Mark Nichols

@mitchthorson @USATODAY What a great run, Mitchell! I’m so looking forward to all the great work to come @urbaninstitute Congratulations, my brother!

I'm so, so grateful for my time at @usatoday and to all the amazing colleagues I had the chance to collaborate with over the years on so many projects and visualizations❤️

🚨Time for some personal news for me🚨 After almost 9 years on the @usatgraphics team, yesterday was my last day. Soon, I'll be starting a new chapter as a data visualization engineer at @urbaninstitute.

@Toure Probably some grumpy old washed-up actor…LOL!!!

If they made a movie about your life who would play you?

@jkelly3rd @ABC Beautiful! Great to see you all TOGETHER! ❤️

@stevesuo @mattwynn @flatwaterfreep What a great effort to bring this project across the finish after three years of data analysis and reporting. Bravo!

Special thanks also to the former USAT reporter who first cracked the complicated AFCARS adoption database, @nicholsmarkc. Ditto for @mattwynn, now at @flatwaterfreep, who also worked with AFCARS early on.

We just published a project that originated before I started with @USATODAY two years ago. brokenadoptions.usatoday.com

Data-driven journalism with social / health implications. Special thanks to @DrAlexisC @bhangrajay @jkelly3rd Churches look for ways to safely reopen as COVID numbers decline nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%…

"Tatum and other non-white home seekers across the U.S. blame a financial lending system -- developed and regulated by the federal government -- that for decades has systematically kept people of color from getting home loans..." via @nicholsmarkc @abc tinyurl.com/2p8z4td3

An important investigation that all my East Bay peeps should watch. With huge props to my brother and sis-in-law for bringing it to light and sharing their experience. Great work by @abc7newsbayarea and @StephanieABC7 @kenmiguel abc7news.com/health/bay-are…

Proud of @EyeSpyTy and @nicholsmarkc for their hard work on this important story. Even got @mustangalli back in the field for a minute on this one.

So how did we get here? A riveting yet chilling look at the timeline to Jan 6. As one of our experts put it: “It’s hard to miss the slow boil.” @JoshMargolin @AHosenball @Santucci @MLevineReports @JWagnonCourts @OliviaRubinABC @wsteaks @lauraromero1207 @Alexmyersss @kate__holland

@jkelly3rd @GraceMarie_35 @JPFagg @FqEsposito @lindseyf96 @NewsAnimator @maia_rosenfeld @MaggieReports19 @sarahrafique @SKummerer We’re only as good as our leader…and you’re the best, @jkelly3rd ! Happy holidays to all!

TOMORROW: Join @PierreTABC on @ABCNewsLive and @Hulu for ”American Epidemic: One Nation Under Fire,” as we take a deeper dive into gun violence in our country and talk possible solutions. Tune in at 8:30PM ET. abcn.ws/3qqHAwr

When the CDC data is broken down to a county level, it gets more disturbing. Btwn 2015 & 2019, there are whole counties that didn't record one gun-related homicide but recorded double-digit gun suicides, as seen in the interactive map embedded in the story. (3)

If you are struggling with thoughts of suicide or worried about a friend or loved one, help is available. Call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 [TALK] for free, confidential emotional support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. (9) suicidepreventionlifeline.org

@IvanPer4 Always a pleasure to work with you, Ivan!

Special thanks to @nicholsmarkc for his assistance in creating the interactive map and reviewing the CDC data. (8)

Over the last couple of months, I've been reporting the data and information on gun violence for the first piece of @ABC 's news project "Rethinking Gun Violence." The stats are startling when you look beyond mass shootings. (1) abcnews.go.com/US/america-gun…

Local news is changing, and ABC-owned TV stations are upping their game by investing in investigative journalism. The first major (and ambitious) initiative from the ABC stations' data team is out today: 'Our America: Equity Report.' latimes.com/entertainment-…

"In at least 18 of the 20 categories measured, the data revealed inequities in more than half of the United States' largest cities." That includes gaps like access to health coverage. Props to @jkelly3rd, @nicholsmarkc, @GraceMarie_35 & @JPFagg for this: abcnews.go.com/US/people-colo…

@mattwynn @jkelly3rd Nah, my brother, that wisdom comes from you! “Today you are you…that is truer than true..there is no one alive that is ‘you-er’ than you!” - Dr Suess

@jkelly3rd I was probably quoting @nicholsmarkc the other time.

One time, I said something smart.

Could NOT be prouder of our @ABCInvestigates team, honored with 2 Nat’l @RTDNA Awards: our “Truth & Lies: Jeffrey Epstein” podcast and our doc “Guardians of the Amazon.” 💪🏻 @epstein_brian @danbharris @JamesHillABC @vlasto @MarkJRemillard @KaitlynFolmer @pamadden @emilyruchalski