samjoiner.bsky.social
Visual Stories and Investigations Editor at the Financial Times. We use computational tools and traditional reporting to produce explainers, investigations and deep dives in visual formats.
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The clip is just a teaser of the page - you need to click the link to view it. We can’t fit the whole thing in a video unfortunately!
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Our latest visual story was created by the brilliant interdisciplinary might of @richardmilne.ft.com @upyorkshire.ft.com @samlearner.bsky.social @inari-ta.bsky.social Dan Clark @ian-bott.bsky.social and Bob Haslett.
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Nato’s response has been swift, but it is complicated by the fact Trump no longer wants the US to be the primary guarantor of Europe’s security. And allowing incidents to go unpunished risks inviting more attacks. A senior European told us: “The Baltic Sea is just the beginning.”
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There have been 11 incidents of cable or pipeline damage in the Baltic Sea in 17 months. Russia denies involvement, but experts say they can't all be accidents or due to bad seamanship. “I can believe that one case could be an accident. Two cases in a row? Hardly. Three and more? Never, impossible.”
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The Baltic Sea is an attractive target for greyzone warfare. Its busy shipping lanes and undersea infrastructure make it a challenge to attribute sabotage to specific actors, while more than 90% of its international waters are shallower than 150m — easily reachable by dropped anchors.
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Story with a hugely talented cast of characters: Tom Hale, Wenjie Ding, @digitalcampbell.ft.com, @peter.andringa.me, @alisonkilling.bsky.social, Haohsiang Ko and Toru Tsunashima.
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The dominance of state-owned developers is interwoven with the state’s efforts to restore confidence in housing. But government revenues from land sales have almost halved since 2021, and China’s first decline in overall property construction since 1997 is accelerating.
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And this stunning map of Valencia combining the flood extent with recent and historic building construction in the province by the imperious @sdbernard.bsky.social
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It features devastating photography, captured in the immediate aftermath of the floods and over the past few weeks, by Quintina Valero
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Latest visual story by Christine Murray @nassosstylianou.bsky.social @inari-ta.bsky.social Dan Clark. It shows how Chinese companies have established themselves deeper into supply chains and developed stronger trade links w Mexico - which is causing concern in Washington
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Ukrainian officials suspect the assault is part of Russia’s plan to ratchet up pressure on Kyiv before Trump returns — and to prepare for a push across the Dnipro. Kherson’s military administration told us Russia had assembled “300 boats to cross the river”.
Read the full story: on.ft.com/3OCF4xF