janice kai chen
janicekchen.bsky.social
janice kai chen
@janicekchen.bsky.social
graphics journalist
janicekchen.com

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The Post was foolish enough to unleash a bevy of the world’s most talented multi-disciplinary journalists out there for their competition to scoop up. These are some of the most hard working and skilled people I know.

Save this one and reshare it please! 📊
February 5, 2026 at 10:16 PM
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News: I was cut yesterday in a newsroom-wide layoff affecting 300+ staff at The Washington Post.

I spent the last decade leading and building the award-winning Graphics team. I'll miss them.

I'm now exploring senior graphics, cartography, or leadership roles. Intros welcome.

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Tim Meko - Visual Journalist & Graphics Editor - Tim Meko
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February 5, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Don’t forget about Daniel @sadbumblebee.buzz himself, who is a brilliant and compassionate writer, climate reporter, and developer — among many other talents.

Some of my faves of his work:
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February 5, 2026 at 10:34 PM
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New by me: OpenAI won’t say whose content trained its video tool. We found some clues.

Gift link: wapo.st/3KeqLR0
September 19, 2025 at 12:04 PM
the Asian longhorned beetle did not immediately respond to requests for comment
🎶 hello maple my old friend, i've come to dine on you again 🎵
— Asian longhorned beetle, probably

from the genius mind of @janicekchen.bsky.social check out your city's tree diversity and its vulnerability to pests

gift: wapo.st/45qiGkk 📊
Does your city have too much of one kind of tree? That can be a problem.
Many urban canopies across U.S. cities are dominated by only a handful of tree types, putting them at risk of being wiped out by an insect or disease.
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August 6, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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It's not just the gulf! Here's all the places in the U.S. that share a name with foreign countries - and the etymology behind a sliver of them.

w/ the data champ @andrewvandam.bsky.social

www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Column | It’s not just the Gulf of Mexico. Why is so much of America named after foreign countries?
Our exhaustive search of American place names discovered that one country has been a shockingly dominant source of inspiration. You’ll never guess which one.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 11, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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Who voted for and against the National Defense Authorization Act, which sets Pentagon policy and guides funding for the year ahead.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
How the House voted on the National Defense Authorization Act
The House voted to approve the $895.2 billion defense spending bill. See how your lawmaker voted.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 12, 2024 at 12:08 AM
we mapped what your sunrise and sunset would look like in your county if we abandoned daylight savings.... check it out!
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with @bonnieberkowitz.bsky.social & @timmeko.bsky.social
No daylight saving time? See how early or late you would be in the dark.
Would you be okay if the sun rose before 4 a.m., or after 10? Not changing clocks is a popular idea, but we’d have to live with the extremes.
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December 11, 2024 at 9:04 PM