Marie Segger

Data journalist and interim special-projects editor @TheEconomist. I edit our data newsletter “Off the Charts”. She/Her.

[Marie Segger @MarieSegger]

📈📊🗺️We have quietly launched Off the Charts, our @TheEconomist’s data newsletter, on @substack.

You can subscribe to the newsletter for FREE (paid subscribers also receive access to our newsletter archive & two of our data-driven pieces each week)

https://t.co/1IUnfM1DdE

[Jonathan Rosenthal @rosenthal_jon]

Great job opportunity at (in my obviously biased opinion) the best place to be in journalism.

[Claire McQue @ClaireemcQue]

I joined a Colombian drug raid to destroy a cocaine laboratory in the Amazon — you can hear all about it on ⁦@TheEconomist⁩ podcast “The Intelligence” (also on Spotify) 🎧

https://t.co/hOwQwNdHrb

[Marie Segger @MarieSegger]

What makes Hurricane Melissa so different to other storms? A terrific piece with stellar graphics pulled together by our special-projects team with help from across the paper

@Filippoteoldi @AinslieJstone @eljlees
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[G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris]

news still unfolding but here is one thing i'll say:

538's data collection was game-changing, and i hope it gets a rebirth. would need a modest budget for 2-3 researchers and 1-2 engineers. AI has also made things easier (at least I suspect -- we were forbidden from using it).

[Owen Winter @OwenWntr]

Our forecast of the German election is live! 🇩🇪https://t.co/ZCGNIM4Iyj

We give the CDU/CSU Union a 97 in 100 chance of winning the most seats.

Likelihood of a majority of seats, by possible coalition:

⚫️🔴🟢 >99%
⚫️🔴⚪️ 77%
⚫️🟢⚪️ 67%
🔴🟢🟣 1%
🔴🟢⚪️ <1%
⚫️🟠⚪️ <1%

[Marie Segger @MarieSegger]

🗳️🇩🇪 We have launched our German election forecast!

Which coalitions will be possible? Follow the runners & riders:

https://t.co/7UgQf2xzrw

[Melissa Heikkilä @Melissahei]

On my first day as the @FT's new AI reporter, the stock market crashed and Silicon Valley freaked out about DeepSeek's AI model. 😅 But what exactly was DeepSeek's breakthrough? I read their research paper. Here's why it's a big deal: https://t.co/xTvZuWLBJA

[The Economist @TheEconomist]

“Everything we make starts with seaweed. If they go to landfill, they will break down. If they end up in the ocean, they will break down. If a turtle eats them, they’ll be fine.”

@MarieSegger explores a new alternative to plastic, on “The Intelligence” https://t.co/KwCbDnnaUR

[Marie Segger @MarieSegger]

In Busan, South Korea, 180 countries are debating the future of a ubiquitous material: plastic.

The world produces around 500m tonnes a year. A third of it is used for packaging. I talked to startups trying to make sustainable versions for @TheEconomist:

https://t.co/IXYpITkV2h

[Marie Segger @MarieSegger]

🗳️📈🇩🇪 We have just launched @TheEconomist’s German election poll tracker.

This is where things currently stand ⬇️ https://t.co/pwO0rUfRfZ

[Filippo Teoldi @Filippoteoldi]

World leaders are getting older - except in democracies. Our last visual story on this year's World Ahead w/ @AinslieJstone @TheEconomist

https://t.co/hER09uYR2P

[The Economist @TheEconomist]

Kamala Harris’s chances of winning have ticked up six percentage points in our final forecast https://t.co/lRAiq8FW2B 👇

[Owen Winter @OwenWntr]

In this week's Economist I have a guide to election night, with some things to look out for! https://t.co/IJ0mCgsDDW

[Owen Winter @OwenWntr]

Our Build-a-Voter model is relaunched with Harris data! https://t.co/anL7y5M0XW

[Marie Segger @MarieSegger]

@rianna_croxford 👏👏👏 Well deserved!

[Rianna Croxford @rianna_croxford]

When I first began investigating in January 2021, I never imagined that what I would find would lead to powerful men being charged with running an international sex trafficking business. All I can think about are my sources - the brave men - who trusted me and have now been heard

[Economist Press @EconomistPress]

NEWS: today The Economist announces that Espresso, its short-form, daily news app, will be available to over 400m students worldwide at no cost. Read the full release: https://t.co/BHvXBm4sdU

[Marie Segger @MarieSegger]

🚨Final call to submit your work for the @Save_GlobalNews award by @SavetheChildren. There is a local/regional category and an international one. I'm looking forward to reading all the entries as a guest judge https://t.co/Ta41eseWl1

[Aisha Majid @aisha1309]

Still time for journos to apply!

🚨SAVE THE CHILDREN’S GLOBAL MEDIA AWARDS 2024 NOW OPEN! We're thrilled to launch our inaugural Global Media Awards to honour outstanding journalism for child rights! Details: https://t.co/0a2OBxmEel @Save_GlobalNews