Socially engaged data storytelling
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Data Visualization Stockholm welcomes Pei Ying Loh (Kontinentalist) and Bronwen Robertson (Data4Change) for an evening exploring the intersection of data, storytelling, and social impact.
Kontinentalist (https://kontinentalist.com/) is known for narrative-driven data journalism focused on Asia, while Data4Change (https://www.data4chan.ge/) works on community-led and socially responsible data practices.
Both studios share a commitment to respectful, ethical approaches to data work, avoiding extractive practices, centering community voices, and remembering that data is ultimately about people, not just numbers.
Format:
- Soft start (arrival / mingle): 10–15 min
- Intro: 5–10 min
- Pei Ying Loh: around 20 min
- Short Q&A: 5–10 min
- Bronwen Robertson: around 20 min
- Short Q&A: 5–10 min
- Joint Q&A / discussion with both speakers: 15–20 min
- Informal hanging out afterwards
