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Ashley Mowreader
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journo second, dog lover first
currently: graphics intern @ NBC News | CUNY Newmark Graduate School of Journalism
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joemurph.com
Here's @amowreader.com for @nbcnews.com with a thorough piece on international student enrollment in the U.S., and why U.S. higher education expects a significant drop in the number of international students: [paywall]
This is a column chart showing the year-over-year change in the number of international students studying in the U.S. From January 2025, international enrollment has declined, with more than 50,000 fewer international students at U.S. colleges and universities between August 2025 and August 2026, the largest such decline in the months shown. Atop the chart is the text "A year-over-year comparison of active-status international students for each month since 2025 shows a growing drop."
September 9, 2026 at 2:07 PM
amowreader.com
Initial government data shows this fall will be a tough one for international student enrollment. 50,000 fewer international students held an active SEVIS status in August, compared to the year prior

me (the final one) for @nbcnews.com nbcnews.com/data-graphic...
This is a column chart showing the year-over-year change in the number of international students studying in the U.S. From January 2025, international enrollment has declined, with more than 50,000 fewer international students at U.S. colleges and universities between August 2025 and August 2026, the largest such decline in the months shown. Atop the chart is the text "A year-over-year comparison of active-status international students for each month since 2025 shows a growing drop."
September 9, 2026 at 1:54 PM
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joemurph.com
Canada added tariffs to several hundred U.S. imports, those tariffs went into effect today. These are three of the Canadian imports the U.S. imposed tariffs on last month, part of this @amowreader.com report on the raging trade war. [paywall] www.nbcnews.com/data-graphic...
This is an illustrative graphic showing new tariffs on Canadian goods and how much in U.S. dollar amounts these goods accounted for in 2025. Three products that that saw significant imports in 2025 are shown: A lipstick tube ($138 million in imports), a bottle of Canadian whisky ($164 million), and a chandelier ($251 million). Atop the chart is the text "New tariffs on Canadian imports."
September 8, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Reposted by Ashley Mowreader
joemurph.com
Big shoutout to @amowreader.com, who just finished her internship on the Data / Graphics team here at NBC News.

She'll be on the job market come January and if you're looking for a data journalist who can report, interview, write, visualize, analyze and pitch like a pro, give Ashley a holler.
September 4, 2026 at 9:27 PM
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joemurph.com
We took a deep dive into what is (and isn't) happening with Social Security's retirement benefits, why we are in the place we're in (demographics, mostly) and how it all could play out. Reporting, visuals and words by @amowreader.com for @nbcnews.com [paywall] www.nbcnews.com/data-graphic...
Social Security insolvency: What it means, when it’s coming and why it’s a problem
But depending on how Congress acts, future payouts of Social Security benefits may be smaller.
www.nbcnews.com
August 28, 2026 at 1:49 PM
amowreader.com
at the club thinking about my unpushed GitHub changes
August 28, 2026 at 4:27 AM
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joemurph.com
New from @amowreader.com: New data from LinkedIn shows women made up only one-quarter of new hires in AI roles in 2025 while making up half of new hires in non-AI jobs. [paywall] www.nbcnews.com/data-graphic...
The AI boom is leaving women behind
Data shows women are less likely to hold AI jobs and more likely to be in AI-vulnerable jobs.
www.nbcnews.com
August 26, 2026 at 6:45 PM
amowreader.com
u can take the girl out of WA but not the WA out of the girl www.nbcnews.com/data-graphic...
The Spokane wildfires in maps and photos
Three wildfires have burnt hundreds of buildings and forced thousands of evacuations in the Washington city.
www.nbcnews.com
August 4, 2026 at 8:42 PM
amowreader.com
"Another GI Bill trade school based in New Hampshire charged $18,500 in tuition to teach veterans how to make fake rocks out of concrete, federal documents show. That course lasted eight days." wapo.st/4pW9eOt
GI Bill schools charged huge sums to train vets how to grow grass, make fake rocks
Trade schools fleeced VA — and taxpayers — of more than $300 million, often by teaching short and easy courses, a Post investigation finds.
wapo.st
August 4, 2026 at 1:06 PM
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joemurph.com
NBC News Data / Graphics’ @amowreader.com does a segment on the NBC News podcast about what it’s like for new college grads trying to find a job:

Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/1mGf...
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...
The Ukraine and Iran Wars Collide in the Caspian Sea; Plus, the Entry-Level Job Slog
Here's the Scoop · Episode
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July 30, 2026 at 10:47 PM
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joemurph.com
Data from job boards and surveys show an unusually cool job market for new graduates, as well as a multiyear decline in entry-level job postings. Here's @amowreader.com for @nbcnews.com [paywall] www.nbcnews.com/data-graphic...
This is a column chart showing the rate of hiring among entry-level talent on LinkedIn compared to June 2019. There was a drastic drop in the first year of the pandemic, followed by an increase of 29% in 2021. Since then, each year has seen a lower percentage of entry-level hiring rates, which have descended each year and is down 24% so far this year. Atop the chart is the text "The job market for new grads keeps getting worse: Full-time job postings for graduating college seniors are on the decline."
July 29, 2026 at 3:55 PM
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niemanlab.org
"This kind of AI-driven price gouging gates essential information behind a paywall that moves simply depending on who you are. It undermines public trust in one of the core pillars of democracy." www.niemanlab.org/2026/07/this...
“This price was set by an algorithm”: News subscribers are surprised by a new line in their renewal emails
Outlets like Wired, NJ.com, and The Wall Street Journal are setting renewal prices just for you — and being forced to disclose it.
www.niemanlab.org
July 22, 2026 at 7:40 PM
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joemurph.com
New from @nbcnews.com's Data / Graphics team: A visual #dataViz dive into the wildfire smoke smothering the Midwest and northern U.S., with two maps and two diagrams.

Words by @amowreader.com and also, we're taking down the paywall on this one. www.nbcnews.com/data-graphic...
This diagram compares the size of a typical grain of sand with smaller objects: the width of a strand of hair (about half the size), a speck of dust (about one-tenth the size), and wildfire smoke PM2.5 particles (about one-thirtieth the size of sand). Next to the diagram is the text "Small but dangerous: Tinier than a grain of sand, smaller than a speck of dust, the PM2.5 particles found in wildfire smoke can travel deep into the lungs."
July 17, 2026 at 10:57 PM
amowreader.com
long live sports data and vamos argentina

words by me, graphics by the nbc data graphic team

www.nbcnews.com/data-graphic...
The 2026 World Cup, in data, in four charts
104 matches, 48 teams, 16 cities, one winner: The World Cup in data.
www.nbcnews.com
July 16, 2026 at 3:06 PM
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joemurph.com
The @nbcnews.com Data / Graphics team continues its run of #WorldCup coverage, today with a #dataViz [paywall] piece on the World Cup histories of the teams still left, where we are now on goals per game, and World Cup fatigue. Here's @amowreader.com with the story: www.nbcnews.com/data-graphic...
This is a chart showing the average number of goals scored per game at World Cup tournaments since 1950. The 1954 World Cup had an average of 5.4 goals per game; the 2026 tournament had a rate of 2.9 goals per game, which is the most since the 1970 tournament.
July 16, 2026 at 12:54 PM
amowreader.com
sometimes being the data intern is scraping decades worth of bowling alley data from the Census Bureau

words: Shannon Pettypiece for @nbcnews.com

www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Wall Street goes bowling for profits, driving up the price of a middle-class pastime
Fueled by private equity investments, Lucky Strike Entertainment went on a buying spree and now owns more than 1 in 10 American bowling alleys.
www.nbcnews.com
July 13, 2026 at 12:40 PM
amowreader.com
gov database has the DoD labeled as Department of War
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July 8, 2026 at 4:23 PM
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New on NBC News : “The number of job titles that involve AI, even outside the tech world, is surging”
The number of job titles that involve AI, even outside the tech world, is surging
www.nbcnews.com
July 8, 2026 at 11:21 AM
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joemurph.com
New from @amowreader.com and Joelle Gross, for @nbcnews.com: New data from the job board Indeed finds the number of jobs that have listings with “AI” in the title has tripled from 2022 to 2026, touching 1 in 12 jobs on the site. [no paywall]
www.nbcnews.com/data-graphic...
The number of job titles that involve AI, even outside the tech world, is surging
Will your next job title include AI? The odds are rising.
www.nbcnews.com
July 8, 2026 at 2:03 PM
amowreader.com
a new career high, my article in spanish on telemundo !
www.telemundo.com/noticias/not...
Así ha disparado la inflación el precio de las parrilladas para este 4 de julio
Los ingredientes típicos de las barbacoas para conmemorar el Día de la Independencia subieron 4.1% desde 2025.
www.telemundo.com
July 7, 2026 at 8:21 PM
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joemurph.com
The cost of burgers is up. Fourth of July cookouts too. A quick [paywall'ed] piece on one slice of inflation pie, by @amowreader.com for @nbcnews.com: www.nbcnews.com/data-graphic...
Inflation is making an appearance at holiday cookouts this year, survey finds
The price of an average Fourth of July cookout increased 4.1% from 2025 to 2026.
www.nbcnews.com
July 2, 2026 at 4:39 PM
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joemurph.com
Learned how much @amowreader.com knows about Taylor Swift (a LOT) this week, and here, that knowledge is shared with you, in #dataViz form. [no paywall] www.nbcnews.com/data-graphic...
From heartbreak to happily ever after: The evolution of Taylor Swift’s music
Across 16 albums, the pop superstar’s lyrics have traced a journey from romance and heartbreak to marriage, lasting commitment and a new chapter with Travis Kelce.
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July 3, 2026 at 9:14 PM
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joemurph.com
Here's @amowreader.com for @nbcnews.com: World Cup goals are way up. Is the ball to blame? [paywall] www.nbcnews.com/data-graphic...
This diagram examines the 2026 World Cup soccer ball, called the Trionda, and its features. It has a four-panel design, the fewest amount of panels of any World Cup ball. The 2022 ball had 20 panels, the 2014 ball had six, the 2010 had 10, and the 2002 ball had 32 panels. The Trionda also has a side-mounted microchip, which is balanced by multiple counter-weights inside the ball.
July 1, 2026 at 2:46 PM
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nbcnews.com
President Trump promised his “big, beautiful bill” would supercharge the economy. Critics saw something else: a giant transfer of resources from low-income Americans to the wealthy.

One year later, the biggest consequences are still to come.
How Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ changed America
President Donald Trump signed his “big, beautiful bill” a year ago. It unleashed the biggest ever rollback of federal programs serving the poor, while extending trillions of dollars in tax breaks disproportionately benefiting the rich.
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July 1, 2026 at 12:20 PM
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One year after Trump signed his “big, beautiful bill,” it has begun reshaping the country.

At least 4 million people have lost food stamps. Millions more will lose healthcare. Refugees and other legal immigrants are getting kicked off the safety net. And the wealthiest Americans have gotten richer.
How Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ changed America
President Donald Trump signed his “big, beautiful bill” a year ago. It unleashed the biggest ever rollback of federal programs serving the poor, while extending trillions of dollars in tax breaks disp...
www.nbcnews.com
July 1, 2026 at 12:16 PM