TAYLOR JOHNSTON

Graphics Fellow at The New York Times

I'm a journalist with the focus of telling impactful stories at the intersection of data and design.
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The New York Times Line chart showing percent of employees who are in a union in the U.S.

Union Membership has Fallen

Reported and produced graphics for story about the current state of U.S. labor movement.
The New York Times Line chart of stop-and-frisks during Bloombergs term and how they decreased during de Blasio's.

de Blasio's Legacy on Inequality

Charts showing how de Blasio performed on key issues, from homelessness to police stops.
The New York Times Map of flood areas on the National Mall and what buildings are at the greatest flood risk.

Smithsonian Museums at Risk

Flood map created with QGIS and ai2html to show risk of flooding at Smithsonian buildings.
The New York Times Line chart showing the rise in violent crime versus homicide in 2020.

Inside America's Homicide Surge

Charts created to show how the national homicde rates surged in 2020 compared to previous years.
The New York Times Cartogram representing who is in control of redistricting in each state.

How Maps Reshape American Politics

Various cartograms, bar charts and maps made to explain how redistricting and gerrymandering works.
The New York Times Maps showing different legistlation restricting state or local authority over health and emergency decisions.

Where State Laws Limit Public Health Powers

A set of maps showing where legistlation restricts state health and emergency decisions.
The New York Times Mapped location of a D.C. bomb threat, including key buildings and evacuated blocks.

'Bomb Threat' Near Library of Congress

Locator map for breaking news coverage of D.C. bomb threat and nearby evacuated blocks.
The New York Times Infographic showing Eric Adams's inner and outer circle of allies.

Meet Eric Adams’s Inner Circle

An ai2html infographic showing the inner and outer circle of allies who could help shape Eric Adams's administration and his agenda.
The Center for Public Integrity Interactive map with toggle feature showing makeup of multigenerational households in each county

Multigenerational Households and COVID-19

Toggle between race/ethnicity to see makeup of multigenerational households in the U.S.
The Center for Public Integrity Interactive map showing percentages of long-term care workers who have been fully vaccinated

Long-Term Care Workers Refusing Shots

Interactive map showing where long-term-careworkers received shots.

Featured on NPR

The Center for Public Integrity Style guide for all data visualizations and graphics at The Center for Public Integrity

Data Visualization Style Guide

Style guide that adheres to accessibility standards and is complete with color palettes, font styles and examples for colleagues to utilize.
The Center for Public Integrity Bar chart showing number of COVID-19 deaths in Genesee County by race

Genesee County Deaths

Stacked bar chart showing COVID-19 deaths categorized by race in a Michigan county.

Featured on FlintBeat

The Center for Public Integrity Map tracking military and police involvement in Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol

Tracking Participation

Tracking law-enforcement/military participation in Jan. 6 Capitol attack with an interactive map
The Center for Public Integrity Choropleth map COVID-19 cases in South Dakota nursing homes

South Dakota Nursing Homes

Interactive maps showing impact of COVID-19 in SD nursing homes

Featured on HuffPost

The Center for Public Integrity Choropleth map of food production with spikes indicating COVID-19 cases

Immigrant Foodworkers

Interactive map of where immigrants produce food while facing COVID-19

SABEW & Paul Tobenkin Memorial Award Winner

The Center for Public Integrity Choropleth map of concentrated animal feeding operations in the U.S.

Big Farms

Map showing locations of concentrated animal feeding operations in the U.S.

Featured on Mother Jones

Ohio Today Timeline of events leading to Ohio University's closing in 1970

Countdown to the 1970 Closing

Timeline of student activism at Ohio University which led to a history-making end to the school year
The Post Choropleth map of Ohio coronavirus cases, focusing on Athens County

Covering COVID-19

Landing page/map to inform OU and Athens about coronavirus updates

College Coronavirus Coverage Award Winner

Soul of Athens Capstone project for Soul of Athens

A Long Road

Senior capstone covering the struggles of health care among medical providers and patients in Southeast Ohio
The Post Map of police reports at Ohio University Greek Life houses

SUSPENDED

Landing page/map created when hazing allegations flooded OU

Computation + Journalism Conference 2020 Award Winner

The Post Searchable database of all Ohio University employee salaries for 2019-2020

The Salary Guide

Searchable database comparing all of the salaries of Ohio University employees from 2019-2020
The Post All reported crimes on campus and in the city of Athens

The Crime Map

Interactive map showing the details of crimes reported by APD and OUPD, updated throughout the semester
The Dallas Morning News Interactive map of Dallas' public pools and the demographics of the areas they are located in

Dallas' Public Pools

Project on inequality in Dallas' public pools using data analysis and interactive map
The Dallas Morning News Timeline showing all events in the Chemirmir case

Billy Chemirmir Timeline

Interactive timeline map showing alleged victims and how law enforcement pieced together the case
The Dallas Morning News Searchable database of all Texas schools and the grades they received

How Texas Schools Graded

Landing page that allows users to search Texas school districts and see the scores each school received