Stephen Beard

Graphics Journalist at @USATODAY. News graphics + animation. 2x Pulitzer winner. Past: @indystar, Cleveland Plain Dealer | @bsu_sjsc alum |

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@kayla_dwyer17 Good Lord, I'm old. Seems like he just took over from Shella. Can't believe he's been at the helm for nine years!

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Grand Canyon fire adds to 7.5 million acres of burned national parkland Data analysis by @_icalderon @usatgraphics
https://t.co/TIqwuiojhF

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@CarlieProcell @GeoPetras I think it was a Tuesday.

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@ryanmartin That’s called the “I Can Rest In The Off-Season” Strut, a relaxed gait that betrays little pain and tells onlookers it’s GAME-ON.

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@markabelan @JKyL5 @JBayneCoulter If I’m understanding you correctly, do the command+shift+4 action to turn your cursor into crosshairs, then hold down Control while dragging to copy to your clipboard. Then paste away!

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@MattGlenesk Curious to hear this explanation! Here at Ross-Ade for family weekend, no dog in the hunt whatsoever (save our share of tuition $$), and it sounds goofier than ever.

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@WilliamHazen7 It may be a bit late, but it would be cool to have a chain of such trail-connected
parks, kinda like a smaller version of Cleveland’s Emerald Necklace.

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@starwatchtim That’s so cool, Tim!

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@scavendish So sorry for your loss, Steve.

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This is awfully preachy for a branch of journalism steeped in hyperbole. The Community Notes are pretty hilarious.

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A team losing a game is not a "disaster."
Home runs are homers, not "dingers," "jacks" or "bombs."
A player scored 10 straight points, not 10 "unanswered" points.
If a football team scores two touchdowns and the opponent doesn't come back, say it "never trailed" rather than "never looked back."
In short, avoid hackneyed words and phrases, redundancies and exaggerations.

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@TheAuthorGuy Can’t wait to read it — that cover is stunning!

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@mchappell51 Huge congrats, Mike, and a fitting honor! Haven’t been in that room since the Pagano era, but I always associate it with cold Papa Johns and long waits. The plaque at least classes it up a bit! :)

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Indiana voters: in case anyone else is looking for this, you can confirm your early voting/mail-in absentee ballot's status if you scroll down to "visit my voter portal" button at https://t.co/u38Q3yaRwR.

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@JohnRussell99 @peterlblanchard “Hey, Rando … Frank Lloyd Wright called. He wants his drafting scale back.”

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@MattGlenesk So sorry for your, Matt. Peace to you and your family.

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@AJemaineClement I still call it Deer Creek (sorry —very hyper-local Indianapolis area joke).

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@EDoggTheRed Sooooo, did the psychics have any predictions? 🔮

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@travbryanmusic @BenStiller Those first two in particular did a great job with recaps in that they’d call back some seemingly minor exchange from a previous episode or season that was going to directly inform the upcoming episode. Great for shows with large cast ensembles.

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@gbosslet Good info. My son mailed his request off Sept. 3 but still hasn’t received his ballot at Purdue (as 9/30). How long should it take to arrive?

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Hurricane Helene was massive at landfall. @usatgraphics @StephenBeard visualize how it compares with recent storms @USATODAY @Gannett

https://t.co/bf3fwTXqBu