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Marco Hernández

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Graphics Editor at The New York Times 🇺🇸| former Reuters 🇸🇬 | South China Morning Post 🇭🇰 | La Nacion 🇨🇷

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Marco Hernández @mhernandez.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
As part of the celebration of the New York Times 175th anniversary, graphics director Archie Tse, wrote a brief story about the sketchbook he used while in Iraq covering the news of Saddam Hussein's hideout. Here [ nyti.ms/3TjBBKF ] is a list of objects that @nytimes.com's journalist can't forget.
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Marco Hernández @mhernandez.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Greenland is back in the news. Some time ago I made 10 maps of this territory to show some of Greenland’s the key features, this one shows military bases. Check them all out here mhinfographics.github.io/funtography/...
A map of Greenland showing where military bases are situated
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The Upshot @upshot.nytimes.com · 06/09/2026
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Opinion | Summer Has Gotten Much Hotter. See How Bad It Is Where You Live.
The notion of enduring the summer rather than embracing it has spread far beyond the Sun Belt.
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Marco Hernández @mhernandez.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Politicians recently raised tensions on the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas). So made a few maps to better understand the situation. mhinfographics.github.io/funtography/21 Colonial rivalry, language, resources, climate, oil… Here’s a glimpse of the entangled history of this archipelago.
Un mapa de las islas MalvinasA map of Southern America showing the location of the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic Ocean
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Marco Hernández @mhernandez.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Just for fun, I made some maps and sketches summarizing a recent trip to St. Wolfgang. Here's the latest entry to Funtography mhinfographics.github.io/funtography/20
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Christiaan Triebert @trbrtc.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Only one country voted against. (Via @zhugeex.com).
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Marco Hernández @mhernandez.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Come and join the New York Times Graphics Team for 12 weeks. Applications for the Graphics Intensive program are open, more details here: www.nytco.com/careers/earl...
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Marco Hernández @mhernandez.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
The New York Times Store offers a book titled "History of Space," which compiles space coverage spanning over a century. I'm excited to see that the new edition includes the pieces I produced for the coverage of the Artemis II mission this year. tinyurl.com/4aaatxfr #science
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Marco Hernández @mhernandez.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
The world of emojis is simply fascinating.
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Marco Hernández @mhernandez.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Esta historia también esta disponible en español: nyti.ms/3R07976 Por qué los terremotos gemelos en Venezuela fueron tan mortales. ( Enlace de cortesía )
Una mapa mostrando desplazamiento de terreno después de los terremotos de Venezuela en Junio 2026.Un mapa de Venezuela mostrando población y la propagación de las hondas sísmicas después del terremoto de Junio 2026.
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Marco Hernández @mhernandez.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
In certain areas, the ground shifted up to half a meter. The airport sits atop the San Sebastián fault, right in the midst of the friction pulling in opposite directions. tinyurl.com/mwpp4z73 (gift link) 🎁
A map of ground displacement at Simón Bolívar International Airport, Venezuela. June 24, 2026.
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Marco Hernández @mhernandez.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
A combination of factors intensified the effects of the earthquake in Venezuela. Here's why the twin earthquakes in Venezuela were so deadly. tinyurl.com/mwpp4z73 (gift link)
A map of the shake waves from the earthquake that occurred in Venezuela on June 24, 2026.
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Marco Hernández @mhernandez.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
The U.S. is a mosaic of many nations; this map shows how people identify their ancestral origins. It turns out there are quite a few Costa Ricans like me out there. Who would have thought? 🇨🇷🇺🇸 www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Marco Hernández @mhernandez.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Scientists created a synthetic cell that feeds, grows and reproduces. We did this quick piece with some animations to show you how it works tinyurl.com/muhecan5 (gift link)
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Marco Hernández @mhernandez.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Trump wants to build a 250-foot arch just off Reagan National Airport. The area is one of the U.S. busiest air spaces… also it’s just a few miles away from last year’s deadly midair collision. Our latest piece looks at how this fits into D.C.’s crowed airspace tinyurl.com/ybt5fw8c 🎁 link
Air traffic over DCA and the location of the proposed arch
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Marco Hernández @mhernandez.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Here’s a really nice (and sad) story by my colleagues Katherine Chui and Catrin Einhorn. Truly a great multimedia piece to enjoy with sound on tinyurl.com/5dmu42zs gift link 🐳 🎧
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Marco Hernández @mhernandez.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
If you have read the first part of my conversation with @tksajeev.bsky.social here’s the second part of it: newspaperdesign.org/2026/05/20/b...
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Behind Every Graphic: The Relentless Accuracy Process at The New York Times - News Paper Design
In the second part of this exclusive interview with Marco Hernandez, conducted by T K Sajeev Kumar, Hernandez reflects on the rigorous fact-checking and editorial process behind major visual stories a...
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Marco Hernández @mhernandez.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
I had a conversation with TK Sajeev Kumar about the coverage of the Artemis II mission. Here is the first part of that chat: newspaperdesign.org/2026/05/14/b...
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Handcrafting The Next Moonshot: The Times’s Handmade Vision of Artemis II - News Paper Design
Marco Hernandez, Graphics Editor at The New York Times, speaks with TK Sajeev about transforming NASA’s Artemis mission into an immersive storytelling experience through interactive graphics, videos, ...
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Marco Hernández @mhernandez.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Today I got a copy of @oregonstate.edu magazine featuring the work of Jamon Van Den Hoek. He and Corey Scher are the minds behind the remote sensing data that many news outlets around the world use to tell stories about Ukraine and Gaza. Learn more about our collaboration here: tinyurl.com/5d2pkp99
Pages of the magazine feature the print version of the Ukraine damaged assessment story we did in June 2024 at the New York Times.Jamon's photo at the magazine
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Marco Hernández @mhernandez.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Building the moon. mhinfographics.com/2026/04/23/b... Here is a little blog post featuring some nerdy stuff about that handmade 3D model you might have seen a few weeks ago.
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Marco Hernández @mhernandez.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
This week, I’m in Berkeley to participate in the annual SND competition. Yesterday we kicked off the event with a session for students in which we explored creative ways to approach data for visual storytelling.
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Marco Hernández @mhernandez.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
I compared the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts' arch concepts with international museum records and cultural databases. The scale of the President’ proposal for its ”triumphal arc” is significantly larger than many of the iconic landmarks in the world tinyurl.com/26rctmud 🎁
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Marco Hernández @mhernandez.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Artemis II live coverage: What will happen during the final hours of the Artemis II mission? www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04...
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Marco Hernández @mhernandez.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
We're live again for Orion's return. We have a few more graphics coming to wrap-up this mission. Here's something fun about our maps, you can can see NASA's projected altitude www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04... Cool map by Malika Khurana and Martín González Gómez.
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Marco Hernández @mhernandez.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Last night I glued myself to NASA’s transmission to gather notes on the Astronauts observations. The photos came a little later, but here’s what they saw: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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NASA Releases Photos of Far Side of the Moon From Artemis II Astronauts (Gift Article)
See the photos taken by the Artemis II astronauts during their moon flyby.
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Marco Hernández @mhernandez.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
This video [ tinyurl.com/bs8ytpap ] is just 1min 32sec long. But behind it lies a great deal of work: mapping, coding, interviews, data processing, 3D printing, and even manual labor—painting the model. Take a look to the final piece in the link above. 🚀🌝 To the moon and beyond!
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Marco Hernández @mhernandez.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Intense days, we’ve published many Moon pieces—including this one today in video format—for which I 3D-printed a model of the Moon exactly the size that astronauts see it from Orion. According to NASA, it looks like a basketball if you hold it at arm's length. tinyurl.com/bs8ytpap
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Marco Hernández @mhernandez.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
It has been more than half a century since humans have been to the moon. The question is, why go back now? or even why go back at all? Here's our latest piece: tinyurl.com/3hnp9nvs 🎁 link #artemis-ii
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Marco Hernández @mhernandez.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Our Artemis II live coverage continues. You can follow it up here: www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04... In the meantime, here's the cover of the special supplement we published this week in the print edition of Times Science #moon
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 01/04/2026
For the first time since 1972, NASA is sending astronauts to the moon. The mission, Artemis II, is scheduled to launch on Wednesday at 6:24 p.m. Eastern time. Follow live updates.
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Artemis II Launch Live Updates: How and When to Watch NASA's Moon Mission
Four astronauts — three Americans and one Canadian — are scheduled to launch at 6:24 p.m. Eastern on the first crewed journey to the moon since 1972. But they will not land there on this mission.
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Marco Hernández @mhernandez.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
🌖 Artemis II will send four astronauts farther than any human has ever gone. Here’s what you need to know about their mission: tinyurl.com/bdeyx8n9 🎁
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Marco Hernández @mhernandez.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
If conditions are right, in just a couple of days NASA will send four astronauts on a flyby journey to the Moon and back. Here is what you need to know about their mission: tinyurl.com/bdeyx8n9 🎁
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The Upshot @upshot.nytimes.com · 29/03/2026
Via @emmbadger.bsky.social and Junho Lee and Larry Buchanan. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Trump’s Ballroom Design Has Barely Been Scrutinized (Gift Article)
Fake windows and a stairway to nowhere: Three months that could change the White House for generations.
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Marco Hernández @mhernandez.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
How the Iran War Has Rippled Across the World. An illustrated story by @pablorobles.bsky.social and Agnes Chang. 🎁 Gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Marco Hernández @mhernandez.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Where oil and gas normally travel by tanker ship from the Persian Gulf. A story by @lazarogamio.bsky.social, Blacki Migliozzi and River Akira Davis 🎁 tinyurl.com/5dd83fk3 #sankey
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How Blocking Oil and Gas From Leaving the Strait of Hormuz Ripples Around the World (Gift Article)
Trade is trickling through the vital artery connecting the Persian Gulf and the world, creating an economic shock thousands of miles away.
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The Upshot @upshot.nytimes.com · 24/03/2026
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Why Reopening the Strait of Hormuz Will Be Difficult Without A Deal With Iran (Gift Article)
There may be no country better situated geographically than Iran when it comes to bringing an oil-dependent world to its knees.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 24/03/2026
An Air Canada jet collided with a fire truck at LaGuardia Airport on Sunday night, killing two people and injuring dozens. Audio from air traffic control, flight data and imagery of the aftermath provide clues as to how the collision unfolded.
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See How the LaGuardia Plane Crash Unfolded
Flight data, video of the crash and imagery of the aftermath reveal how an Air Canada jet collided with a fire truck, killing two people and injuring dozens.
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Mira Rojanasakul @rjnskl.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
Record heat is colliding with a snow drought across the Western United States, where snowpack accounts for much of the water supply 🎁 www.nytimes.com/interactive/... w/ @byscottdance.com & @sachimulkey.bsky.social
A map of the snowpack across the western United States compared to average snowpack for this time of the year. In nearly all, large swaths of the mountain ranges have less than a third of the normal snowpack for the year. Nearly all of the Colorado River Basin has below-average snow. Snowpack is below average in every western state except for parts of Wyoming, Idaho, Montana and Washington.
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The Upshot @upshot.nytimes.com · 21/03/2026
Via @josh-h.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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The Gravity of the War in Iran (Gift Article)
Many countries want nothing to do with the fighting in Iran. They’re being pulled in anyway.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 19/03/2026
One plane forced to reroute because of a SpaceX explosion last year was running low on fuel, prompting the pilot to declare an emergency and fly the jet and its 283 passengers through a designated debris zone to reach an airport. (Published Jan.)
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“We're Too Close to the Debris”: How SpaceX Rockets Put Passenger Planes at Risk
The FAA predicted Elon Musk's Starship would cause “minor or minimal” disruption. Then the rockets exploded twice in three months over busy airspace. Flight data reveals how many planes scrambled to protect passengers and avoid burning debris.
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Christiaan Triebert @trbrtc.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
After 10 weeks of a U.S. oil blockade, Cuba's grid is near collapse. Russia may be sending a lifeline: a state-owned tanker full of crude. But a Chinese-owned tanker, spooked by U.S. threats, abandoned its Cuba delivery and is now looking for a buyer elsewhere. w/ @jacknicas.bsky.social
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Marco Hernández @mhernandez.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Blackouts are getting worse in Cuba, some days the entire island is plunged into near total darkness. Here's the story tinyurl.com/47srb7ff by my colleagues @pablorobles.bsky.social @wallacetim.bsky.social and Simon Romero | gift link 🎁
A map of nighttime lights in Cuba, March 6, 2026.
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The Upshot @upshot.nytimes.com · 18/03/2026
Via @rjnskl.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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How a Melting Glacier in Antarctica Could Affect Tens of Millions Around the Globe (Gift Article)
A collapse of the Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica would sharply accelerate sea-level rise in coastal cities.
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Marco Hernández @mhernandez.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Today's print edition of The New York Times includes an illustrated guide showing some of the weapons used by both sides in the war in Iran. A guide by @johnismay.bsky.social
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Marco Hernández @mhernandez.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Disinformation has long been a challenge, but the pervasiveness of A.I.-generated content has amplified it. The verification process can take more time now, and we’ve had to leave some stuff on the cutting-room floor because it didn’t meet our standards. —Elena Shao tinyurl.com/bp7bvekn
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How The Times Uses Graphics and Maps to Track the Mideast Conflict
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Marco Hernández @mhernandez.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Wars and conflicts always bring impacts on our global transportation systems. Take a look at this article by my colleagues, Zach Levitt and Jacqueline Gu, which shows how airways have changed and their significant implications for travelers: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Iran War Forces Thousands of Flights to Divert (Gift Article)
Tens of thousands of flights have been cancelled since the initial strikes, and airlines that once relied on Iranian airspace are now scrambling to find alternatives.
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Marco Hernández @mhernandez.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
It's incredible how quickly our skills get rusty. So sometimes I do quick particle simulations so I don't forget things... just because why not? 😅
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Lauren Tierney @tierneymaps.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
I put together a list of recent job postings in the mapping and journalism space, please add more as you find them! www.linkedin.com/posts/lauren...
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Listing job postings I've seen recently in mapping, cartography, and journalism. If you have others to share, please comment and add them to the list ❤️ GIS Industry Solutions Manager - National...
Listing job postings I've seen recently in mapping, cartography, and journalism. If you have others to share, please comment and add them to the list ❤️ GIS Industry Solutions Manager - National Map...
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Marco Hernández @mhernandez.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
This summer I'll be in Vienna at the Visualizing Complexity Science Lab sharing a bit about what goes into some of my projects and other interesting aspects of our work in The New York Times graphics team. I have a fun surprise in store for those who attend, so join me! vis.csh.ac.at/vis-workshop...
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 22/02/2026
A massive winter storm is expected to bring significant snowfall, strong winds and blizzard conditions to much of the coastal Northeast and Mid-Atlantic region starting on Sunday. Here is how much snow may fall where you live.
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How Much Snow Will Fall Where You Live?
Type in your community to see the full range of possibilities in the next few days.
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