Marie Segger

📈📊🗺️We have quietly launched Off the Charts, our @TheEconomist’s data newsletter, on @substack. You can subscribe to the newsletter for FREE (paid subscribers also receive access to our newsletter archive & two of our data-driven pieces each week) theeconomistoffthecharts.substack.com

I joined a Colombian drug raid to destroy a cocaine laboratory in the Amazon — you can hear all about it on ⁦@TheEconomist⁩ podcast “The Intelligence” (also on Spotify) 🎧 economist.com/podcasts/2026/…

What makes Hurricane Melissa so different to other storms? A terrific piece with stellar graphics pulled together by our special-projects team with help from across the paper @Filippoteoldi @AinslieJstone @eljlees economist.com/interactive/th…

news still unfolding but here is one thing i'll say: 538's data collection was game-changing, and i hope it gets a rebirth. would need a modest budget for 2-3 researchers and 1-2 engineers. AI has also made things easier (at least I suspect -- we were forbidden from using it).

Our forecast of the German election is live! 🇩🇪economist.com/interactive/20… We give the CDU/CSU Union a 97 in 100 chance of winning the most seats. Likelihood of a majority of seats, by possible coalition: ⚫️🔴🟢 >99% ⚫️🔴⚪️ 77% ⚫️🟢⚪️ 67% 🔴🟢🟣 1% 🔴🟢⚪️ <1% ⚫️🟠⚪️ <1%

🗳️🇩🇪 We have launched our German election forecast! Which coalitions will be possible? Follow the runners & riders: economist.com/interactive/20…

On my first day as the @FT's new AI reporter, the stock market crashed and Silicon Valley freaked out about DeepSeek's AI model. 😅 But what exactly was DeepSeek's breakthrough? I read their research paper. Here's why it's a big deal: enterprise-sharing.ft.com/redeem/94db9f3…

“Everything we make starts with seaweed. If they go to landfill, they will break down. If they end up in the ocean, they will break down. If a turtle eats them, they’ll be fine.” @MarieSegger explores a new alternative to plastic, on “The Intelligence” econ.st/3ZbEHzh

In Busan, South Korea, 180 countries are debating the future of a ubiquitous material: plastic. The world produces around 500m tonnes a year. A third of it is used for packaging. I talked to startups trying to make sustainable versions for @TheEconomist: economist.com/business/2024/…

🗳️📈🇩🇪 We have just launched @TheEconomist’s German election poll tracker. This is where things currently stand ⬇️ economist.com/interactive/20…

World leaders are getting older - except in democracies. Our last visual story on this year's World Ahead w/ @AinslieJstone @TheEconomist economist.com/interactive/th…

Kamala Harris’s chances of winning have ticked up six percentage points in our final forecast econ.st/3YRMsv5 👇

In this week's Economist I have a guide to election night, with some things to look out for! economist.com/united-states/…

Our Build-a-Voter model is relaunched with Harris data! economist.com/interactive/us…

@rianna_croxford 👏👏👏 Well deserved!

Wow, thrilled that our film, podcast and online series revealing allegations of sexual exploitation against the former CEO of Abercrombie and Fitch has been shortlisted for two British Journalism Awards. pressgazette.co.uk/press-gazette-…

When I first began investigating in January 2021, I never imagined that what I would find would lead to powerful men being charged with running an international sex trafficking business. All I can think about are my sources - the brave men - who trusted me and have now been heard

NEWS: today The Economist announces that Espresso, its short-form, daily news app, will be available to over 400m students worldwide at no cost. Read the full release: economistgroup.com/press-centre/t…

🚨Final call to submit your work for the @Save_GlobalNews award by @SavetheChildren. There is a local/regional category and an international one. I'm looking forward to reading all the entries as a guest judge savemediaawards.com

Still time for journos to apply! 🚨SAVE THE CHILDREN’S GLOBAL MEDIA AWARDS 2024 NOW OPEN! We're thrilled to launch our inaugural Global Media Awards to honour outstanding journalism for child rights! Details: savemediaawards.com @Save_GlobalNews

Also big up to the team at @savechildrenuk for putting such an international, experienced and diverse panel together. An honour to be judging entries alongside inspiring colleagues such as @caroline__kimeu, @waadalkateab, @will__grant, @zymaislam and many others.

Attn pls, JOURNALISTS! I'm incredibly excited to be a judge for the @SavetheChildren global media awards. Get your entries in before August 31st. All media formats are permitted, there is a local/regional category and an international one savemediaawards.com