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Aug 26, 2022

A “data-viz” is worth more than a thousand words

Major media organisations worldwide are increasingly adopting data journalism in their reporting. In this article, I'll explain why they need to do that. Let’s first examine an age-old, worldwide, culturally accepted fact. Is a picture really worth a thousand words? Here are some reasons to believe it is: If you…

Dataviz

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A picture is worth a thousand words — what’s a data-viz worth?
A picture is worth a thousand words — what’s a data-viz worth?
Dataviz

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Aug 1, 2022

Swedish elections 2022

Read the interactive stories here. Sweden will elect its new leaders on September 11th. In a series of analyses, I have reported on political issues such as immigration, gender inequality, polarisation, local government representation, etc., ahead of the upcoming elections. I created the following articles using scrollytelling and other interactive techniques. You can explore the data using the charts at the end of the article.

Sweden

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Swedish elections 2022
Swedish elections 2022
Sweden

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May 26, 2022

Water quality monitoring in England has halved over the last two decades

The monitoring of water quality in England has halved over the last two decades, according to an analysis by Karthik Muthuswamy on data from the Environment Agency (EA). The latest data from the EA also shows that all surface water bodies in England have failed to achieve good chemical status…

Environment

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Water quality monitoring in England has halved over the last two decades
Water quality monitoring in England has halved over the last two decades
Environment

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Apr 29, 2022

Reporting climate injustice — and the challenges in making it engaging

Aditi Rajagopal is an environment reporter at Deutsche Welle Planet A that is passionate about telling stories on climate justice. In an interview with Karthik Muthuswamy, Aditi explains the challenges in creating the stories. Deutsche Welle, Germany’s international broadcaster, launched the YouTube channel Planet A to answer environmental, conservation, and…

Interview

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Reporting climate change — and the challenges in making it engaging
Reporting climate change — and the challenges in making it engaging
Interview

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Mar 13, 2022

Is green energy the solution to the energy crises?

As the increasing gas prices are pushing up the cost of living, Karthik Muthuswamy looks at how the transition to green energy from oil and gas might be the solution to the energy crises. People across the UK are struggling to pay the energy bills and heat their homes as…

Environment

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Is green energy the solution to the energy crises?
Is green energy the solution to the energy crises?
Environment

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Dec 11, 2021

How has the pandemic affected the activity levels in England?

The covid-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on the physical activity levels in England by making 1.4 million people inactive, according to an analysis by Karthik Muthuswamy. The analysis done based on a survey by Sport England further reveals the activity trends in England and locates its most active…

Health

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How has the pandemic affected the activity levels in England?
How has the pandemic affected the activity levels in England?
Health

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Nov 8, 2021

The Guardian’s reporting on the environment overtakes politics

The Guardian has reported more news articles this year on environment than politics, according to an analysis by Birmingham Eastside. This is the first time environment reporting has overtaken politics. The climate crisis has become the most defining issue of our time. With that belief, The Guardian, in 2019, pledged…

Environment

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The Guardian’s reporting on the environment overtakes politics
The Guardian’s reporting on the environment overtakes politics
Environment

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Published in Narrative — from linear media to interactive media

·Oct 2, 2021

A Skeptical Look at Climate Science: a critical analysis

Climate change is undeniably one of the most reported news in recent years. There is plenty of media on news, TV, youTube, etc attempting to explain every aspect of climate change. Yet, it is also one of the most misunderstood topics. A Skeptical Look at Climate Science by Neil…

Environment

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Environment

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Published in Narrative — from linear media to interactive media

·Oct 1, 2021

Life After Death On Wikipedia: a critical analysis

When a famous person dies, the person gets a lot of attention. Everyone wants to know more about this person. Does death really attract more attention than the person’s biggest accomplishments? How much attention are we talking about? The Pudding’s feature on Life After Death attempts to visualize the scale…

Media Analysis

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Media Analysis

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Karthik Muthuswamy

Karthik Muthuswamy

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Freelance data journalist and software developer. Website: karthik.se. twitter.com/karthik_muth

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