Leslie Shapiro

Washington, D.C.

Graphics reporter focusing on data and multimedia storytelling

Education: Parsons School of Design, BFA in Communication Design 2013; The New School, BA in Literary Studies and Writing 2013

Leslie Shapiro has been a Graphics Reporter for The Washington Post since 2016, focusing on data visualization and new media storytelling.
Latest from Leslie Shapiro

Can an icy Jupiter moon sustain life? NASA’s biggest space probe will investigate.

NASA is set to launch a jumbo spacecraft, Europa Clipper, to see if an icy moon of Jupiter has the characteristics of a habitable world.

October 12, 2024

    How water damages a flooded house — and which parts can be saved

    Floods can leave thousands of homes beyond repair, but many can be saved.

    October 1, 2024

      What makes Mondo fly?

      A look at the unique jumping style of the world’s best pole vaulter, Armand “Mondo” Duplantis, who is favored to win his second Olympic gold medal in Paris.

      August 2, 2024

        How to prepare your family, home and pets for a hurricane

        Use this customized guide to help you determine what actions you can take to keep your family, home and pets safe before, during and after a hurricane.

        July 2, 2024

        Inside the massive cleanup effort to reopen Baltimore’s shipping channel

        Officials used a three-step plan at Baltimore’s Key Bridge site to clear the river of debris and fully reopen the shipping channel to the port.

        June 12, 2024

        Why restaurants are so loud, and what science says we can do about it

        Complaints about noise continue to dominate restaurant reviews. Here’s what experts say about how sound affects our bodies and what we can do to mitigate it.

        June 1, 2024

          Friends, family, acquaintances: What would have happened to them if Gaza was home?

          The numbers coming out of Gaza can be hard to comprehend. So let’s apply it to a smaller scale.

          April 5, 2024

            Crea tu propio ritmo de reggaetón

            Un viaje sonoro a través de la historia del reggaetón, desde el dancehall jamaiquino hasta el dembow, el ritmo presente en infinidad de canciones pop.

            February 1, 2024

              How reggaeton became the sound of global pop

              In an interactive timeline and video interviews, reggaeton artists break down how the genre has crossed borders and evolved.

              February 1, 2024

                Make your own reggaeton beat

                Make and share your own beat to learn reggaeton history, from Jamaican dancehall in the early ’90s to dembow, the rhythm that propels so many pop songs around the world.

                February 1, 2024