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Tory Lysik
Data and graphics journalist
About
I'm a data and graphics journalist and web developer based in New York City, currently working as a reporter at the Tow Center for Digital Journalism at Columbia University.
I've worked at Axios, Vox, The Marshall Project, the Associated Press, and others — spanning local shoeleather reporting to interactive graphics and data tools. My work has received numerous awards and has been cited in congressional testimony and federal legislation.
I care deeply about accessibility — making complex, critical information clear and understandable. Whether diving into legal documents, filing FOIA requests, or building maps to surface human rights issues, I thrive in the meticulous, detail-heavy work that makes complex stories click.
In my free time, I'm usually escaping NYC for the mountains or working on becoming fluent in a fifth language.
Portfolio
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Why NYC nurses went on strike, again Data Visualization Society · February 2026
Where the White House is leading us with TikTok Columbia Journalism Review · December 2025
We surveyed 54,000 people behind bars about the election Marshall Project · April 2025
Biden's travel schedule is lighter than almost all other U.S. presidents Axios · July 2024
The most nonpartisan companies, ranked by Americans Axios · May 2024
Earthquake rattles the New York City area Axios · April 2024
Super Bowl broadcasts have mixed history of screen time for sign language performers Axios · February 2024
No passport? No problem Axios · January 2024
How GOP candidates treated Biden and Trump at the first debate Axios · August 2023
Drought just hit a 3-year low. Here is how that is a bad thing in four maps. Axios · April 2023
The Making of Brian Kemp Axios · October 2022
Denver’s Central 70 project: Digging in troubled ground Denver Gazette/Colorado Politics · January 2021
Scraper Factory Tow Center for Digital Journalism · April 2026
The Buildout: How AI data centers are reshaping America Personal project · January 2026
Crypto magazine data analysis and visualizations Use Case Magazine · October 2025
Political Cash Flows Personal project · January 2025
Americans are still setting off record amounts of fireworks Axios · July 2024
Disney's entertainment streaming business posts first-time profit Axios · May 2024
Cherry blossoms bloom earlier—then face deadly frosts Axios · April 2024
In Denver a controversial bill caused overdose deaths to rise while emergency calls fell Axios · February 2024
Arkansas's ghost towns, mapped Axios · January 2024
Twin births decline after a decades-long boom Axios · August 2023
At risk series: Mapping facilities that house dangerous chemicals Axios · June 2023
It’s not just a police problem, Americans are opting out of government jobs Marshall Project · January 2023
The attack on a prison holding Ukraine POWs, explained Vox · July 2022
Graphics Templates: Accessible chart components for newsrooms Personal project · April 2026
Annotation and highlighting tool Tow Center for Digital Journalism · January 2026
Toward AI-powered source audits Columbia Journalism Review · October 2025
Which colleges are sending the most swimmers to the Olympics Axios · July 2024
Charging deserts threaten the EV revolution Axios · June 2024
Where pro-Palestinian student protesters have been arrested Axios · May 2024
Coal's influence on energy generation is fading fast Axios · February 2024
Which Fortune 100 CEOs get the most — and least — media attention Axios · February 2024
Inside America's 70-year arms pipeline to Israel Axios · November 2023
Shark attacks are rare but the real crisis is what we are doing to them Axios · July 2023
School gun violence torments America's youngest generation Axios · May 2023
The world just hit 8 billion people Axios · November 2022
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