Joe Murphy
@joemurph.com
Data editor @ NBC News, @NBCguild.bsky.social strong, Oregonian born & raised, lives in NYC (Gowanus, Brooklyn). Formerly: NY Daily News, Denver Post, Medill.
Into dataviz, data pipelines, accessibility, a good story.
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Very proud of the bio I wrote for the #NICAR2025 / #NICAR session I'm part of, wherein I shoutout the best text editor on the planet (vim).
U.S. gas price averages, per AAA: Regular up 4 cents from yesterday (up $1.38 / 46% since the start of the war), at $4.36. Regular is up 30 cents from a month ago.
Diesel up 5 cents from yesterday (up $2.56 / 68% since the start of the war), at $6.31. Diesel up 87 cents from a month ago.
Diesel up 5 cents from yesterday (up $2.56 / 68% since the start of the war), at $6.31. Diesel up 87 cents from a month ago.
September 16, 2026 at 10:32 AM
U.S. gas price averages, per AAA: Regular up 4 cents from yesterday (up $1.38 / 46% since the start of the war), at $4.36. Regular is up 30 cents from a month ago.
Diesel up 5 cents from yesterday (up $2.56 / 68% since the start of the war), at $6.31. Diesel up 87 cents from a month ago.
Diesel up 5 cents from yesterday (up $2.56 / 68% since the start of the war), at $6.31. Diesel up 87 cents from a month ago.
I'm in a long-running fantasy football league, and two years ago I cooked up a metric, the ”Luck Rating,” measuring how lucky each team's outcome was based on their score. Last year I started charting this data in earnest, and here's (a small part of) the dashboard I built. #dataViz
September 13, 2026 at 6:12 PM
I'm in a long-running fantasy football league, and two years ago I cooked up a metric, the ”Luck Rating,” measuring how lucky each team's outcome was based on their score. Last year I started charting this data in earnest, and here's (a small part of) the dashboard I built. #dataViz
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NEW: On Trump’s $5,000 checks promise
—He’s made this vow before on DOGE and tariff dividends, which never materialized; not clear why this time will be different
—No detailed White House policy plan on how it’d work or how they’d pay for it.
—Mixed GOP reviews.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
—He’s made this vow before on DOGE and tariff dividends, which never materialized; not clear why this time will be different
—No detailed White House policy plan on how it’d work or how they’d pay for it.
—Mixed GOP reviews.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
Trump’s $5,000 checks promise: Familiar, costly and impractical, experts say
Legal experts, economists and even Trump’s fellow Republicans say the plan faces a bevy of practical obstacles and long odds in Congress.
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September 11, 2026 at 12:09 AM
NEW: On Trump’s $5,000 checks promise
—He’s made this vow before on DOGE and tariff dividends, which never materialized; not clear why this time will be different
—No detailed White House policy plan on how it’d work or how they’d pay for it.
—Mixed GOP reviews.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
—He’s made this vow before on DOGE and tariff dividends, which never materialized; not clear why this time will be different
—No detailed White House policy plan on how it’d work or how they’d pay for it.
—Mixed GOP reviews.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
NBC News reached out to photographers and photo editors to reflect on 9/11-era images, what it took to capture them and the lasting impact. @chelseastahl.bsky.social for @nbcnews.com
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Powerful 9/11 photographs, and what it took to capture them
NBC News reached out to photographers and photo editors to reflect on 9/11-era images, what it took to capture them and the lasting impact.
www.nbcnews.com
September 10, 2026 at 4:13 PM
NBC News reached out to photographers and photo editors to reflect on 9/11-era images, what it took to capture them and the lasting impact. @chelseastahl.bsky.social for @nbcnews.com
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NEW: House Democrat asks regulators to investigate Tesla over sleeping drivers www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
House Democrat asks regulators to investigate Tesla over sleeping drivers
Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., said an NBC News investigation last month about napping drivers raised concerns about the safeguards meant to ensure they are paying attention.
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September 9, 2026 at 11:08 PM
NEW: House Democrat asks regulators to investigate Tesla over sleeping drivers www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
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]
September 9, 2026 at 2:07 PM
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]
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After Nebraska adopted an algorithm to assess the needs of people with developmental disabilities, more than 900 had their home care slashed—leaving families terrified their loved ones could be forced into institutions.
A preview of what could soon be coming nationally after Trump’s Medicaid cuts.
A preview of what could soon be coming nationally after Trump’s Medicaid cuts.
A secretive computer algorithm is taking caregiving money away from disabled people
After Nebraska used a new interRAI tool to slash Medicaid funding for nearly 900 people, NBC News uncovered the hidden logic behind some of the cuts.
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September 8, 2026 at 1:11 PM
After Nebraska adopted an algorithm to assess the needs of people with developmental disabilities, more than 900 had their home care slashed—leaving families terrified their loved ones could be forced into institutions.
A preview of what could soon be coming nationally after Trump’s Medicaid cuts.
A preview of what could soon be coming nationally after Trump’s Medicaid cuts.
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...
September 8, 2026 at 2:16 PM
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...
"It is now the least rewarding time to be a worker in the U.S. economy since the government started keeping track... In other words, even as the economy continues to grow, worker pay comprises an ever smaller slice of the pie."
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American workers are getting the smallest slice of the pie on record
Since 2000, the value of the S&P 500 stock index has gained about 600%. Over the same period, inflation-adjusted worker earnings have climbed just 12.5%.
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September 7, 2026 at 2:57 PM
"It is now the least rewarding time to be a worker in the U.S. economy since the government started keeping track... In other words, even as the economy continues to grow, worker pay comprises an ever smaller slice of the pie."
[paywall] www.nbcnews.com/business/eco...
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A woodcut from the first Labor Day parade (Sept. 5, 1882), in NYC, as it passed the reviewing stands at Union Square Park.
Holiday history: www.dol.gov/general/labo...
About that particular parade: science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-...
Holiday history: www.dol.gov/general/labo...
About that particular parade: science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-...
September 7, 2026 at 1:36 PM
A woodcut from the first Labor Day parade (Sept. 5, 1882), in NYC, as it passed the reviewing stands at Union Square Park.
Holiday history: www.dol.gov/general/labo...
About that particular parade: science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-...
Holiday history: www.dol.gov/general/labo...
About that particular parade: science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-...
This is the first time in NBC News Decision Desk polling that the percentage of Republicans who say they "strongly" approve of Trump’s job performance has dipped below 50%.
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September 6, 2026 at 1:53 PM
This is the first time in NBC News Decision Desk polling that the percentage of Republicans who say they "strongly" approve of Trump’s job performance has dipped below 50%.
[paywall] www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
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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.
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
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.
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.
NBC News’ politics team is hiring journalists to be presidential candidate campaign embeds in the upcoming 2028 election cycle. Maybe you know someone, maybe you are that someone. Pay is $80,000-$95,000/year for this contract position. Deadline is Sept. 25. jobs.smartrecruiters.com/NBCUniversal...
Political Campaign Embed
Company Description: NBCUniversal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. We create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and stre...
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September 3, 2026 at 3:42 PM
NBC News’ politics team is hiring journalists to be presidential candidate campaign embeds in the upcoming 2028 election cycle. Maybe you know someone, maybe you are that someone. Pay is $80,000-$95,000/year for this contract position. Deadline is Sept. 25. jobs.smartrecruiters.com/NBCUniversal...
Exclusive numbers on August ICE arrests from @nbcnews.com: "ICE is in the midst of a nationwide arrest surge that is not as visible as aggressive enforcement efforts from earlier in 2026..." [no paywall] www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
ICE arrests 50 thousand people in August, continuing record pace
ICE is in the midst of a nationwide arrest surge that is not as visible as aggressive enforcement efforts from earlier in 2026.
www.nbcnews.com
September 1, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Exclusive numbers on August ICE arrests from @nbcnews.com: "ICE is in the midst of a nationwide arrest surge that is not as visible as aggressive enforcement efforts from earlier in 2026..." [no paywall] www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
I don't usually (don't ever?) post individual songs here but there is a groove in the heart of this Grant Green track and the places where that lil' groove pokes its lil' head out and dances around are just delightful. www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLBT...
Grant Green - Ain't It Funky Now
YouTube video by nedryarson
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August 31, 2026 at 10:56 PM
I don't usually (don't ever?) post individual songs here but there is a groove in the heart of this Grant Green track and the places where that lil' groove pokes its lil' head out and dances around are just delightful. www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLBT...
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.
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August 28, 2026 at 1:49 PM
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...
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.
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August 26, 2026 at 6:45 PM
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 cost of living in America has surged in recent years. So has the cost of dying." @spettypi.bsky.social for @nbcnews.com [paywall] www.nbcnews.com/business/per...
Even death is unaffordable in America now
Funeral credit cards, rented caskets, Amazon urns: Here’s how Americans are coping with the rising cost of dying.
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August 26, 2026 at 2:45 PM
"The cost of living in America has surged in recent years. So has the cost of dying." @spettypi.bsky.social for @nbcnews.com [paywall] www.nbcnews.com/business/per...
Two measles deaths reported in Pennsylvania, in a county that has one of the lowest rates of childhood MMR vaccinations in the state, declining from 95.5% in 2017 to 88.5% in 2024 and 87.6% in 2025 [no paywall] www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
Two unvaccinated people die of measles in Pennsylvania outbreak, health officials say
The deaths are the first measles-related fatalities in the U.S. this year.
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August 25, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Two measles deaths reported in Pennsylvania, in a county that has one of the lowest rates of childhood MMR vaccinations in the state, declining from 95.5% in 2017 to 88.5% in 2024 and 87.6% in 2025 [no paywall] www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
Measles case counts are surging in Pennsylvania, the CDC has confirmed more than 200 new cases in the state since July 23.[no paywall] www.nbcnews.com/data-graphic...
Map: Track the spread of measles in the U.S.
Measles case counts, which reached a 34-year high in 2025, have soared even higher in 2026.
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August 21, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Measles case counts are surging in Pennsylvania, the CDC has confirmed more than 200 new cases in the state since July 23.[no paywall] www.nbcnews.com/data-graphic...
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SCOOP: A Trump-aligned think tank, America First Policy Institute, has ties to a highly unusual Census Bureau report that the president is using to renew false claims of widespread voting by non-U.S. citizens in 2020, @npr.org has learned
www.npr.org/2026/08/19/n...
www.npr.org/2026/08/19/n...
Experts raise alarms over Census Bureau report Trump is touting on noncitizen voting
A Trump-aligned think tank has ties to a highly unusual Census Bureau report that the president is using to renew false claims of widespread voting by non-U.S. citizens in 2020, NPR has learned.
www.npr.org
August 19, 2026 at 9:29 PM
SCOOP: A Trump-aligned think tank, America First Policy Institute, has ties to a highly unusual Census Bureau report that the president is using to renew false claims of widespread voting by non-U.S. citizens in 2020, @npr.org has learned
www.npr.org/2026/08/19/n...
www.npr.org/2026/08/19/n...
There are 72 million children in the U.S. (per 2025 Census Bureau population estimates), more than (roughly) 10 million of those children are in families that get food stamps. Now, at least 1 million of those kids are going without SNAP (food stamp) benefits [paywall] www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
‘Mom, are we OK?’ Children worry their families can’t afford food after Trump’s SNAP cuts
The Trump administration’s “big, beautiful bill” slashed spending on food stamps. Now, more than 1 million fewer children receive benefits.
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August 19, 2026 at 12:12 PM
There are 72 million children in the U.S. (per 2025 Census Bureau population estimates), more than (roughly) 10 million of those children are in families that get food stamps. Now, at least 1 million of those kids are going without SNAP (food stamp) benefits [paywall] www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Useful: @muckrock.com released a big update to its monitor-a-web-page-for-changes tool Klaxon, which includes browser extensions ( chromewebstore.google.com/detail/klaxo... , addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefo... ) and a new website ( www.klaxoncloud.org ).
Klaxon Cloud
Klaxon notifies you when the pages you care about change.
www.klaxoncloud.org
August 15, 2026 at 12:31 PM
Useful: @muckrock.com released a big update to its monitor-a-web-page-for-changes tool Klaxon, which includes browser extensions ( chromewebstore.google.com/detail/klaxo... , addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefo... ) and a new website ( www.klaxoncloud.org ).
The Vaccine Divide project ( nbcnews.com/specials/vac... ), which the @nbcnews.com Data / Graphics team was an instrumental part of (along with many many many in the NBC News Med Unit and from Stanford University) just won a national award, an Edward R. Murrow, for “Excellence in Innovation.”
The Vaccine Divide
Decades of immunization progress is backsliding, an NBC News data investigation reveals, threatening the safety of children in America, burdening schools and hindering public health.
nbcnews.com
August 14, 2026 at 6:54 PM
The Vaccine Divide project ( nbcnews.com/specials/vac... ), which the @nbcnews.com Data / Graphics team was an instrumental part of (along with many many many in the NBC News Med Unit and from Stanford University) just won a national award, an Edward R. Murrow, for “Excellence in Innovation.”
Private equity's coming for the $30 trillion Americans have saved for retirement. "Trump said in an executive order last year that increasing access to alternative investments through retirement accounts would democratize finance," by @gmorgenson.bsky.social [paywall] www.nbcnews.com/business/per...
Americans have $30 trillion saved for retirement. Private equity wants a cut
President Donald Trump says retirement savers should have access to private equity and hedge funds. How one investment lost 92% of its value.
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August 13, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Private equity's coming for the $30 trillion Americans have saved for retirement. "Trump said in an executive order last year that increasing access to alternative investments through retirement accounts would democratize finance," by @gmorgenson.bsky.social [paywall] www.nbcnews.com/business/per...