The Data Journalism Podcast
The Data Journalism Podcast
Alberto Cairo, Simon Rogers & Scott Klein
Data journalism in the face of ICE and subzero temperatures in MN
23 minutes Posted Jan 29, 2026 at 1:00 pm.
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MaryJo Webster is data editor at the Minnesota Star Tribune. She joins Alberto, Scott and Simon to talk about her team’s ongoing coverage of federal immigration troops deployed in Minnesota. They discuss analyzing data in a breaking news environment, and what reporters in other places can learn from the Star Tribune’s approach.


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