The Pudding is an acclaimed digital publication that explains ideas debated in culture through visual data journalism. Producing deeply reported, bespoke interactive essays, The Pudding explores topics like pop music vocabulary, cinematic dialogue gender breakdowns, sports analytics, and internet subcultures through custom web-based data visualizations.
Core Data Journalism Features
- Scrollytelling Experiences: Bespoke interactive narratives where charts, audio snippets, and animations transition smoothly as the user scrolls.
- Open Datasets & Methodologies: Complete methodology transparency, publishing raw datasets, scraping scripts, and analytical code on GitHub.
- Cultural & Pop Phenomenon Deep-Dives: Quantitative analyses of music lyrics, movie tropes, historical fashion trends, and linguistic evolution.
- “How To” Engineering Guides: In-depth technical articles explaining the UX design, D3 code, and data wrangling techniques behind their essays.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who creates the visual stories on The Pudding?
Stories are crafted by a collective of journalist-engineers who write code, conduct statistical analysis, and design custom interactive graphics.
Can I pitch an idea or collaborate with The Pudding?
Yes. The Pudding accepts freelance pitches and provides funding and mentorship for approved data journalism projects.
Where can I find the code used to build The Pudding essays?
Most project code repositories, analytical R/Python scripts, and web assets are made publicly available on The Pudding’s official GitHub page.