A day-by-day reading list of newsletter
You asked what I read, other than my own newsletter. Here’s a full list.
This post was originally published as a series of tweets. Keep an eye on it, as I will keep updating it.
I’ve been asked by some friends and readers which newsletters I read, other than my own. I mostly read data journalism and opendata related newsletters, with some exceptions for good storytelling. Here’s a day-by-day reading list for your enjoyment.
Monday
On MONDAY, I start the day with Peter Yeung’s 1801, a heaven of digital storytelling and interactive journalism. (Also: I read it in terror, fearing it will overlap too much with mine :))
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My second reading on MONDAY is another journalism newsletter, “Best in Digital Storytelling” by Rachel Schallom. It contains a good list of interesting things happening in visual, multimedia and digital journalism.
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Tuesday
On TUESDAY, it’s my own turn: my “In other news” goes out to non-paid readers (Patreon supporters get a preview on Monday eve). It is a curated list of most data stuff, with a hint of geek.
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Wednesday
WEDNESDAY was empty until recently, then @jukesie started his fantastic linkletter Out of Office. It has a personal twist, as he describes it as what “is inspiring, influencing or irritating me on a given week” and it never disappoints.
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Thursday
THURSDAY is a very data-oriented day with Jeremy Singer-Vine’s Data Is Plural. This is a short curated list of useful and curious datasets. Jeremy also puts together a spreadsheet of all the datasets he lists.
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Friday
FRIDAY newsletters are less data and more storytelling. Documentally’s Our Man Inside is a beautiful set of things he’s done, read, listened to, or drunk. It comes with links to odd ancient walkmen and voice recorders he’s bought.
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The other FRIDAY newsletter I read is Caroline Crampton’s No Complaints, a brilliant, curated, short list of things to read, listen to, or watch.
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Saturday
SATURDAY comes with the brilliant, title-less, newsletter by Duncan Geere (whose surname I keep misspelling), a beautifully formatted list of interesting links, maps, data stories and more.
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Sunday
SUNDAY is a big day for newsletters. Top spot for Sophie Warnes’s Fair Warning — stories, stats and charts about politics, society, and whimsy. It’s generally also a very pleasant read full of wit (and sheep maps).
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Second on SUNDAY comes @jukesie’s Internet of Public Service Jobs list. Matt curates a list of the best jobs in the public sector. I’m not actively looking, but I’m sure that if I ever apply for a job it will be through this letter.
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On SUNDAY I also read the brilliant “Milk, No Sugar” by Luis Ouriach, a curated quality write-up of topics that might help when you struggle doing small talks.
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Finally, my last SUNDAY newsletter is Owen Williams’s Charged, with the best in tech for the past week.
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Daily
Let me close this thread with a daily newsletter, Gavin Freeguard’s awesome “Warning: Graphic Content”. A daily set of links with analyses of data, politics, government, and society.
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That’s all, folks! If you have any recommendations along these lines (or… surprise me!), send them my way :)
