Marie Segger
@mariesegger.bsky.social
Data journalist for @economist.com. Interim special-projects editor.
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Marie Segger
@mariesegger.bsky.social
· Nov 28
Hey Bluesky! You can follow the @economist.com data team here if you want to see more of our analysis and charts in your feed go.bsky.app/BJSsLHw
Earlier this week we published another quick special project from our stellar team at @economist.com.
Amazing work from @fteoldi.bsky.social, @sambeal.bsky.social, @josephc.net and many other editors, researchers and designers.
www.economist.com/interactive/...
Amazing work from @fteoldi.bsky.social, @sambeal.bsky.social, @josephc.net and many other editors, researchers and designers.
www.economist.com/interactive/...
Tracking American drug-boat strikes off Venezuela’s coast
Are smugglers or Nicolás Maduro’s regime the target?
www.economist.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Earlier this week we published another quick special project from our stellar team at @economist.com.
Amazing work from @fteoldi.bsky.social, @sambeal.bsky.social, @josephc.net and many other editors, researchers and designers.
www.economist.com/interactive/...
Amazing work from @fteoldi.bsky.social, @sambeal.bsky.social, @josephc.net and many other editors, researchers and designers.
www.economist.com/interactive/...
What makes Hurricane Melissa so different to other storms?
A terrific piece with stellar graphics pulled together by our special-projects team with help from across the paper @ainsliejstone.bsky.social @fteoldi.bsky.social @eljlees.bsky.social
@josephc.net
www.economist.com/interactive/...
A terrific piece with stellar graphics pulled together by our special-projects team with help from across the paper @ainsliejstone.bsky.social @fteoldi.bsky.social @eljlees.bsky.social
@josephc.net
www.economist.com/interactive/...
Hurricane Melissa is one of the strongest storms ever recorded
Jamaica and Cuba are in its path
www.economist.com
October 28, 2025 at 8:34 PM
What makes Hurricane Melissa so different to other storms?
A terrific piece with stellar graphics pulled together by our special-projects team with help from across the paper @ainsliejstone.bsky.social @fteoldi.bsky.social @eljlees.bsky.social
@josephc.net
www.economist.com/interactive/...
A terrific piece with stellar graphics pulled together by our special-projects team with help from across the paper @ainsliejstone.bsky.social @fteoldi.bsky.social @eljlees.bsky.social
@josephc.net
www.economist.com/interactive/...
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Tonight we’re learning how to track boats and see the seas using @globalfishingwatch.org!
October 8, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Tonight we’re learning how to track boats and see the seas using @globalfishingwatch.org!
We have quietly launched Off the Charts, our @economist.com data newsletter, on Substack.
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October 8, 2025 at 4:51 PM
We have quietly launched Off the Charts, our @economist.com data newsletter, on Substack.
You can subscribe to the newsletter for FREE (paid subscribers also receive access to our newsletter archive & two of our data-driven pieces each week)
theeconomistoffthecharts.substack.com
You can subscribe to the newsletter for FREE (paid subscribers also receive access to our newsletter archive & two of our data-driven pieces each week)
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A brand new look at our journalism @economist.com www.economist.com/comingsoon
The Economist Insider launches soon
A new premium video experience from The Economist, coming on October 9th
www.economist.com
September 25, 2025 at 2:04 PM
A brand new look at our journalism @economist.com www.economist.com/comingsoon
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Off the Charts, The Economist's weekly data-journalism newsletter, is now on Substack! It's free to subscribe and you'll receive a steady supply of tips, tricks and behind-the-scenes tales from our award-winning data team 🧵
theeconomistoffthecharts.substack.com
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The Economist: Off the Charts | Substack
The Economist’s data and visual journalists share the tools, techniques and ideas behind their award-winning stories. Click to read The Economist: Off the Charts, a Substack publication.
theeconomistoffthecharts.substack.com
September 24, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Off the Charts, The Economist's weekly data-journalism newsletter, is now on Substack! It's free to subscribe and you'll receive a steady supply of tips, tricks and behind-the-scenes tales from our award-winning data team 🧵
theeconomistoffthecharts.substack.com
theeconomistoffthecharts.substack.com
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Today's chartle game is almost exactly like 📈
Which country has the highest number of patent applications per million people worldwide?
Do you think you can solve it? Have a try at chartle.cc
Do you think you can solve it? Have a try at chartle.cc
September 16, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Today's chartle game is almost exactly like 📈
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We are seeking a motivated and dynamic graduate or graphic designer to join our video team as a junior motion-graphics designer. Apply by September 1st
Wanted: a junior motion-graphics designer for our video department
Join The Economist
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August 13, 2025 at 2:40 PM
We are seeking a motivated and dynamic graduate or graphic designer to join our video team as a junior motion-graphics designer. Apply by September 1st
A great opportunity for anyone who wants to learn the basics of data journalism #ddj
Registrations are now open for August. Come along and learn about the art of data journalism! 🎨 We're covering all the basic skills you need to find and tell stories with data lu.ma/nr7euafr
Journocoders: The art of data journalism · Luma
This month we'll be learning 'the art of data journalism', an introduction covering all the basic skills you need to find and tell stories with data.
We'll be…
lu.ma
August 6, 2025 at 11:19 AM
A great opportunity for anyone who wants to learn the basics of data journalism #ddj
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A question for naval/subsea experts: at what resolution does bathymetric data become sensitive in terms of offering military value?
July 9, 2025 at 12:55 PM
A question for naval/subsea experts: at what resolution does bathymetric data become sensitive in terms of offering military value?
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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/...
June 18, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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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My cover story this week is on a fascinating global shift: the diminishing preference for baby boys around the world - and the first inklings of a bias towards girls. I'd love for you to read it.
www.economist.com/briefing/202...
www.economist.com/briefing/202...
June 8, 2025 at 8:44 AM
My cover story this week is on a fascinating global shift: the diminishing preference for baby boys around the world - and the first inklings of a bias towards girls. I'd love for you to read it.
www.economist.com/briefing/202...
www.economist.com/briefing/202...
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💌 Our Equal Measures 2030 April newsletter is out including:
✨ Announcing our 2025 Storytelling with Gender Data Fellows
✨ Reflecting on CSW69 and Beijing+30
Give it a read here: tinyurl.com/38m52srk
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#GenderEquality #Data
✨ Announcing our 2025 Storytelling with Gender Data Fellows
✨ Reflecting on CSW69 and Beijing+30
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#GenderEquality #Data
Newsletter: Reflecting on CSW69 and the future of data-driven advocacy
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April 24, 2025 at 8:38 PM
💌 Our Equal Measures 2030 April newsletter is out including:
✨ Announcing our 2025 Storytelling with Gender Data Fellows
✨ Reflecting on CSW69 and Beijing+30
Give it a read here: tinyurl.com/38m52srk
💌 Subscribe to keep up to date with EM2030: tinyurl.com/5n6j3zd8
#GenderEquality #Data
✨ Announcing our 2025 Storytelling with Gender Data Fellows
✨ Reflecting on CSW69 and Beijing+30
Give it a read here: tinyurl.com/38m52srk
💌 Subscribe to keep up to date with EM2030: tinyurl.com/5n6j3zd8
#GenderEquality #Data
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Striking chart and quite a stat:
"Since January 20th [Trump] has churned out 4,149 words a week...If he keeps it up, his total oeuvre as president will surpass Marcel Proust's 1.3m-word “Remembrance of Things Past” in early 2028."
www.economist.com/united-state...
"Since January 20th [Trump] has churned out 4,149 words a week...If he keeps it up, his total oeuvre as president will surpass Marcel Proust's 1.3m-word “Remembrance of Things Past” in early 2028."
www.economist.com/united-state...
April 24, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Striking chart and quite a stat:
"Since January 20th [Trump] has churned out 4,149 words a week...If he keeps it up, his total oeuvre as president will surpass Marcel Proust's 1.3m-word “Remembrance of Things Past” in early 2028."
www.economist.com/united-state...
"Since January 20th [Trump] has churned out 4,149 words a week...If he keeps it up, his total oeuvre as president will surpass Marcel Proust's 1.3m-word “Remembrance of Things Past” in early 2028."
www.economist.com/united-state...
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Roses are red
Violets are blue
Violets are blue
March 20, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Roses are red
Violets are blue
Violets are blue
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Britain has been quietly making significant progress in women's representation across business and politics.
Data for all 29 OECD countries in our annual glass-ceiling index 👇
www.economist.com/graphic-deta...
Data for all 29 OECD countries in our annual glass-ceiling index 👇
www.economist.com/graphic-deta...
March 11, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Britain has been quietly making significant progress in women's representation across business and politics.
Data for all 29 OECD countries in our annual glass-ceiling index 👇
www.economist.com/graphic-deta...
Data for all 29 OECD countries in our annual glass-ceiling index 👇
www.economist.com/graphic-deta...
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I wrote about the latest Democracy index from EIU. 2024 was a great year for polling-booth manufacturers, but less so for global democracy
www.economist.com/interactive/...
www.economist.com/interactive/...
February 27, 2025 at 3:40 PM
I wrote about the latest Democracy index from EIU. 2024 was a great year for polling-booth manufacturers, but less so for global democracy
www.economist.com/interactive/...
www.economist.com/interactive/...
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Zwei Tage vor der der Wahl haben Friedrich Merz und die Union eine Anfrage gestellt, die man in dieser Form sonst nur von der AfD kannte. In 551 (!) Fragen stellen sie die Gemeinnützigkeit zahlreicher NGOs in Frage, darunter auch des @netzwerkrecherche.org. dserver.bundestag.de/btd/20/150/2...
February 25, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Zwei Tage vor der der Wahl haben Friedrich Merz und die Union eine Anfrage gestellt, die man in dieser Form sonst nur von der AfD kannte. In 551 (!) Fragen stellen sie die Gemeinnützigkeit zahlreicher NGOs in Frage, darunter auch des @netzwerkrecherche.org. dserver.bundestag.de/btd/20/150/2...
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How are Germans planning to vote? I took a look, with five charts and a bunch of data 🇩🇪📈
February 14, 2025 at 8:07 PM
How are Germans planning to vote? I took a look, with five charts and a bunch of data 🇩🇪📈
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Thanks (or no thanks?) to @alexselbyb.bsky.social for mentioning this 'spot the wrong colour' game in the latest @economist.com 'Off the charts' #dataviz newsletter sent by @mariesegger.bsky.social.
My Saturday morning productivity? Nonexistent! 😂
My Saturday morning productivity? Nonexistent! 😂
Color Find - Test Your Color Perception
Challenge yourself with this addictive color perception game. Find the different colored square, compete on the leaderboard, and see how far you can go!
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February 15, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Thanks (or no thanks?) to @alexselbyb.bsky.social for mentioning this 'spot the wrong colour' game in the latest @economist.com 'Off the charts' #dataviz newsletter sent by @mariesegger.bsky.social.
My Saturday morning productivity? Nonexistent! 😂
My Saturday morning productivity? Nonexistent! 😂
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My article, just out, on what German business leaders are expecting from the new government--and why they feel with they are standing with their backs to the wall
www.economist.com/business/202...
www.economist.com/business/202...
German business is being suffocated by high costs and red tape
Many bosses doubt that the upcoming election will change that
www.economist.com
February 10, 2025 at 5:06 PM
My article, just out, on what German business leaders are expecting from the new government--and why they feel with they are standing with their backs to the wall
www.economist.com/business/202...
www.economist.com/business/202...
A lovely walk down the visual memory lane yesterday at @visualisingdata.com’s very entertaining book launch. He highlighted a different standout chart for every year of the last two decades or so📈📊📉🗺️
February 7, 2025 at 12:22 PM
A lovely walk down the visual memory lane yesterday at @visualisingdata.com’s very entertaining book launch. He highlighted a different standout chart for every year of the last two decades or so📈📊📉🗺️
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Did some Hansard crunching for Catherine Nixey's entertaining piece on Parliamentary debate: www.economist.com/britain/2025...
"Parliament’s benches are less a place to go to pose questions than to pose for clips on X. This House seems to believe old-fashioned debating is a waste of time."
"Parliament’s benches are less a place to go to pose questions than to pose for clips on X. This House seems to believe old-fashioned debating is a waste of time."
February 4, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Did some Hansard crunching for Catherine Nixey's entertaining piece on Parliamentary debate: www.economist.com/britain/2025...
"Parliament’s benches are less a place to go to pose questions than to pose for clips on X. This House seems to believe old-fashioned debating is a waste of time."
"Parliament’s benches are less a place to go to pose questions than to pose for clips on X. This House seems to believe old-fashioned debating is a waste of time."
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Diese Visualisierung im SPIEGEL-Parteispenden-Tracker zeigt sehr deutlich, wie Vermögende versuchen, auf den Ausgang der Bundestagswahl Einfluss zu nehmen und die Dimension der aktuellen Großspenden an die AfD.
February 3, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Diese Visualisierung im SPIEGEL-Parteispenden-Tracker zeigt sehr deutlich, wie Vermögende versuchen, auf den Ausgang der Bundestagswahl Einfluss zu nehmen und die Dimension der aktuellen Großspenden an die AfD.
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For the past year, I've been investigating the global rise of online scams - a predatory, multi-billion dollar industry that rivals the size of the illicit drug trade. Scam Inc, a new 8-part podcast from The Economist and hosted by me, is out in February: econ.st/3CoAdxJ
Scam Inc from The Economist: Trailer: Scam Inc
A sophisticated, predatory, multi-billion dollar industry is emerging from the shadows. It is already more lucrative than the illicit drug trade. And it’s about to get bigger and much more powerf...
econ.st
January 31, 2025 at 3:57 AM
For the past year, I've been investigating the global rise of online scams - a predatory, multi-billion dollar industry that rivals the size of the illicit drug trade. Scam Inc, a new 8-part podcast from The Economist and hosted by me, is out in February: econ.st/3CoAdxJ