Challenging technology to serve the public good.
Joel Eastwood is a visualizations engineer who transforms data into compelling graphics and interactive websites.
Before joining The Markup, Joel was a graphics editor with The Wall Street Journal’s investigations team and, before that, a data journalist at the Toronto Star.
Joel’s graphics were part of the Journal’s 2019 Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting. His work has also contributed to two Pulitzer Prize finalists, a Worth Bingham Prize entry, a Gerald Loeb finalist, a Data Visualization of the Year award, and eight awards from the Society for News Design.
Organ Failure
Life-saving liver transplants have plummeted in some Southern and Midwestern states with higher death rates from liver disease, while New York and California have made big gains
Show Your WorkOrgan Failure
We found that new requirements led to plummeting transplants in some poorer states while New York and California saw big gains
Pixel Hunt
An investigation by The Markup and STAT found 49 out of 50 telehealth websites sharing health data via Big Tech’s tracking tools
Still Loading
An investigation by The Markup found that AT&T, Verizon, EarthLink, and CenturyLink disproportionately offered lower-income and least-White neighborhoods slow internet service for the same price as speedy connections they offered in other parts of town
Citizen Browser
Facebook pledged to remove race, health conditions, and political affiliation from ad-targeting options, but The Markup found advertisers can still easily target the same people
Prediction: Bias
Millions of crime predictions left on an unsecured server show PredPol mostly avoided Whiter neighborhoods, targeted Black and Latino neighborhoods
Show Your WorkAmazon’s Advantage
We found that Amazon routinely puts its own brands and exclusive products first, above competitors with better ratings and more reviews
Amazon’s Advantage
The online giant gives a leg up to hundreds of house brand and exclusive products that most people don’t know are connected to Amazon
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