
Sam Learner
@sam_learner
graphics journalist @ftdata @ft visual storytelling team
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https://www.samlearner.com/ 27-07-2009 08:14:47
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A follow-up for FT Alphaville on the Polymarket trading surge, looking at some of the potential motivations in more detail: on.ft.com/40cFylf

Since Kamala Harris launched her campaign on July 21, 4.9 million people have donated to her, compared to 1.4 million for Donald Trump. ft.com/content/9e9102… -Sam Learner


Delighted our investigation into Ukraine’s missing children has been nominated for a British Journalism Award in the innovation category. 👏 [email protected] Christopher Miller Peter Andringa Chris Campbell Sam Learner pressgazette.co.uk/press-gazette-…



“In the US, this is the first time in modern history where we’ve had legalized commercial, very big election prediction markets.” The Financial Times’s Oliver Roeder and Sam Learner on this week’s episode of Behind the Money! 🎧: link.chtbl.com/ftbehind-the-m…


TIME IS RUNNING OUT, The New York Times!! We’re at Grand Army Plaza today, Scabby in tow, to warn NYC that their hometown paper is at risk of shutting down — unless we get the contract we deserve! 🔥✊🔥



We are on ULP strike. We gave The New York Times management months of notice of our strike deadline, we made ourselves available around the clock, but the company has decided that our members aren’t worth enough to agree to a fair contract and stop committing unfair labor practices.


NEW: political content shown on TikTok can depend on your gender—women received ~11% more content about Harris than men did, while men (including liberal ones) were more likely to be shown videos about Trump w/ Jeremy B. Merrill Cristiano Lima-Strong washingtonpost.com/technology/202…



95% of our members voted to strike because we want fair pay, just cause, and flexible remote work, and The New York Times refused to make a deal. Management spin doesn't matter though—worker power does.