2023 Data Reporting & Visualization (All Newsroom Sizes) Finalists
Maddie Hanna, Kasturi Pananjady & Jasen Lo
The Philadelphia Inquirer
See How Much Money Your School District Has for Students
Comments From the Judges:
“Well, making the text interactive was cool. Dang, that interactive piece with ‘your school district’ was awesome. This was sort of like an interactive book. Great idea with powerful programming to make it fun. This was the best implementation of numbers I’ve seen in a while.”
“The interactive data is excellent. I love that story allows for real time comparisons and the use of two schools as the baselines is very smart and effective. Also, [I] thought the addition of explainers throughout the article makes it easier for readers to understand all the [nuances]. Fantastic job!”
Sarah Karp, Nader Issa, Lauren FitzPatrick, Alden Loury, Jesse Howe & Kate Grossman
WBEZ & Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago’s 50 Closed Schools
- Chicago promised students would do better after closing 50 schools. That didn’t happen.
- Ten years later, more than half of Chicago’s closed schools remain unused
- CPS help was short-lived for Chicago schools that absorbed students from schools closed in 2013
Comments From the Judges:
“This is really clever – following kids 10 years after their schools closed. Used a lot of different data and [documents] as sources. Great storytelling and visuals too. This report is also an important reminder that as journalists, we should hold government agencies accountable when they make promises – go back and see if those promises were kept.”
“The reporting was very thorough. I loved how the stories incorporated the data visualization (especially the visualization at the top of the second story) and included audio snippets of the people interviewed.”
Nic Querolo, Danielle Moran & Marie Patino
Bloomberg News
The Economics of Small US Colleges Are Faltering
Comments From the Judges:
“Smart analysis. I love how the reporters took publicly available statistics and came up with a methodology to determine which small schools are in financial danger. It seems like there’s so much reporting on Ivy League schools and their cousins; it’s nice to see a major media outlet remind us there are other colleges out there facing challenges.”
“The analysis using multiple flags to point to at-risk colleges and universities is effective and clear and well done. The graphics are telling, and lists are comprehensive and valuable context.”
