Posts Tagged ‘obama’
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010
[Editor’s note: Great storytelling and numerical analysis of Obama’s 2010 federal budget from The Washington Post. The introductory charting is on a single axis making it easy to compare where the money comes from and where it goes. The next tabs dig deeper, focusing on historical trends (multiple axis) and a look at the surplus/deficit. Kudos to Karen, Laura, Wilson, Jackie! Brand X uses a Tree Map visualization instead.]
Republished from The Washington Post. Feb. 2, 2010.
Interact with the original at The Washington Post . . .
Tags: agency, analysis, budget, deficit, federal, flare, Flash, historical, karen, laura, numerical, obama, revenue, spending, storytelling, surplus, tax, tree map, treemap, trend, twp, wash post, wilson
Posted in Best practices, Charting, Design, Flash, Interactive, Promote, Software | Comments Off on Taking apart the federal budget (Wash Post)
Friday, January 29th, 2010
[Editor’s note: Op-Art from the New York Times showing who (which states) supports and opposes health care reform grouped by age and income. Data from 2004, so not current but still informative. Thanks Martin!]
Republished from the New York Times. Nov. 18, 2009.
Tags: age, by-state, choropleth, grouping, health care, income, map, martin, new york, nyt, obama, reform, support, times, us
Posted in art, Charting, Design, General, Geography, Maps in the Wild, Print | Comments Off on Who Supports Health Care Reform (NY Times)
Wednesday, December 30th, 2009
[Editor’s note: The map uses Natural Earth vector and raster imagery to parse the mixed administration and claims in the former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir.]
Republished from The Washington Post.
By Emily Wax. Wednesday, December 30, 2009
SRINAGAR, INDIAN-ADMINISTERED KASHMIR — Every day, Irfan Ansari sorts through dozens of résumés from young Kashmiris seeking jobs at his call center, seen by many here as a haven from the turmoil caused by militant Islamist forces seeking to uproot the government of Indian-administered Kashmir.
“Many young Kashmiris today just want a good life,” said Ansari, who has 300 employees. “I have more than 10,000 résumés on my desk. I wish I could hire them all.”
A new generation of Kashmiris is weary of five decades of tensions over the future of this Himalayan region, which has been a flash point for India and Pakistan, both nuclear powers that claim Kashmir as their own.
But Kashmiris have been caught in the diplomatic dilemma facing the Obama administration as it tries to persuade Pakistan to take on a stronger role fighting Islamist extremists and simultaneously seeks to improve relations with India, Pakistan’s arch foe.
Many Kashmiris celebrated when President Obama took office nearly a year ago, because he seemed to favor a more robust approach to bring stability to Kashmir, where human rights groups estimate that as many as 100,000 people have died in violence and dozens of Pakistan-backed militant groups have sprung up. At one point, the Obama administration contemplated appointing former president Bill Clinton as a special envoy to the region.
Continue reading at The Washington Post . . .
Tags: china, india, jammu, kashmir, natural earth, natural earth vector, nev, obama, pakistan, srinagar, tibet, twp, wash post
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Thursday, December 17th, 2009
[Editor’s note: The third in The Washington Post’s Obama accountability series, we now explore his key speeches with transcripts and videos tied in with their POTUS Tracker events. See trends in sum or by issue with our tag clouds and over time with charts. Credit goes to Wilson Andrews, Jackie Kazil, Nathaniel Kelso, Sarah Lovenheim, Ryan O’Neil, Paul Volpe, and Karen Yourish.]
Interact with the original at The Washington Post . . . Screenshot below.
Tags: accountability, database, django, google charts, kelso, obama, potus, president, speeches, tag cloud, tag clouds, twp, volpe, wash post, washington, wilson, yourish
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Monday, August 24th, 2009
[Editor’s note: I’m proud to present POTUS Tracker: Analyzing Obama’s schedule, a new tool from The Washington Post that keeps tabs on President Obama, whom he’s meeting with (over 3,000 people so far), and what they’re discussing (with 17 issue categories and 13 event type codes). It is the second in our Obama Accountability series. The first, Head Count: Tracking Obama’s Appointments, has enjoyed a million visits since launch in April 2009. Data for this project available in RSS and JSON data dump.
I did the Flash interactive (using the Flare visualization package for the opening treemap isue view) and coordinated the project with Karen Yourish. Madonna Lebling and Ryan O’Neil are the genius behind the schedule information and online data presentation. POTUS Tracker was featured on CNN’s State of the Nation (YouTube video) on Sunday, 23 August. With the project out of the way, I can turn my attention back to Natural Earth Vector.]
(Screenshot below) Interact with POTUS Tracker at The Washington Post . . .
CREDIT: Nathaniel Vaughn Kelso, Madonna Lebling, Karen Yourish, Ryan O’Neil, Wilson Andrews, Jacqueline Kazil, Todd Lindeman, Lucy Shackelford, Paul Volpe
Tags: attendees, calendar, economy, foreign policy, health care, issue, karen yourish, kelso, location, obama, schedule, track, tree map, type, yourish
Posted in Best practices, Charting, Flash, General, Google Map Mashup, Self promo | Comments Off on POTUS Tracker: Analyzing Obama’s Schedule (Kelso via Wash Post)
Tuesday, July 21st, 2009
[Editor’s note: This interactive Google mashup builds off some code I programmed last year. I still like how the map snaps back to the original position after the info window closes. Kudos to Gene Thorp!]
Republished from The Washington Post.
Related articles:
According to whom you ask, President Obama has either embraced the D.C. area more than any other recent president or is falling well short of the full Washingtonian-status they had hoped the city-loving First Family might embrace. This map highlights most of the president’s stops in and around Washington to date, as well as some suggestions for the Obamas’ future dining from Post restaurant critic Tom Sietsema. Click on an icon to learn more about the president’s visit or Sietsema’s recommendation. And please use the comments box to suggest eateries, date-night venues, cultural events and other local outings for the president. We’ll add the most promising recommendations to the map on Monday.
Screenshot below. Interact with the original at The Washington Post . . .
Tags: dc, eat, hungry, kelso, menu, obama, reader, recommendation, sietsema, thorp, twp, ugc, user generated content, wash post, washington, web 2.0
Posted in General, Geography, Google Map Mashup, Interactive, Mapping, Maps in the Wild, Mashup, Promote, Self promo | Comments Off on Map: Where has Obama been in Washington? Where do you want him to go? (Wash Post)
Thursday, June 25th, 2009
This is “one gift I will definitely keep,” President Obama said when he was presented with a National Geographic Society map cabinet at the White House earlier this week.
Photo courtesy the White House
“The Obama family loves maps. I like the tactile feel of maps,” the President added, as he admired the cabinet that was leaning against the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office.
Photo courtesy the White House
The presentation in the Oval Office Wednesday, June 10, was by National Geographic President and CEO John M. Fahey, Jr., (seen on the left in the picture above), Global Media President Tim Kelly (on the right), and Executive Vice President Terry Adamson (next to President Obama).
National Geographic Tradition
Fahey told Obama that the presentation of the map cabinet specially constructed for the U.S. President has been a National Geographic tradition that goes back to Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Continue reading at National Geographic . . .
Tags: fahey, fdr, geographic, map, map case, national geographic, ng, obama, oval office, president, white house
Posted in General, Geography, Mapping, Maps in the Wild | Comments Off on President Obama Receives National Geographic Map Cabinet (Nat. Geo.)
Tuesday, June 16th, 2009
[Editor’s note: The Economist continues their strong use of geographic-oriented photo editing (Canada) and illustration (Obama’s night table light as a glowing globe).]
Republished from The Economist.
Canada’s relations with the United States: Stop, border ahead
May 28th 2009 | OTTAWA. From The Economist print edition
New border controls and protectionist bills have dashed Canadians’ hopes that the change of occupant in the White House would mean warmer relations
Photo by Christinne Muschi
WHENEVER Canadians grow anxious about heightened security at the United States border—as they are now because of America’s new requirement, from June 1st, for passports or other approved identification to be shown at entry points—their news media invariably invoke the twin towns of Stanstead, Quebec, and Derby Line, Vermont. In these towns, the line that looks so neat on maps is a messy business, running through a factory, a combined library and opera house, and a number of homes. In some cases it lies between the bedroom and a morning cup of tea.
Continue reading at The Economist . . .
Lexington: Tough enough?
May 28th 2009. From The Economist print edition
Barack Obama must pass the telephone test
Illustration by KAL
FIFTEEN months ago, at the height of the battle for the Democratic nomination, Hillary Clinton unleashed her most powerful weapon, a telephone call. “It’s 3am and your children are safe and asleep,†a voice intoned. “But there’s a phone in the White House and it’s ringing. Something is happening in the world.†Barack Obama might be able to give a pretty speech. But was he “tested and ready to lead in a dangerous world�
The telephone has been ringing off the hook of late, as hostile governments tweak the new administration, to see what it is made of, and Republican politicians raise doubts about Mr Obama’s national-defence credentials. On Memorial Day North Korea tested a nuclear bomb, following up with a few ballistic missiles for good measure. (The North Koreans were kind enough to give the administration a heads-up, in case the Mr Magoos of the intelligence establishment missed the fireworks.) On May 21st Dick Cheney delivered a televised speech accusing the administration of unravelling “some of the very policies that have kept our people safe since 9/11â€. The day before that, the Iranians tested long-range missiles.
Continue reading at The Economist . . .
Tags: border, canada, christinne muschi, economist, hillary clinton, illustration, kal, north korea, obama, photo, united states, us, white house
Posted in art, Best practices, Design, General, Geography, Maps in the Wild, Print, Promote | Comments Off on Canada: Stop, border ahead + Obama must pass the telephone test (Economist)
Tuesday, June 9th, 2009
[Editor’s note: This panel-based audio narrative tracks the debate over reforming the United States health-care system, one of the most expensive in the world. The interactive was conceptualized in tandem with a large, full page print graphic and related article.]
Republished from The Washington Post. June 9, 2009
President Obama campaigned on promises to improve the nation’s health system. This summer, Congress will attempt to deliver on the pledge. Remaking a sector that represents one-fifth of the nation’s economy won’t be easy. Here’s a look at the present health system and its challenges, along with some of the solutions under consideration.
Screenshot below. Interact with the original . . .
SOURCES: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services, Office of Management and Budget, Kaiser Family Foundation, Alliance for Health Reform, Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, Senate Finance Committee, Commonwealth Fund
Interactive by Karen Yourish, Laura Stanton, Nathaniel Vaughn Kelso, Sarah Lovenheim and Ceci Connolly — The Washington Post
Tags: audio, health, health care, karen, kelso, laura, narrative, obama, panel, reform, twp, wash post
Posted in Best practices, Charting, Design, Flash, General, Interactive, Print, Self promo | 1 Comment »
Friday, June 5th, 2009
My group interactive Head Count – Tracking Obama’s Appointments from March 2009 received an award from the SND: The Best of Multimedia Design Competition Q1 2009 in the 2a “news” category. This makes it eligible for the annual contest. Not bad for a project that’s gotten over 500,000 page views in 3 months!
Judges Comments:
An incredible set of data coupled with innovative presentation, tracking mechanisms and layers of detailed biographic and editorial information.Comprehensive, sophisticated example of a database-driven graphic. So much information, so many ways to explore it. The cross-linking and interconnectedness of the information is impressive. All in all, an impressive database graphic.
See my earlier post about this project.
Tags: appointments, award, cohen, head count, karen, kelso, laura, multimedia, obama, ryan, sampsel, snd, snd awards, twp, wash post
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