Rina Torchinsky

Data Analyst @WashingtonPost

[Rina Torchinsky @rinatorchi]

Katelyn and I were desk mates during her internship at the Times. Her passion and journalistic drive were evident from our 1st day at the office. Her smile, enthusiasm, optimism and beloved service dog, Will, quickly became constants this summer. My thoughts are with her family.

[Adam Zielonka @Adam_Zielonka]

Katelyn Davis shadowed me at the Mystics game Thursday night, with her internship at the Times nearing its end. I'm heartbroken to say that Katelyn passed away early Saturday. She was 18. Please pray for her and her loved ones. https://t.co/QnEnOT0qzR

[Rina Torchinsky @rinatorchi]

@ApurvaMahajan_ @thedbk Congrats!!

[Rina Torchinsky @rinatorchi]

@ApurvaMahajan_ @frednewspost @MDDCPress Congrats!!

[Rina Torchinsky @rinatorchi]

That's a wrap, #NICAR24.

It was a privilege to speak about building data desks at student publications and a pleasure to learn more about:

🤖 Automating graphics
🧹 Working with messy data
🔧 New reporting tools

Until next time.

[Jeff Kauflin @JeffKauflin]

1/ I’m excited to announce our Fintech 50 list for 2024, our ninth annual list of the most innovative private fintech companies. Here’s a view into how the list took shape and some patterns and themes we observed in 2023: https://t.co/YhN1inwWsK.

[Jeff Kauflin @JeffKauflin]

FINTECH 50 DEADLINE REMINDER: The deadline to apply is EOD today! (We're doing the 2024 list earlier in the year than usual.) We set out to identify the most innovative private fintech companies, ranging from early to late-stage startups. Details here: https://t.co/EjKXGIo9h3

[Maria Gracia Santillana @marigra21sl]

Buenos días! I wrote about Bad Bunny for the latest cover of @Forbes Thread (and story) below:
https://t.co/MavjiMNZiD

[Forbes @Forbes]

Welcome To The Year Of The E-Bike https://t.co/PvDmh0edeI by @rinatorchi

[Rina Torchinsky @rinatorchi]

The cigarette tax in New York State increased by $1.00 per pack of 20 cigarettes, up to $5.35.

Here's a look at where the rest of U.S. states stand.

Read more about the tax in @Forbes, by @taxgirl .

https://t.co/E0Ftn0Rzvl

[Rina Torchinsky @rinatorchi]

@AlexFlumTV @merrillcollege @alisonnews Thank you, thank you! I appreciate the support, as always.

[Rina Torchinsky @rinatorchi]

🔎 The data was kept in PDFs, and I'm hoping this project can make it easier for journalists and the general public to explore and analyze the data.

📚 Read more about the project on GitHub.
https://t.co/UUs4zqzvZQ

[Rina Torchinsky @rinatorchi]

⬇️ Clean data drop ⬇️

I extracted a decade of demographic data for elementary, middle and high schools within #MCPS, the largest school district in Maryland.

https://t.co/UUs4zqzvZQ

[Shifra Dayak @shifradayak]

As student journalists, we've reported on gun violence and witnessed it, whether on the news or directly.

Our team @thedbk interviewed numerous community members about what it's like to grow up amid unrelenting gun violence. Here's what they had to say:

https://t.co/DbFmNeWEGS

[The Diamondback @thedbk]

In our newest project, we compile all the information you’d ever need to know about UMD campus jobs in one place. The Diamondback’s jobs guide is now live! 🧵
https://t.co/DwfSvaatVL

[Rina Torchinsky @rinatorchi]

@hannazakharenko @washingtonpost This is epic! Congrats, Hanna!

[Rina Torchinsky @rinatorchi]

@saeed_ahmed @AP Congrats, Saeed! This is fantastic!

[shreya vuttaluru @shreyavut]

Got FOIA ideas? A knack for data analysis? Millions of questions about publicly available data?

Come work for the data desk at @thedbk with the incomparable @victoriastavis and I! My DMs are open for questions, applications are due Jan. 13.

[shreya vuttaluru @shreyavut]

Some Baltimore neighborhoods have experienced significant income gains since 2010, but others have struggled amid population decline.

I created a Shiny app for @CNSmd to bring context to that change with race + ethnicity stats.

More 📊 + 🗺 in 🧵

https://t.co/UYw2YDmg0e

[Natalie Weger @NatalieWeger]

University of Maryland campus cafe sales have increased by more than $1.8 million in the past two years and are up nearly 63 percent since 2021 despite nine cafe closures in the last two years.

Check out my new article for @thedbk:
https://t.co/4tljAqumif

[Victoria Stavish @victoriastavish]

UMD's Office of Civil Rights and Sexual Misconduct released annual sexual misconduct reports for the 2020-21 and 2021-22 reporting periods today.

🧵ing some graphs

For @thedbk:
https://t.co/W1OSxLTWkW

[Rina Torchinsky @rinatorchi]

It's live! 🔊

After weeks of data cleaning, it's exciting to dispatch this extensive dataset on NCAA women's basketball rosters.

It's been a pleasure to contribute to this project, with
@derekwillis and a crew of talented, young sports journalists.