozen.

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Jaclyn Jeffrey-Wilensky @jjw.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Dusted off the old linguistics degree for this fun little @usnews.com text analysis of Trump's join address to congress earlier this week! www.usnews.com/news/nationa...

A word cloud, prominently featuring words like "great," "country," "american," "administration," "tariff," "biden" and "beatutiful."

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Jaclyn Jeffrey-Wilensky @jjw.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Well that's.....not good. Interesting viz for @usnews.com economy whisperer Tim Smart's roundup of recession omens to look out for: www.usnews.com/news/economy...

A chart showing GDP growth estimates from the The Atlanta Federal Reserve's GDPNow. Its most recent estimate of first-quarter GDP change is -2.8%, down substantially from last month's predictions.

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Jaclyn Jeffrey-Wilensky @jjw.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

My "The government is not offering to exchange dismissal of a criminal case for Adams’s assistance on immigration enforcement" footnote has people asking a lot of questions already answered by my footnote www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/n...

A screenshot from the linked article reading:

"The letter also said that trial preparation would unduly restrict Mr. Adams and that the trial itself would keep him stuck in court, potentially for more than a month. It said that Mr. Adams’s loss of a security clearance during the inquiry had hurt his ability to cooperate with federal authorities on important national security investigations.

And it asserted that Mr. Adams was aligned with the Trump administration on public safety and illegal immigration. If the prosecution proceeded, the letter said, Mr. Adams could not be an active partner to the Department of Homeland Security.

Despite those arguments — or perhaps in light of them — Mr. Bove’s directive to Manhattan federal prosecutors included an unusual footnote.

“The government is not offering to exchange dismissal of a criminal case for Adams’s assistance on immigration enforcement,” it said.

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Kyle Walker @kylewalker.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Update (3pm ET on February 5th): the Census FTP site, including the ACS flat files and TIGER/Line shapefiles, is back up! This means that your #rstats / #Python Census geodata packages are now working as normal. Get your data now!

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Jaclyn Jeffrey-Wilensky @jjw.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

All good, thank you for trying and for keeping us posted. I was able to download the ALLDATA file so at least I have a local copy for the time being.

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Jaclyn Jeffrey-Wilensky @jjw.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

For the record, a big chunk of this data is still accessible via the API and/or data.census.gov! @kylewalker.bsky.social's got the latest straight from the source: bsky.app/profile/kyle...

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Jaclyn Jeffrey-Wilensky @jjw.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Thank you so much, Kyle, this is really helpful to know. One thing I'm stressing about right now are the post-2022 POPEST figures -- they seem to only be available via FTP. Sometimes I can download them, other times I get 403'd :(

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Jaclyn Jeffrey-Wilensky @jjw.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Truly such an eerie feeling to be noodling around on Census.gov for my silly little non-news data analysis purposes and find 403 errors left and right 🙃

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Jaclyn Jeffrey-Wilensky @jjw.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Aiming to be as confident today as the chicken on my planner

A 2025 planner emblazoned with stickers, including one of a chicken that reads "I am capable of a great many things."

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Jaclyn Jeffrey-Wilensky @jjw.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Webpages full of federal resources for LGBTQ+ Americans are going offline under the new administration, @mathurashton.bsky.social and I report for @therealusnews.bsky.social: www.usnews.com/news/educati...

A screenshot from VisualPing showing a list of "Resources for LGBTQI+ Students" replaced with a 404 error.

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Apoorva Mandavilli @apoorvanyt.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

BREAKING: A Louisiana patient who had been hospitalized with severe bird flu has died, the first such fatality in the United States, state health officials report. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/06/h...

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First Bird Flu Death in U.S. Reported in Louisiana (Gift Article)

The deceased was over 65 and had other medical conditions, state officials said.

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Jaclyn Jeffrey-Wilensky @jjw.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

SNOW MAP SNOW MAP SNOW MAP <my latest viz for @therealusnews.bsky.social> More here: www.usnews.com/news/nationa...

A map showing a band of heavy snowfall from Kansas to Virginia.

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Jaclyn Jeffrey-Wilensky @jjw.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

Chilly temps ahead for the southeastern US, @eldavisjr.bsky.social reports for @therealusnews.bsky.social www.usnews.com/news/nationa...

A map showing predictions for cold temperatures in the southeastern United States

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Jaclyn Jeffrey-Wilensky @jjw.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

A little seasonal fun for @therealusnews.bsky.social: See which state your Christmas tree probably came from. shorturl.at/WEYCo

A map showing how many Christmas trees were grown in each state in 2022. Oregon and North Carolina produced the most Christmas trees.

A chart showing that one-third of Christmas trees produced in 2022 were grown in Oregon. 22% were grown in North Carolina, 12% were grown in Michigan, 6% were grown in Washington and the rest were grown in other states.

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Rob Davis @robwdavis.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Great job alert! ProPublica is hiring a climate reporter. Come join us. Remote OK. Salary range: $95K-$170K. Apply here: boards.greenhouse.io/propublica/j...

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Reporter, Climate

New York, New York, United States

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Jaclyn Jeffrey-Wilensky @jjw.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

More stats and analysis over at @therealusnews.bsky.social: www.usnews.com/news/best-st...

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Jaclyn Jeffrey-Wilensky @jjw.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

School shootings have killed 18 people and injured 59 this year, according to @edweek.bsky.social's tracker. Last week's shooting in WI brought this year's total to 39 shootings -- more than one per week of the school year. That's about the same number as last year, but still more than pre-COVID.

A chart showing the number of school shootings in the U.S. each year since 2018. The number of shootings has remained elevated since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Jaclyn Jeffrey-Wilensky @jjw.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

The U.S. ranks well below other wealthy countries in terms of life expectancy. It also has the largest gap of any nation between lifespan and *healthy* lifespan: over 12 years, according to WHO data. That means sicker lives for Americans. More from @srjreports.bsky.social and me: shorturl.at/8mPB5

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Jaclyn Jeffrey-Wilensky @jjw.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Give the full story a read if you like @therealusnews.bsky.social: www.usnews.com/news/health-...

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Jaclyn Jeffrey-Wilensky @jjw.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Those denials take a toll, data from @commonwealthfund.org shows. Among those whose treatment was delayed thanks to insurance denials, nearly half said their health got worse in the interim.

A chart showing that, among people whose treatment was delayed by insurance claim denials:
1. 80% said the delay caused worry and anxiety
2. 47% said their health got worse
3. 16% said they were diagnosed later
4. 7% said the delay had no effect

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Jaclyn Jeffrey-Wilensky @jjw.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

How often do health insurance companies deny claims? It's hard to know, mostly because insurers and industry groups refuse to tell us. We used survey data to get at the question another way. 1/5 privately insured respondents told @kff.org they'd had claims denied in the last year. shorturl.at/hKgJA

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Pamela Colloff @pamelacolloff.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

This is a masterpiece of both investigative reporting and narrative storytelling. Please take the time to read this haunting piece and to marvel at what @davidmcswane.bsky.social has uncovered. I'll be thinking about this story for a long, long time: www.propublica.org/article/thom...

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A Hospital Helped a Beloved Doctor’s Practice Flourish Even as It Suspected He Was Hurting Patients

Hailed as a savior upon his arrival in Helena, Dr. Thomas C. Weiner became a favorite of patients and his hospital’s highest earner. As the myth surrounding the high-profile oncologist grew, so did th...

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Hell Gate *subscribe today!* @hellgatenyc.com · 09/12/2024

As NYPD officials boasted of the resources expended finding the killer of a corporate CEO, another sidewalk murder the same week, of a migrant teen, has not received the same treatment. hellgatenyc.com/two-manhatta...

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Two Very Different Manhattan Murder Investigations

The NYPD spent countless hours and resources searching for a CEO’s killer, but has made little evident progress on the fatal stabbing of a migrant teen.

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Patrick Spauster @patrickspauster.com · 09/12/2024

From the group chat: United Healthcare CEO murder suspect worked on Civilization 6, according to LinkedIn

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