TAYLOR JOHNSTON

Data Fellow at The Center for Public Integrity

I'm a journalist with the focus of telling impactful stories at the intersection of data and design.
Scroll down to see my work and view my resume here

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

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

Featured on Mother Jones

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 as hazing allegations flooded OU after fraternity’s suspension

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 Graphic comparing broadband accessibility in Dallas to other major cities

Dallas Digital Divide

Graphic comparing broadband internet accessibility in Dallas to other national cities and other Texas cities
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