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Graphics Director @washingtonpost . I tweet about visual journalism, fútbol, and things that just don’t make sense. English/Spanish

Maryland, USA
Joined February 2008
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@chiquiesteban
Chiqui Esteban
4 years
En español: Palmeras En inglés: Elephant ears Minipunto para el inglés
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My wife in the U.S.: 9.15pm, maybe we should go to bed. My wife in Spain: 9.15 pm, maybe we should start thinking on leaving the beach and go home to look at what we will have for dinner
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I want you all to know David Beriain's work. He was not internationally famous despite being probably the best journalist I've ever met. He should When the 2nd Iraq war started, he couldn't cross the border as a journalist, he did in a hidden space of a truck for several days 1/5
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Chiqui Esteban
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1. Te casas con una gallega 2. Le pones Fariña en la tele 3. Le entra la morriña y arrasa la tienda española del pueblo
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Chiqui Esteban
4 years
Our simulation graphic showing how to flatten the curve now in: English Spanish French Arabic Japanese And more coming today
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Chiqui Esteban
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I remember him anytime I am tempted to complain about my job as a journalist. I don't even feel a journalist compared to him. He loved his job, was killed because of it, so I just wanted to make sure more people could see it. 5/5
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Chiqui Esteban
4 years
🚨 JOBS ALERT🚨 We are adding A LOT of new positions in design and graphics at the Washington Post. Job postings with more details will be coming soon, but meanwhile, and if you're interested, please DM if you have any questions!
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Chiqui Esteban
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Y El NYTimes manda una alerta a sus lectores sobre el tema. No es una historia nacional azuzada por venganzas personales como en algunos lugares se ha defendido, es una historia de alcance global
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He once said "Those who loved me loved the most radical and beautiful way, they loved me being free. Even though that meant (...) that some day the phone would ring and they'll say 'David is not going to come back' 4/5
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Chiqui Esteban
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Some personal news…
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Chiqui Esteban
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@andresweiss_ A Haaland y a Eddie Howe les ha pasado lo mismo: que si hubieran hecho esta temporada el año pasado y la del año pasado este año estaríamos flipando. Son dos buenas temporadas, pero les daña venir de un año muy por encima de lo esperado.
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@hematocritico Con 17 años, me picó un escorpión en el campo en Toledo. Fuimos al hospital y me medicaron. Al día siguiente fuimos a Madrid, pero me hizo reacción, vomité como un loco y me desmayé. La policía no me quería llevar al hospital hasta q mis amigos no les dijeran q droga había tomado
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Chiqui Esteban
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Se puede pasar un año sin celebrar las Navidades con la familia. Nosotros llevamos 8 sin hacerlo desde que emigramos. Y año y medio sin ir a España y lo que queda. Y da pena, pero no es el fin del mundo. Que se te muera alguien en la familia es mucho más grave.
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Chiqui Esteban
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He got into a FARC secret camp and spend some days in it, documenting life, interviewing people. He followed the paths of drug commerce across the Amazon. He always wanted to go where real stories where and couldn't spend time behind a desk. 2/5
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Chiqui Esteban
4 years
An analysis of the Rose Garden ceremony by @AnnGerhart and @luciovilla shows who wore a mask, who didn't, who is now infected, who's not, where they were seating, and more.
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Chiqui Esteban
5 years
Gorgeous foliage maps in this fall graphics page by @tierneyl and @joemfox
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Chiqui Esteban
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Congrats to all involved!!!! Which includes @PostGraphics own @JohnMuyskens @monicaulmanu @Harry_Stevens @asteckelberg @chrisalcantara and @AnnGerhart , which a consider part of the team
@PulitzerPrizes
The Pulitzer Prizes
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Congratulations to @washingtonpost . #Pulitzer
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He tenido una carrera porque unas pocas personas creyeron en mí sin yo haberles dado muchas razones para hacerlo. Mario fue uno de ellos. Qué noticia tan horrible
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Chiqui Esteban
3 years
Today we learned he was killed reporting in Burkina Faso, along with the photographer Roberto Fraile and an Irish and a Burkina Faso citizens. He knew this could happen and accepted it. 3/5
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Chiqui Esteban
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Last night Yuzuru Hanyu tried to be the first man to land a quadruple axel. He didn't. This is how close he got and why it's so hard, explained by @arturgalocha @newsbysamuels @bonnieberkowitz and @Ducroquet
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Chiqui Esteban
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Genial tener una nueva entrevista de @LaMediaInglesa con Orta para ver con mi hijo que quiere ser director deportivo de mayor (y me hizo disfrazarme de Orta con él este Halloween mientas él iba de Brenden Aaronson), porque ya nos vimos la primera unas cuantas veces :)
@LaMediaInglesa
La Media Inglesa
1 year
ENTREVISTA CON VÍCTOR ORTA: “LA PREMIER ES LA CHAMPIONS CADA SEMANA” La primera vez que hablamos con él fue una conversación que os gustó a muchos. Así que hemos pensado que estaba bien volver a hacerla. ¡Esperamos que la disfrutéis!
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Chiqui Esteban
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Thanks a ton to all @PostGraphics for the surprise citizenship celebration! They got me an American flag that has flown over the Capitol and red velvet cake with advice I won’t follow
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Chiqui Esteban
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I guess in 2020 a three-day election night is consistent with the current 249-day long month of March
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Chiqui Esteban
4 years
. @washingtonpost is looking for a writer of visual stories. ❌ Writing with graphics around your words ✔️ Writing in a way that graphics, illustrations, video, photo... work together to build the best integrated storytelling. If that's you, apply here
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Chiqui Esteban
9 months
Marca España en la portada online de The Washington Post (no en lo más alto, pero bastante arriba para ser fútbol)
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4 years
Let me point out that in Spain we use to know who won the election around 11 pm. Just in time for dinner.
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Chiqui Esteban
3 years
Periodistas españoles montando las portadas digitales hoy
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Chiqui Esteban
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The Post has refurbished its mass killings tracker, a huge collaboration by the graphics and data departments
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Chiqui Esteban
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It was a long, hard year of work. So proud of everyone in the teams who worked together to bring these stories to life, and particularly @n_kirkpatrick @atthar_mirza @canalesgraphics
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Chiqui Esteban
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There's actually a gazpacho police in Spain, those people who tell you that without cucumber and this and that it's not gazpacho, it's salmorejo. Those people.
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Chiqui Esteban
4 years
It's inspiring to see all my American TL share this great graphic from El Pais by @Mariano_Zafra and @javisalas Another example of how visual journalism is specially relevant when we affront crisis and we need clear explainers on how to deal with them.
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Chiqui Esteban
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@nacho8gonz Aurier da dos asistencias en un partido, el Forest piensa que si un lateral derecho da dos asistencias por partido, tres laterales derechos dan seis y de ahí a la Champions
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Chiqui Esteban
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The area that Israel have asked to be evacuated in 24h is the most densely populated in Gaza, which is already one of the most densely populated areas in the world. More details in the link:
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Chiqui Esteban
2 years
Tremendously honored to receive this award from @bsu_sjsc Particularly by looking at the list of previous honorees, that include such inspirational colleagues as @JZarracina @suzettemoyer @AlbertoCairo @nytgraphics and many others
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Chiqui Esteban
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Me he suscrito a @el_pais Porque es más fácil lograr un periodismo independiente si no se depende sólo de publicidad. Porque es más fácil q los medios sobrevivan si tienen ingresos estables. Porque en tiempos de bulos el periodismo es aún más importante.
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Chiqui Esteban
4 years
Here's an interesting simulator by @Harry_Stevens to explain how different measures can help flattening the curve
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Chiqui Esteban
2 years
I know this piece will probably get more eyes online that it will in print, but it still so great to see this great map by @KarklisCarto with the help from @Timmeko on the cover
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Chiqui Esteban
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@u_arroba Hay un momento en el que Arrasate prueba defensa de cinco con laterales asimétricos que ha hecho llorar al novio. No en vano sus amigos le habían conseguido una toma aérea nunca emitida en la que se apreciaba al detalle la formación rojilla.
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This was a hard, long project. So happy to see the people who worked on it recognized (too many to name in a tweet), and for a project so important to get recognition. Click on it: Read it.
@ONA
Online News Association
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WINNER! Excellence and Innovation in Visual Digital Storytelling, Large Newsroom: @WashingtonPost for AR-15: The Blast Effect. #OJA23
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Chiqui Esteban
4 years
- Hemos cancelado nuestro viaje anual de verano a España - Suponemos q en estas condiciones nadie de allí vendrá a vernos - El drama enorme es que acabamos de abrir el último bote de Colacao que nos quedaba
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Chiqui Esteban
3 years
Today we celebrate. Nothing in particular. But we do.
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Chiqui Esteban
4 years
Four years ago I went into the Washington Post newsroom to work on my first U.S. presidential election. Today I will do my second from home, probably in my PJs, with a Democracy dies in darkness t-shirt and a Munising sweatshirt. Not as cool and interesting, but very comfy.
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Chiqui Esteban
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Sad about missing the holidays with your family? Expert here! We moved to the US 8 years ago. We have never spent the holidays with our families since. I spent the first one alone with my wife and kids thousands of miles away. Some advice (SORRY I hate threads too...) 1/6
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Chiqui Esteban
2 years
Watch me kill the English language for a couple minutes like I haven't been living here for almost 10 years now
@WashPostLife
WashPostLife
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. @PostGraphics Director @chiquiesteban grew up with a love of sports — mainly soccer — which sparked his interest in diagramming visual information and graphics. From @diariocadiz to The Post, watch Chiqui's Byline video to learn more about his career in #graphics . #washpostlife
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Our global covid tracker now marks over 4m confirmed deaths in the world (there's probably many more.)
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Chiqui Esteban
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A quick way to understand how densely populated Gaza is, part of this great visual article by @antoniafarzan @RubyMellen @KarklisCarto @juledurg
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Chiqui Esteban
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We have 🚨6🚨 positions in the graphics team open! (That graphics reporter announcement is actually three positions.) Please DM with any question you may have.
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Chiqui Esteban
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Every week @PostGraphics rotates to publish a quick weekly project that has to be joyful. I am in the rotation too! And before leaving on vacation finally published a quiz about the Premier League that I've wanted to do for a long time
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Chiqui Esteban
4 years
Mi hija ha preguntado hoy si le podemos hacer un sandwich de mantequilla de cacahuete y mermelada. La bandera española a media asta en casa.
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Chiqui Esteban
5 years
Now that I'm a manager I don't get to do many graphics, so it's great when one gets to do something on deadline, pulling an all-nighter, and then they let you use three and a half pages of precious paper for it for old times' sake
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I first came to the U.S. to join Marty's Boston Globe. I'll always remember the years I've worked with Marty leading the newsroom and all I've learned from him. Thanks for believing in me.
@kriscoratti
Kristine Coratti Kelly
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Washington Post Executive Editor Marty Baron to retire at the end of February
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Probably the worst trading card I own, which makes it the best. Not only they did a drawing bc they didn't have a photo. They used the drawing on the body of a different player
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Chiqui Esteban
4 years
We are looking for a reporter and writer to work within the graphics adn design departments at @washingtonpost It sounds a bit confusing, writer for graphics? Let me explain
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Chiqui Esteban
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We are looking for a digital cartographer, which means someone who can help us seize all the power digital tools offer us to tell stories through maps: Interactivity, animation, customization, augmented or mixed reality...
@WashPostPR
Washington Post PR
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Job posting: Graphics reporter, cartography
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Chiqui Esteban
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Reminder! The Washington Post graphics department hiring: - 3 graphics reporters - 1 graphics reporter for Sports - 1 editor in charge of Politics - 1 editor in charge of Local and Education Details linked below. Happy to talk to anyone with questions
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Chiqui Esteban
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For those of you in the DC area, the Spanish Embassy is holding an exhibition on Spanish graphics reporters and editors in the U.S. from April 17 to Sept. 13. Special thanks to @AdrianBlancoR and @arturgalocha for all the work they put on it
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The DC Spanish graphics crew representing at the SpaINfographics exhibit led by @AdrianBlancoR and @arturgalocha . Missing many of the big ones who worked in the U.S. like @alvarovalino @inari_ta @Mariano_Zafra @amayaverde @AlbertoCairo @xocasgv , Samuel Granados…
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U.S. people, living the Olympics being a national of mid-size country is much more exciting and a completely different experience. Let me explain a bit... 1/X
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Chiqui Esteban
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It's award season! That means I've spent some time today reviewing all the great work the @PostGraphics team did last year. So here comes a thread of 12 great but different, original projects produced by people from that team in 2021!
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Chiqui Esteban
4 years
Esto ya es recochineo. Tebas, repite la jornada.
@elmundotoday
El Mundo Today
4 years
Horóscopo de la semana: Leo, esta semana te irá muy bien pero solo si la comparamos con la del Deportivo de la Coruña: El horóscopo es exclusivo para suscriptores. Suscríbete al futuro aquí:
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I love all the little details in this graphic by @JohnMuyskens (full story and more graphics here in the link below)
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Chiqui Esteban
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Enter the state where you live, compare your life expectancy with others of the same age and gender around the world, then read the whole series to understand why it's so low
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I'm 38, but that is not 'bocadillo'. That just means sandwich in Spanish. That's pa amb tumaca with another slice of bread on top. Thanks for attending this TED talk on naming Spanish food. Next episodes include 'That's not really a paella' and 'Prosciutto is not jamon'
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4 years
My mind talking to me to keep my self esteem up each of many times I completely fail to explain something properly or to be quick witted in a conversation
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Chiqui Esteban
2 years
🚨🚨🚨 We got amazing news🚨🚨🚨 The Post is hiring several graphics positions in the graphics team to work from the West Coast. We want people who can extend our news coverage (and all coverage) working from the other side of the country. 1/2
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Chiqui Esteban
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This category could easily be called 'Fernando G Baptista Award'
@SND
Society for News Design
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🥇 A #SND45 Print gold medal in Individual Portfolio: Information Graphics has been awarded to @fg_baptista , graphic editor at @natgeomag .
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500,000 deaths caused by coronavirus in the U.S. It's a number hard to grasp, so @arturgalocha and @bonnieberkowitz have tried to use different ways to explain it. The result hits hard.
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💃 Awesome job alert 💃 The Washington Post is looking for a Data Director to: - Manage data reporters across the newsroom - Lead data projects - Act as a consulting editor on data-driven stories, and related graphics and visualizations Come join us!
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Chiqui Esteban
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Cultural differences in Christmas carols USA-Spain are clear in the lyrics. Themes of the most famous US carols: - Snow, bells, peace, Santa Same in Spain: - Getting drunk on Christmas Eve - Mice eating St. Joseph's underwear - Fishes ate drinking from a river (surrealism ftw)
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Chiqui Esteban
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A: We need to publish! B: Just adding some details! A: Ok, but don't add much, we really need to publish soon B:
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@LaMediaInglesa Pero es sólo para la gira o más que eso?
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Chiqui Esteban
4 years
Talk all you want of @SteveKornacki or @JohnKingCNN ... The Washington Post's @lennybronner taking ti to another level in the live show (via @gabrielflorit )
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If you work in news graphics in the US and wonder why there are always Spaniards around, Mario is one of the reasons. He was a pioneer, a visionary and a hard worker. We miss him already.
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The fence outside the White House is going down, but @gabrielflorit @joemfox @KevinUhrm @bonnieberkowitz @monicaulmanu made this scrolly image so you can read the signs hanging on it and annotated some of them.
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Chiqui Esteban
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Today @AnnGerhart received the Post's Eugene Meyer Award. She's been an inspiration for me and an example to follow, the person I can talk to when I struggle at work and my guide in this place. I'm so happy to see her recognized.
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Chiqui Esteban
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Our @SND awards roundup! If I did the numbers right, which I doubt: The Washington Post got: - Best of Show Award - 5 gold, 11 silver, 22 bronze medals - 207 AoE @PostGraphics participated in: - Best of Show - 3 gold, 5 silver, 12 bronze medals - 69 AoE
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Chiqui Esteban
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We are hiring a graphics reporter! For this position in particular we are looking for someone who can take on ambitious interactive projects and still be able to be nimble when the news call, a good collaborator and a nice person! Please apply or share!
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Chiqui Esteban
3 years
YOU TOLD ME IT WAS THE WRONG PASSWORD AND NOW I CAN'T USE IT BECAUSE IT'S THE SAME AS THE OLD PASWORDDDDDDD????
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Chiqui Esteban
4 years
At 10pm, people across Spain opened their windows to dedicate an applause to medical professionals working during the coronavirus crisis
@Mamen_Hidalgo
Mamen Hidalgo
4 years
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
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Chiqui Esteban
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Los gráficos funcionan, repetimos one more time.
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@raulsanchezglez
Raúl Sánchez 📈
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La pieza más leída de @elDiarioes el año pasado:
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Chiqui Esteban
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We have a mission statement at @PostGraphics : We create visual, impactful stories that are interesting, important and innovative. Here are some projects from these last 12 months that represent that mission, not necessarily the best of the year. (sorry, thread)
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Chiqui Esteban
4 years
Calling the Spanish Embassy to report a crime in the area
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Chiqui Esteban
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Our latest joy week project in @PostGraphics was for @kt_prry and her exploration of the evolution of the use in color in Lego bricks (and how changes in society marked that evolution)
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Chiqui Esteban
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A visual timeline of the events today (or yesterday at this point), with videos, photos, and maps. We've seen it hundreds of times already. Still hard to believe. We will continue to update and include more details here.
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Chiqui Esteban
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What I've learned from Twitter today is that if y'all can subscribe to Spotify Premium, you can also subscribe to a newspaper
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Chiqui Esteban
3 years
We're having a 'digital classic graphics' streak in @PostGraphics , and the latest example is a collection of DC bridges cutaways by @wneff
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Chiqui Esteban
4 years
And it's a wrap. All states called, the electoral college result is the same as in 2016, but for the opposite parties.
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Chiqui Esteban
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Very proud of the work @PostGraphics has been doing covering the Israel-Gaza war. Beyond the quick reaction, the updates with maps and charts for every little visual increment in LUFs and stories, these are just some of the big stories covered in the last days (sorry, thread)
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Chiqui Esteban
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Rare opportunity to work on the Washington Post's graphics team from (some places) in Europe! We are looking for a graphics reporter who works well independently, feels comfortable covering news and is a good collaborator. Any questions, please DM!
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Chiqui Esteban
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If you're in the DC area, SPAINfographics, an exhibition that explores the relationship between Spain and the U.S. with the work of 12 Spanish visual journalists will open next Wednesday. RSVP if you plan to attend and see you there!
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Chiqui Esteban
2 years
Not a bad day for graphics looking at the @washingtonpost homepage
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Chiqui Esteban
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Good news were made official today for @PostGraphics We are welcoming two new amazing hires @atthar_mirza makes me very optimistic about the future of our team: proactive, enthusiastic, brilliant @wneff is someone whose work I've admired since I knew news graphics were a thing
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Chiqui Esteban
1 year
Ayer publicamos una de las historias más difíciles que hemos hecho pero también de las que estoy más orgulloso que hayamos hecho por su necesidad
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Chiqui Esteban
1 year
En mi memoria no queda un atisbo de cómo se hace una integral pero suena el tractor amarillo y me sale la letra entera, que injusticia es esta
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