Breaking New Ground with the Straits Times

<p>The Straits Times is Singapore’s most widely read print newspaper, and its online presence is full of innovative data visualization projects. Our guests this week — Charlene Chua, Hannah Ong, and Stephanie Adeline — are three of the young journalists making it happen. They join us to discuss their work and how the Straits Times became such a powerhouse of data journalism.</p><p><a href="https://www.straitstimes.com/authors/charlene-chua"><u>Charlene Chua</u></a>, <a href="https://www.straitstimes.com/authors/hannah-ong"><u>Hannah Ong</u></a>, and <a href="https://www.straitstimes.com/authors/stephanie-adeline"><u>Stephanie Adeline</u></a> are members of the digital graphics team at the <a href="https://www.straitstimes.com/global"><u>Straits Times</u></a>. Their work has recently won awards from the Singapore Press Club, the Society for News Design, and the Society of Publishers in Asia.</p><p>Work mentioned in the episode:</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.straitstimes.com/multimedia/graphics/2022/01/singapore-protect-sea-levels-rise/index.html"><u>Climate change: How Singapore is saving its shores from rising sea levels</u></a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.straitstimes.com/multimedia/graphics/2025/09/singapore-hawker-signs/index.html?shell"><u>How hawker signboards tell the story of Singapore</u></a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.straitstimes.com/multimedia/graphics/2024/12/singapore-butterflies-climate-change/index.html?shell"><u>Flight of the common rose: How are Singapore’s butterflies impacted by climate change?</u></a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.straitstimes.com/multimedia/graphics/2024/10/accessibility-in-singapore/index.html"><u>How accessible is Singapore? We travel with a wheelchair user to find out.</u></a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.straitstimes.com/multimedia/graphics/2025/09/womens-clothing-size-guide-singapore/index.html?shell"><u>Inside the confusing world of women’s clothing sizes</u></a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.straitstimes.com/multimedia/graphics/2025/06/why-handwriting-matters/index.html"><u>Why handwriting matters</u></a></p></li></ul><p>⁠⁠⁠The⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠music this episode⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠,⁠ made with⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ <a href="https://datavized.github.io/twotone/"><u>⁠TwoTone⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</u></a>, represents the predicted sea level rise in Singapore by the year 2100. The Data Journalism Podcast is produced by Ozzy Llinas Goodman.</p><p>Do you have a new data-driven story or project coming up? Tell us about it at datajournalismpodcast@gmail.com, and we might feature it on the show. Subscribe to make sure you never miss an episode!</p>