@sam_learner

graphics journalist @ftdata @ft visual storytelling team

 Brooklyn, NY
samlearner.com/
Joined July 2009
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Prediction markets barely make money; sportsbooks make money ft.trib.al/23T0IiX

Prediction markets barely make money; sportsbooks make money

Kalshi’s ‘truth machine’ is financialising differences of opinion (about sports)

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Sujeet Indap@sindap25 Jun 2025
just gonna leave this FT chart here:
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I've pulled all-nighters perfecting visual stories before and gotten crickets, but this chart I threw together in 20 minutes seems on track to be the most popular thing I've ever made lol
Ravi Mangla@ravi_mangla25 Jun 2025
People overcame this
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Replying to @caitlinsgilbert
not true!
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95% of our members voted to strike because we want fair pay, just cause, and flexible remote work, and @nytimes refused to make a deal. Management spin doesn't matter though—worker power does.
Matt Pearce 🦅🇺🇸
@mattdpearce4 Nov 2024
Guys. If you think hundreds of people are going on strike over trigger warnings, you’re the mark.
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rat king 🐀
@MikeIsaac4 Nov 2024
this person wasnt a reporter here so i dont expect him to stay current with facts by making some calls but none of these items (which are mischaracterized) are on the table now nor have they been for a year or so
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Guys. If you think hundreds of people are going on strike over trigger warnings, you’re the mark.
Andrew Kaczynski
@KFILE4 Nov 2024
“the NY Times tech staff Guild proposed a ban on scented products in break rooms, unlimited break time, and accommodations for pet bereavement, as well as mandatory trigger warnings in company meetings discussing events in the news.” semafor.com/article/09/15/20…

New York Times’ tech staff threatens strike during Election Day crunch

The threat has rattled the paper’s management, including some leaders in the newsroom.

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We are on ULP strike. We gave @nytimes 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.
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Caitlin Gilbert@caitlinsgilbert4 Nov 2024
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/ @jeremybmerrill @viaCristiano washingtonpost.com/technolog…

What’s in your TikTok feed? As elections near, it may depend on gender.

A Washington Post analysis of six months of feeds points to gender differences in how the hugely popular platform serves up political news.

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NEW: The IDF is decimating towns and villages within 3km of the Lebanon border. Satellite & video analysis shows damage to 30 villages - 12 hit by controlled detonations. One was the home of Lebanon philharmonic orchestra conductor Lubnan Baalbaki ft.com/content/92b4a83a-c5cf…
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TIME IS RUNNING OUT, @nytimes!! 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! 🔥✊🔥
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“In the US, this is the first time in modern history where we’ve had legalized commercial, very big election prediction markets.” The @FT’s @ollie and @sam_learner on this week’s episode of Behind the Money! 🎧: link.chtbl.com/ftbehind-the-…
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Nobody who actually knows anything about elections in this country is saying this.
Andrei Roman
@andrei__roman31 Oct 2024
There is no one more puzzled about the Atlas poll result in North Carolina than me. The Early Voting data suggests a very strong performance by Republicans and frankly it's difficult to see how based on this data the race is even close.
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"if you place a risky bet on our website and potentially lose a lot of money, we're going to publicly ridicule you for it"
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I'm sorry, but this is a really weird thing for Polymarket themselves to be tweeting out
Polymarket
@Polymarket29 Oct 2024
This trader bet $2.2 million on Kamala Harris. Their position is down $707,000 right now.
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Financial Times
@FT25 Oct 2024
Israel’s spiralling offensive on.ft.com/48l2AZk

Israel’s spiralling offensive

The west must restrain Netanyahu, or it will be haunted by his widening campaign

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Sam Joiner@samjoiner25 Oct 2024
Delighted our investigation into Ukraine’s missing children has been nominated for a British Journalism Award in the innovation category. 👏 @alisonkilling @ChristopherJM @peterjandringa @digitalcampbell @sam_learner pressgazette.co.uk/press-gaz…

British Journalism Awards 2024: Full list of this year's finalists

British Journalism Awards shortlist 2024 with links to the nominated work. The winners will be announced in December.

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Alex Rogers
@arogDC21 Oct 2024
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/9e910222-0c02… -@sam_learner

Kamala Harris raises nearly $1bn to surge past Donald Trump in US election money race

Democratic candidate pulled in more cash in three months than Republican challenger has managed since January 2023

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And here are those small donor surges again, now with September small-donor data for the Harris campaign
A chart titled "Democratic fundraising has been surging since Harris entered the race, while Trump's grassroots momentum has slowed" with the subtitle "Daily contributions to Harris and Trump-affiliated Pacs through ActBlue/WinRed grassroots fundraising platforms". It shows contributions to Harris and Trump-affiliated Pacs in 2023 and through June/July 2024. There is a gradual increase in the number of daily contributions over time, but a large spike for the Trump campaign around his felony conviction and an even larger spike for the Harris campaign in its first couple of days. Harris sees two more large spikes during the summer in August, aligning with the announcement of Tim Walz as her VP selection and the last night of the Democratic National Convention

ALT A chart titled "Democratic fundraising has been surging since Harris entered the race, while Trump's grassroots momentum has slowed" with the subtitle "Daily contributions to Harris and Trump-affiliated Pacs through ActBlue/WinRed grassroots fundraising platforms". It shows contributions to Harris and Trump-affiliated Pacs in 2023 and through June/July 2024. There is a gradual increase in the number of daily contributions over time, but a large spike for the Trump campaign around his felony conviction and an even larger spike for the Harris campaign in its first couple of days. Harris sees two more large spikes during the summer in August, aligning with the announcement of Tim Walz as her VP selection and the last night of the Democratic National Convention

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An update on those numbers from last week, w/ @arogDC The Harris 2024 campaign* attracted contributions from more unique donors through Sept than Biden 2020 did for the entire cycle Story: on.ft.com/3Nzlmmc *Including period when Biden was at the top of the ticket
A chart titled "Dems have attracted more small donors than their 2020 campaign while Trump lags behind last cycle" with the subtitle "Cumulative unique donors by date of first contribution, 2020 and 2024 election cycles". It shows the pace that each of the 2020 and 2024 campaigns have attracted new donors. Trump's 2024 campaign, initially behind its 2020 pace, caught up in June but has since lagged behind again. Biden's 2024 campaign had fallen behind its 2020 pace, but after Kamala Harris took over at the top of the ticket, 1.5mn new donors were added within 11 days and the momentum has kept up since then, bringing the total through September to 5.7mn donors, well ahead of the 2020 pace of either campaign.

ALT A chart titled "Dems have attracted more small donors than their 2020 campaign while Trump lags behind last cycle" with the subtitle "Cumulative unique donors by date of first contribution, 2020 and 2024 election cycles". It shows the pace that each of the 2020 and 2024 campaigns have attracted new donors. Trump's 2024 campaign, initially behind its 2020 pace, caught up in June but has since lagged behind again. Biden's 2024 campaign had fallen behind its 2020 pace, but after Kamala Harris took over at the top of the ticket, 1.5mn new donors were added within 11 days and the momentum has kept up since then, bringing the total through September to 5.7mn donors, well ahead of the 2020 pace of either campaign.

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