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Sondre Ulvund Solstad

@sondreus.bsky.social
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@TheEconomist Senior Data Journalist & @Harvard University @IQSS affiliate Data/sims/models ➡️ articles++ not v active here, so best email: sondresolstad@economist.com

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Sondre Ulvund Solstad @sondreus.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Once again, a suspiciously neat result.
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Sondre Ulvund Solstad @sondreus.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
awards.journalists.org/entries/the-economists-visual-investigations/ 🏆
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The Economist's Visual Investigations - Online Journalism Awards
Judges comments The Economist stood out for its distinct, fast-paced editing, clear scripting and outstanding topic selection. Judges were particularly impressed by how the series lets the data speak ...
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Sondre Ulvund Solstad @sondreus.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Very pleased to be shortlisted for Best Digital Storytelling at the Future of Media Awards. The nominated piece drew on data from conflict monitors, satellites and other sources to cover the Iran war while it was still unfolding: www.economist.com/interactive/...
economist.com
The Iran war has entered a new phase
Both sides have changed their tactics, our data analysis finds
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Sondre Ulvund Solstad @sondreus.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
2x! Delighted to have two of my projects recognised by the @royalstatsoc.bsky.social at their annual awards. My piece on baby names—and what they reveal about culture—won, while my analysis of Russia’s offensive and estimates of its losses was highly commended. Team efforts both!
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Sondre Ulvund Solstad @sondreus.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Our cover this week. To mark the United States’ 250th birthday, I decided to assess its position in the world over the centuries, starting with its economy. www.economist.com/interactive/...
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Sondre Ulvund Solstad @sondreus.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
After a few very busy weeks, I'm happy to share that I've been shortlisted for Data Journalist of the Year by the Wincott Foundation. I made the list for my coverage of conflicts around the world in 2025. Very grateful to my colleagues and collaborators who made this possible.
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Sondre Ulvund Solstad @sondreus.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Latest on the war--clear dip in incoming drones to Bahrain, Qatar and UAE. www.economist.com/middle-east-...
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Sondre Ulvund Solstad @sondreus.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
I analysed data on 788 distinct attacks, 1,860 missile and drone launches, and abnormal “high-temperature events”, such as fires, at 208 strategic sites. It suggested the war has entered a new phase. www.economist.com/interactive/...
economist.com
The Iran war has entered a new phase
Both sides have changed their tactics, our data analysis finds
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Sondre Ulvund Solstad @sondreus.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
The latest casualty estimates—from official and independent sources, as well as The Economist’s own modelling—suggest that Russia is losing far more troops than Ukraine, while gaining almost no ground. www.economist.com/graphic-deta...
economist.com
How Russia’s fatalities compare with Ukraine’s
After four years of fighting, our modelling reveals a grim toll
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Sondre Ulvund Solstad @sondreus.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Our cover this week. As I write in the accompanying briefing: where the press is stifled today, corruption should be expected tomorrow. www.economist.com/briefing/202...
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Sondre Ulvund Solstad @sondreus.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Every November, @economist.com ponders the year to come. For this year’s edition of The World Ahead, I wrote about the conflicts to watch in 2026. I highlighted seven—of which one has already taken a major turn. www.economist.com/interactive/...
economist.com
Seven conflicts to watch in the coming year
Some are potential, others are already hot
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Sondre Ulvund Solstad @sondreus.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Delighted to be shortlisted for specialist journalist of the year at the British Journalism Awards. Congrats to all the other nominees pressgazette.co.uk/press-gazett...
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British Journalism Awards 2025: Finalists revealed
Press Gazette is proud to reveal the shortlist for the British Journalism Awards 2025, with links to all of the winning work.
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Eleonora Terzi @eleonoraterzi.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Delighted to share that several brilliant colleagues from @economist.com have been shortlisted for the British Journalism Awards 2025 🏆 Congratulations @matthewholehouse.bsky.social, @duncanrobinson.bsky.social and @sondreus.bsky.social! Read the full shortlist: pressgazette.co.uk/press-gazett...
pressgazette.co.uk
British Journalism Awards 2025: Finalists revealed
Press Gazette is proud to reveal the shortlist for the British Journalism Awards 2025, with links to all of the winning work.
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Sondre Ulvund Solstad @sondreus.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Russia does not appear to be winning the war on the battlefield. It is advancing only slowly, with little hope of a breakthrough and at a cost that is unsustainable in manpower and materiel. My latest on the war: www.economist.com/interactive/...
economist.com
Russia's latest big Ukraine offensive gains next to nothing, again
Hundreds of thousands of Vladimir Putin's troops are losing their lives for barely any land
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Sondre Ulvund Solstad @sondreus.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Our analysis of data from the front lines in Ukraine suggests Russia is suffering its heaviest losses of the conflict so far. We use satellites to track the fighting: www.economist.com/interactive/...
economist.com
Russia’s summer Ukraine offensive looks like its deadliest yet
Our analysis of what it has cost both sides
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Sondre Ulvund Solstad @sondreus.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Whether a specific ceasefire will hold can be very hard to tell. But data on masses of them, researchers told me, reveal some factors that tend to be correlated with success. I had a look at 2,203 declared since 1989: www.economist.com/graphic-deta...
economist.com
How often do ceasefires in the Middle East work?
Donald Trump says he expects the Iran-Israel truce to last forever. Our analysis of more than 2,000 truces suggests that’s optimistic
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Sondre Ulvund Solstad @sondreus.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
To track the Israel-Iran war, @economist.com, I think uniquely, monitors 208 strategic sites in Iran for abnormal thermal activity. It can be hard to know how much maps of confirmed strikes may miss. We find broad overlap, but not perfect. www.economist.com/interactive/...
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Sondre Ulvund Solstad @sondreus.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Russia has attacked along virtually the entire front in the past week, and especially heavily in the past few days. But essentially no shift in the front lines. www.economist.com/interactive/...
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Sondre Ulvund Solstad @sondreus.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Our cover this week is about girls. The news is good: I find that the enormous global shortfall of baby girls has seen a stunning decline. www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
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Sondre Ulvund Solstad @sondreus.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Our poll of Ukraine is now in (N=1000). Mr Zelensky approval at >70%, very few want elections before peace. But also suggests 58% will not want Ukraine to concede territory, and that many also expect the war to end within the year -> www.economist.com/europe/2025/... by @olliecarroll.bsky.social
economist.com
Is Zelensky a disliked dictator or a popular hero?
Our poll of Ukrainians shows a surprising shift in the president’s ratings
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Sondre Ulvund Solstad @sondreus.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
In 2024, Russia seized less than half a percent of Ukrainian land at the cost of about 100,000 lives, new estimates of casualties and my calculations suggest. My take on the latest data: www.economist.com/graphic-deta...
economist.com
How do Ukrainian soldier fatalities compare with Russia’s?
Russia is losing more troops than its opponent. That makes it a strange time for America to force an unequal peace on Ukraine
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Sondre Ulvund Solstad @sondreus.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Recommend this for those interested in my work or how I think about it: oxfordpoliticalreview.com/2025/02/28/t...
oxfordpoliticalreview.com
Turning Numbers into News: the Economist’s Sondre Solstad on Data Journalism and Mapping the Ukraine War | Oxford Political Review
February 28, 2025 | OPR sits down with Dr Sondre Ulvund Solstad, a senior data journalist at the Economist.
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Sondre Ulvund Solstad @sondreus.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
The impact of the latest round of tariffs on US imports from China depends on what the alternatives are. If you thought most of these imported goods are easy to get from elsewhere, I'd think again www.economist.com/graphic-deta...
economist.com
Which goods are most vulnerable to American tariffs on China?
Our number-crunching shows which trade flows could be hard to replace
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Sondre Ulvund Solstad @sondreus.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
What makes ceasefires, such as the one between Israel and Hamas, more likely to succeed? The experts I talked to and data from 2000+ recent halts in fighting suggest monitoring, politics and a strong start are key: www.economist.com/graphic-deta...
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Sondre Ulvund Solstad @sondreus.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
It is the season for giving in many countries. I had a look at what the data can and cannot tell about doing good well: www.economist.com/finance-and-...
economist.com
The search for the world’s most efficient charities
What the data say about doing good well
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Sondre Ulvund Solstad @sondreus.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Context re events in South Korea (Yoon Suk-Yeol at ~15% per latest Morning Consult data) pro.morningconsult.com/trackers/glo...
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Sondre Ulvund Solstad @sondreus.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
How many Ukrainian soldiers have died defending the country? I collected all the data I could find, and found that this suggests the answer is at a minimum 60k, but probably many more. www.economist.com/graphic-deta...
economist.com
How many Ukrainian soldiers have died?
Three charts show the country’s losses
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Sondre Ulvund Solstad @sondreus.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
What does Elon Musk's online activity reveal about him? Going through nearly 40,000 posts over the past decade, and the policies implied or suggested in them, @ainsliejstone.bsky.social and I found a changed man
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Sondre Ulvund Solstad @sondreus.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
What would it cost to end coal power, and what would be gained? I used data on all known coal power plants (present and future), co2-reabsorption modelling and much more to get an answer www.economist.com/interactive/...
economist.com
What would it cost to kill coal?
The price of shutting down coal power, and what would be gained
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Sondre Ulvund Solstad @sondreus.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Hello again world. Will try to post here sometimes. Next: what it would cost to end coal.
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Sondre Ulvund Solstad @sondreus.bsky.social · 05/10/2023
hello world
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