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Joe Murphy
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Data editor @NBCNews.com, @NBCguild.bsky.social strong, Oregonian born & raised, lives in NYC (Gowanus, Brooklyn). Formerly: New York Daily News, Denver Post, Medill.

Into dataviz, spreadsheets, accessibility, coding.

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Very proud of the bio I wrote for the #NICAR2025 / #NICAR session I'm part of, wherein I shoutout the best text editor on the planet (vim).
At least a half-dozen top officials in the current Trump administration have connections to Jeffrey Epstein, according to an NBC News review of some of the over 3 million documents the Justice Department has released. #dataViz

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February 14, 2026 at 5:38 PM
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In case you missed it: my full, free, open course on accessibility and visualization is out!
February 8, 2026 at 12:36 PM
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A lot of people cannot just start a paid newsletter or become freelancers to sustain their careers. The sports, metro, and international desks did work that requires *team* resources, like legal checks, documents, access to archives, and long-term beat experience.
February 4, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Got this @neilsteinberg.bsky.social classic in the mail today... giving it to my 9-year-old.
February 4, 2026 at 2:12 AM
MAP: A nice big interactive map showing the hometowns of the 232 athletes on Team USA: www.nbcnews.com/data-graphic... #dataViz
The U.S. is sending its most athletes ever to the Winter Olympics. Here's where they're from.
The state that produced the most Olympians is Colorado, with 32 athletes listing hometowns from the Centennial State.
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January 29, 2026 at 6:16 PM
South Carolina’s measles outbreak is now larger than the one in Texas was, and has been linked to cases in at least three other states. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
South Carolina measles outbreak reaches 789 cases, surpassing Texas
The ongoing outbreak has spread to at least 3 other states, sending hundreds of people into quarantine.
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January 27, 2026 at 7:28 PM
"Nearly half of the databases that the CDC used to update regularly — surveillance systems that tracked public health information like Covid vaccination rates — have been paused without explanation, according to new research."

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Dozens of CDC databases are not being updated — most related to vaccines, study finds
The agency plays a key role in tracking the disease spread and vaccination rates. Last year, it seemed to back away from some of that work, according to new research.
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January 26, 2026 at 10:13 PM
With Congressional delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton announcing she will not run for re-election ( www.nbcnews.com/politics/202... ), that takes the total number of 80-and-older politicians in Congress running for re-election down to half (12 out of 24 members). Earlier: www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
January 26, 2026 at 3:33 PM
@NBCNews.com tracked the number of people who officers from the Dept. of Homeland Security have shot, now at 12: www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Trump's DHS has shot 12 people during immigration enforcement operations since September. Here's what to know.
Federal agents have shot three people in Minneapolis in recent weeks, killing two U.S. citizens, Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Videos contradict the Trump administration's account of their deaths.
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January 25, 2026 at 5:20 PM
The U.S. has counted more than 400 measles cases so in the first 22 days of 2026, which is more cases than get reported most entire years.

The @NBCNews.com measles tracker is back for another year with more charts, more maps and more data: www.nbcnews.com/data-graphic...
Map: Track the spread of measles in the U.S.
Measles case counts soared to a 34-year high in 2025. NBC News will continue to track totals this year.
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January 23, 2026 at 7:31 PM
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Our latest study in @jama.com on trends in county-level vaccine exemptions, demonstrating geographic pockets of high vaccine exemptions and high susceptibility to vaccine-preventable diseases. Great collab with @nbcnews.com colleagues and our Stanford team. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Trends in County-Level Childhood Vaccination Exemptions in the US
This study examines US county-level trends in nonmedical and medical exemptions to childhood vaccination requirements.
jamanetwork.com
January 22, 2026 at 7:08 PM
What CDC leadership has to say about measles in the U.S. – this story is also a good read on the elimination status of the disease: www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
January 22, 2026 at 4:15 PM
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January 17, 2026 at 5:19 PM
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“These are no longer dog whistles,” Jon Lewis, a research fellow at the Program on Extremism at George Washington University, said. “They’re bullhorns.” www.nbcnews.com/tech/interne...
Some Trump administration social media posts mirror extremist rhetoric
While the posts are a small part of the administration’s overall social media presence, experts say they are clear references to white supremacist messaging.
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January 17, 2026 at 4:30 AM
Pitched and landed this story for @NBCNews.com: 24 members of Congress are 80 or older. More than half are running for re-election. #dataViz www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
January 15, 2026 at 12:12 PM
New JAMA research letter went up today with the vaccination data work that @NBCNews.com journalists and Stanford University researchers collaborated on: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

NBC News’ extensive coverage on the topic is here: www.nbcnews.com/specials/vac...
Trends in County-Level Childhood Vaccination Exemptions in the US
This study examines US county-level trends in nonmedical and medical exemptions to childhood vaccination requirements.
jamanetwork.com
January 14, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Got to help @corkysiemaszko.bsky.social on this story. Shoutouts to @jessicasimeone.bsky.social for edits and @jasonabbruzzese.bsky.social for bringing it up this AM, shoutouts to my Minnesota family for their help too. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Minneapolis schools cancel classes after ICE raid at high school the same day Renee Nicole Good was killed
The Department of Homeland Security said it chased a suspect to Roosevelt High School, where witnesses described a chaotic scene between the agents and local residents.
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January 8, 2026 at 11:52 PM
The flu surge in the last week of the year was really something else (see the line chart in the story).

"About 5,000 people have died of the flu so far this season, including 9 children, as the Trump administration pulls back on advice to get kids vaccinated." www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
Flu surges in 45 states as doctor visits reach highest level in nearly 30 years
About 5,000 people have died of the flu so far this season, including 9 children, as the Trump administration pulls back on advice to get kids vaccinated.
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January 6, 2026 at 2:56 PM
My sister ( @manniemurphy.bsky.social ) drew this picture of me for my Christmas present this year.
January 5, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Live updates on the U.S. military attack on Venezuela and its aftermath www.nbcnews.com/world/latin-...
Live updates: Maduro arrives in New York after capture
Follow live updates as Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro arrives in the U.S. following his capture overnight.
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January 3, 2026 at 10:11 PM
STUDY: Parents who delay baby's first vaccines also likely to skip measles shots: www.nbcnews.com/health/kids-...

This research published today in JAMA Network Open: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Parents who delay baby's first vaccines also likely to skip measles shots
Ahead of possible changes to the childhood vaccine schedule, a new report highlights growing confusion over the best time to protect infants from serious infectious diseases.
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January 2, 2026 at 5:41 PM
The latest from @NBCNews.com’s Vaccine Divide project:

"After decades of success against tetanus in the U.S., there are troubling signs that the deadly bacterial infection could make a comeback..."

www.nbcnews.com/health/kids-...
December 26, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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