Paula Lago
@paulilago.bsky.social
Data communicator, passionate about using #DataStorytelling and #dataviz to drive change 📊. Data Journalist at The European Correspondent. Chevening Alumni. Uruguayan 🇺🇾. On the job market!
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Paula Lago
@paulilago.bsky.social
· Nov 11
As a #dataviz newbie here on BlueSky, I wanted to start by sharing my #PathsInEducation project, a scrollytelling site that uses #datavisualisation not only to present statistics, but also to present human interest stories.
Please explore, share, and lmk what you think: bit.ly/PathsInEduca...
Please explore, share, and lmk what you think: bit.ly/PathsInEduca...
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My colleagues at NYT came to my desk with cameras to make these videos. I'm so grateful to work in a place like this, doing what I love.
April 21, 2025 at 8:19 PM
My colleagues at NYT came to my desk with cameras to make these videos. I'm so grateful to work in a place like this, doing what I love.
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Looking for the right color palette for your next data visualization? Then check out this little helper app I built, where you can quickly browse through 2.4k different color palettes: simson.io/regenbogen/ 🌈
Source code at: github.com/jansim/regen...
Source code at: github.com/jansim/regen...
January 30, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Looking for the right color palette for your next data visualization? Then check out this little helper app I built, where you can quickly browse through 2.4k different color palettes: simson.io/regenbogen/ 🌈
Source code at: github.com/jansim/regen...
Source code at: github.com/jansim/regen...
I'm coming back to this conversation after months because I just came across @nancyduarte.bsky.social's framing of explanatory as a step further from exploratory, adding value really. I personally feel this disregards the work of exploratory viz, but I'm curious to hear what other folks think 📊
March 5, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I'm coming back to this conversation after months because I just came across @nancyduarte.bsky.social's framing of explanatory as a step further from exploratory, adding value really. I personally feel this disregards the work of exploratory viz, but I'm curious to hear what other folks think 📊
¿Qué libros sobre #dataviz existen en español, para introducir a nuevas personas en el campo? A @albertocairo.com le escuché nombrar "La esquemática" de Joan Costa. ¿Cuáles más hay?
@mhernandez.bsky.social
@chiquiesteban.land
@elivivas.bsky.social
@mhernandez.bsky.social
@chiquiesteban.land
@elivivas.bsky.social
January 14, 2025 at 2:49 PM
¿Qué libros sobre #dataviz existen en español, para introducir a nuevas personas en el campo? A @albertocairo.com le escuché nombrar "La esquemática" de Joan Costa. ¿Cuáles más hay?
@mhernandez.bsky.social
@chiquiesteban.land
@elivivas.bsky.social
@mhernandez.bsky.social
@chiquiesteban.land
@elivivas.bsky.social
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Join us for our first 📊 Q&A of 2025 with @allitorban.bsky.social!
Our new monthly theme is "Upskilling" and Alli is coming in with her best lessons learned and practical advice. Bring your friends and your questions!
Register here: shorturl.at/wV1Jc
@datavizsociety.bsky.social
Our new monthly theme is "Upskilling" and Alli is coming in with her best lessons learned and practical advice. Bring your friends and your questions!
Register here: shorturl.at/wV1Jc
@datavizsociety.bsky.social
December 27, 2024 at 4:45 PM
Join us for our first 📊 Q&A of 2025 with @allitorban.bsky.social!
Our new monthly theme is "Upskilling" and Alli is coming in with her best lessons learned and practical advice. Bring your friends and your questions!
Register here: shorturl.at/wV1Jc
@datavizsociety.bsky.social
Our new monthly theme is "Upskilling" and Alli is coming in with her best lessons learned and practical advice. Bring your friends and your questions!
Register here: shorturl.at/wV1Jc
@datavizsociety.bsky.social
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From Christian saints to folk and pagan traditions, gift-bringers vary widely across Europe, and Father Christmas isn’t the only one delivering presents.
In Eastern Europe, it's often Grandfather Frost (Ded Moroz), a jolly, bearded figure clad in a long coat.
In Eastern Europe, it's often Grandfather Frost (Ded Moroz), a jolly, bearded figure clad in a long coat.
December 25, 2024 at 1:11 PM
From Christian saints to folk and pagan traditions, gift-bringers vary widely across Europe, and Father Christmas isn’t the only one delivering presents.
In Eastern Europe, it's often Grandfather Frost (Ded Moroz), a jolly, bearded figure clad in a long coat.
In Eastern Europe, it's often Grandfather Frost (Ded Moroz), a jolly, bearded figure clad in a long coat.
Santa nailed it this year! 🎅
I won one of @katgreenbrook.bsky.social's 12 Days of Christmas giveaways and got The Data Storyteller’s Handbook + Chart Spark by @allitorban.bsky.social. Perfect summer reading! 🎁 Huge thanks to Kat & Alli for this thoughtful gift.
I hope everyone had a lovely Xmas 🎄
I won one of @katgreenbrook.bsky.social's 12 Days of Christmas giveaways and got The Data Storyteller’s Handbook + Chart Spark by @allitorban.bsky.social. Perfect summer reading! 🎁 Huge thanks to Kat & Alli for this thoughtful gift.
I hope everyone had a lovely Xmas 🎄
December 26, 2024 at 5:29 PM
Santa nailed it this year! 🎅
I won one of @katgreenbrook.bsky.social's 12 Days of Christmas giveaways and got The Data Storyteller’s Handbook + Chart Spark by @allitorban.bsky.social. Perfect summer reading! 🎁 Huge thanks to Kat & Alli for this thoughtful gift.
I hope everyone had a lovely Xmas 🎄
I won one of @katgreenbrook.bsky.social's 12 Days of Christmas giveaways and got The Data Storyteller’s Handbook + Chart Spark by @allitorban.bsky.social. Perfect summer reading! 🎁 Huge thanks to Kat & Alli for this thoughtful gift.
I hope everyone had a lovely Xmas 🎄
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"Por supuesto debemos hacer fact checking [...], pero solo con eso los historiadores no ganaremos la batalla al populismo. [...] es necesario articular un relato sobre la verdad que pueda llamar a las emociones como lo hacen los bulos".
www.eldiario.es/cultura/patr...
www.eldiario.es/cultura/patr...
Patrick Boucheron: "Frente a los bulos no basta con el 'fact checking', hay que crear un relato de la verdad que emocione"
El historiador francés propone en 'Fechas que hicieron historia' un relato alternativo y desmitificador de 30 efemérides que han marcado el calendario histórico occidental y por tanto la imagen que Eu...
www.eldiario.es
December 22, 2024 at 8:57 AM
"Por supuesto debemos hacer fact checking [...], pero solo con eso los historiadores no ganaremos la batalla al populismo. [...] es necesario articular un relato sobre la verdad que pueda llamar a las emociones como lo hacen los bulos".
www.eldiario.es/cultura/patr...
www.eldiario.es/cultura/patr...
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#IIBAwards 2024 submission is OPEN! Enter your #dataviz work or encourage friends, co-workers, and people you admire to enter. www.informationisbeautifulawards.com/awards/2024/...
December 16, 2024 at 12:23 AM
#IIBAwards 2024 submission is OPEN! Enter your #dataviz work or encourage friends, co-workers, and people you admire to enter. www.informationisbeautifulawards.com/awards/2024/...
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The grad trainee programme at the FT is extraordinary. We train you for THREE years you get decent money and an overseas placement. I've seen other news trainee schemes and this one is exceptional.
It's open now. Pls share with anyone you know who would benefit d/l 14/1/25 www.ft.com/content/314f...
It's open now. Pls share with anyone you know who would benefit d/l 14/1/25 www.ft.com/content/314f...
Paul McClean graduate trainee programme
Applications will open in December for our 2025 intake
www.ft.com
December 11, 2024 at 11:35 AM
The grad trainee programme at the FT is extraordinary. We train you for THREE years you get decent money and an overseas placement. I've seen other news trainee schemes and this one is exceptional.
It's open now. Pls share with anyone you know who would benefit d/l 14/1/25 www.ft.com/content/314f...
It's open now. Pls share with anyone you know who would benefit d/l 14/1/25 www.ft.com/content/314f...
¡Gracias a ustedes por la invitación y la amena charla con el grupo!
Gracias @paulilago.bsky.social por compartir tu trabajo y perspectiva de la educación en 🇺🇾 y ponerle rostro a los datos. Excelente forma de cerrar nuestro #seminariopermanente en 2024 #grupoMACE siempre aprendiendo
December 6, 2024 at 11:04 PM
¡Gracias a ustedes por la invitación y la amena charla con el grupo!
Mom, I made it!
Last week I graduated from my master's degree in Narrative Futures: Art, Data, Society at The University of Edinburgh. Words cannot describe the excitement and gratefulness for all the support I've received along the way.
Last week I graduated from my master's degree in Narrative Futures: Art, Data, Society at The University of Edinburgh. Words cannot describe the excitement and gratefulness for all the support I've received along the way.
December 4, 2024 at 3:23 AM
Mom, I made it!
Last week I graduated from my master's degree in Narrative Futures: Art, Data, Society at The University of Edinburgh. Words cannot describe the excitement and gratefulness for all the support I've received along the way.
Last week I graduated from my master's degree in Narrative Futures: Art, Data, Society at The University of Edinburgh. Words cannot describe the excitement and gratefulness for all the support I've received along the way.
This is so cool! Fun, easy to use and aesthetically beautiful. 👏👏
I built a fun little app to explore baby name trends over time! 👶📈 Type your name, watch its popularity evolve, and create a unique visual. Give it a try and let me know what you think!
👉 baby-names.jetpack.ai
#BabyNames #DataViz #typography
👉 baby-names.jetpack.ai
#BabyNames #DataViz #typography
November 26, 2024 at 6:17 PM
This is so cool! Fun, easy to use and aesthetically beautiful. 👏👏
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We, the Data Viz team of the European Correspondent, put together a book 📖😱 !
Get your copy here⬇️
www.europeancorrespondent.com/europe-visua...
Get your copy here⬇️
www.europeancorrespondent.com/europe-visua...
November 25, 2024 at 9:46 PM
We, the Data Viz team of the European Correspondent, put together a book 📖😱 !
Get your copy here⬇️
www.europeancorrespondent.com/europe-visua...
Get your copy here⬇️
www.europeancorrespondent.com/europe-visua...
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With @eurcorrespond.bsky.social we've just put together a book with the best of our 2024 #dataviz work. It's the perfect holiday gift for anyone interested in Europe or in dataviz more broadly! AND you're supporting independent journalism 💪: www.europeancorrespondent.com/europe-visua...
Europe, visualised — The European Correspondent
www.europeancorrespondent.com
November 25, 2024 at 5:43 PM
With @eurcorrespond.bsky.social we've just put together a book with the best of our 2024 #dataviz work. It's the perfect holiday gift for anyone interested in Europe or in dataviz more broadly! AND you're supporting independent journalism 💪: www.europeancorrespondent.com/europe-visua...
Just signed up to be part of the live audience for next week.
So excited to hear what these amazing speakers will have to say about the present and future of #dataviz 📊
So excited to hear what these amazing speakers will have to say about the present and future of #dataviz 📊
NEW POST: 'Explore Explain' live webinar!
Taking place on Wednesday 4th December 9am (GMT) a panel of special guests will explore and explain 'The State of Data Viz'.
Details here: visualisingdata.com/2024/11/expl...
Register to join the live audience here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/explore-ex...
Taking place on Wednesday 4th December 9am (GMT) a panel of special guests will explore and explain 'The State of Data Viz'.
Details here: visualisingdata.com/2024/11/expl...
Register to join the live audience here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/explore-ex...
Explore Explain Live Webinar! - Data Viz Excellence, Everywhere
On Wednesday 4th December I will be hosting a live webinar featuring a panel of brilliant guests discussing ‘The State of Data Viz’.
visualisingdata.com
November 25, 2024 at 5:38 PM
Just signed up to be part of the live audience for next week.
So excited to hear what these amazing speakers will have to say about the present and future of #dataviz 📊
So excited to hear what these amazing speakers will have to say about the present and future of #dataviz 📊
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Europe’s story isn’t just told in headlines - it’s in the data.
"Europe, visualised" breaks down 33 key trends that define our continent. From migration patterns to societal shifts, this book offers a unique, journalistic approach to understanding Europe.
"Europe, visualised" breaks down 33 key trends that define our continent. From migration patterns to societal shifts, this book offers a unique, journalistic approach to understanding Europe.
November 24, 2024 at 11:45 AM
Europe’s story isn’t just told in headlines - it’s in the data.
"Europe, visualised" breaks down 33 key trends that define our continent. From migration patterns to societal shifts, this book offers a unique, journalistic approach to understanding Europe.
"Europe, visualised" breaks down 33 key trends that define our continent. From migration patterns to societal shifts, this book offers a unique, journalistic approach to understanding Europe.
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Others have noted it but I will too: The big reason Bluesky is so hot right now is that the people who add value to social media - the frequent posters in specific fields - are here now, talking to each other and creating the "spectator value" that draws users and attention.
Twitter’s heir apparent isn’t X or Threads — it’s Bluesky
The blue bird is dead. Long live the blue sky.
www.theverge.com
November 23, 2024 at 6:30 PM
Others have noted it but I will too: The big reason Bluesky is so hot right now is that the people who add value to social media - the frequent posters in specific fields - are here now, talking to each other and creating the "spectator value" that draws users and attention.
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Advice worth including on the first page of every data viz textbook?
"A clever #dataviz that presents information its audience doesn't care about in a way they can't understand is useless."
"A clever #dataviz that presents information its audience doesn't care about in a way they can't understand is useless."
Who's going to decide how they'd personally weight the relative values of bronze, silver, and gold medal on double-log scale?
A clever #dataviz that presents information its audience doesn't care about in a way they can't understand is useless.
A clever #dataviz that presents information its audience doesn't care about in a way they can't understand is useless.
November 24, 2024 at 12:28 AM
Advice worth including on the first page of every data viz textbook?
"A clever #dataviz that presents information its audience doesn't care about in a way they can't understand is useless."
"A clever #dataviz that presents information its audience doesn't care about in a way they can't understand is useless."
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We've just made it much easier to reuse the data on Our World in Data.
Here is an overview of our new features: enhanced data downloads and the Chart Data API.
ourworldindata.org/easier-to-re...
Here is an overview of our new features: enhanced data downloads and the Chart Data API.
ourworldindata.org/easier-to-re...
We've made it much easier to reuse our data
An overview of our new features: enhanced data downloads and the Chart Data API.
ourworldindata.org
November 21, 2024 at 10:07 AM
We've just made it much easier to reuse the data on Our World in Data.
Here is an overview of our new features: enhanced data downloads and the Chart Data API.
ourworldindata.org/easier-to-re...
Here is an overview of our new features: enhanced data downloads and the Chart Data API.
ourworldindata.org/easier-to-re...
Hello Bsky 🦋👋. Today , I made this chart 📊 for The European Correspondent, showing the boom we're seeing over on this side.
I used Google Trends data, but I'm curious to know what other public sources you would've used to show this increase in popularity
I used Google Trends data, but I'm curious to know what other public sources you would've used to show this increase in popularity
November 20, 2024 at 8:34 AM
Hello Bsky 🦋👋. Today , I made this chart 📊 for The European Correspondent, showing the boom we're seeing over on this side.
I used Google Trends data, but I'm curious to know what other public sources you would've used to show this increase in popularity
I used Google Trends data, but I'm curious to know what other public sources you would've used to show this increase in popularity
Reposted by Paula Lago
Save the date!
'The State of Data Viz': A Live Explore Explain webinar featuring a panel of excellent guests.
Details of how to register to attend (for free) will follow soon on visualisingdata.com
'The State of Data Viz': A Live Explore Explain webinar featuring a panel of excellent guests.
Details of how to register to attend (for free) will follow soon on visualisingdata.com
November 19, 2024 at 10:26 PM
Save the date!
'The State of Data Viz': A Live Explore Explain webinar featuring a panel of excellent guests.
Details of how to register to attend (for free) will follow soon on visualisingdata.com
'The State of Data Viz': A Live Explore Explain webinar featuring a panel of excellent guests.
Details of how to register to attend (for free) will follow soon on visualisingdata.com
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If lists are more your thing, the #dataviz feed is based on this list of users. More than 250 data viz folks from all corners of the community 🎉
The data viz feed is actually based on a list! So we do have a start to one, although it only includes accounts who have signed up to post on that feed, so it is missing some folks.
bsky.app/profile/did:...
bsky.app/profile/did:...
November 18, 2024 at 1:39 PM
If lists are more your thing, the #dataviz feed is based on this list of users. More than 250 data viz folks from all corners of the community 🎉
My reading spot this afternoon.
Anyone reading Nexus as well? Any thoughts on the book? (No spoilers please, I'm about 1/3 in)
Anyone reading Nexus as well? Any thoughts on the book? (No spoilers please, I'm about 1/3 in)
November 18, 2024 at 2:21 PM
My reading spot this afternoon.
Anyone reading Nexus as well? Any thoughts on the book? (No spoilers please, I'm about 1/3 in)
Anyone reading Nexus as well? Any thoughts on the book? (No spoilers please, I'm about 1/3 in)