Mapping the Story by Pablo Robles

A presentation about how maps were essential to present news showing some cartographic work, including reporting on the protests in Hong Kong, deforestation in Brazil and Malaysia, how China is reshaping the landscape in Hong Kong, or why Europe asks travelers to ditch planes for night trains.

Speaker:
Pablo Robles is an award-winning Visual Journalist currently working at Bloomberg Hong Kong covering APAC. He previously worked as a Senior Graphics Editor at South China Morning Post and La Nación. He uses maps, text, photos/videos, graphics, illustration, and code to present news.

Format:
This event will be online. We will be using Zoom and the chat will be open for your questions.

Agenda:
16:00 Welcome!
16:00–16:40 Presentation by Pablo Robles
16-40-17:00 Questions & Answers
17:00 Goodbye!

Language:
To include a multitude of perspectives, the spoken language of this meetup will be English.