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Alex Lim

@journalims

Climate graphics guy™ 🌱📊 @abcnews • amateur ice hockey player @journalims.bsky.social

 Melbourne, Australia
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Joined July 2015
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The Kennedy Award for Outstanding Digital Innovation goes to Alex Lim, Katia Shatoba, & Thomas Brettell from @abcnews for The Mullet is Alive & Well in AFL.
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My first @aaja convention was incredibly fortifying. I got to meet some of my favorite journalists like @joseiswriting & @Angela_Y_Yang, make new friends like @journalims & @troydoesnews and explore downtown Austin during Pride weekend. My heart is so full ❤️
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how it started vs how it’s going an honor to have the iconic CONNIE CHUNG now in a gala room full of asian american journalists 🌟thank you, @aaja
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Kamala Harris did, after all, call her an inspiration ... thespinoff.co.nz/politics/22…
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In IG Live, @AOC says she doesn't know what's going to happen with Biden.
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When Alex first mentioned this story I thought he was mad. Then as I saw it come to life, I decided he absolutely was mad, but also a genius. A light-hearted one for you on a Thursday morning. @journalims abc.net.au/news/2024-05-23/a…
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"This isn't the 30s I was promised" The cost-of-living crisis puts long-held dreams further out of reach. Data shows how this happened. by @Mridula_Amin & @journalims abc.net.au/news/2024-03-28/d…
We compared the finances of 30-year-olds now, to 30-year-olds 30 years ago

We compared the finances of 30-year-olds now, to 30-year-olds 30 years ago

To understand why 30-somethings feel like they're struggling financially, the ABC analysed five factors — housing, healthcare, debt, tax, and income. The data reveals this generation is caught in an...

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Confused about how much tax you'll actually be getting back across all three stages of the tax cuts? New data shared exclusively with the ABC reveal how much you need to earn to win the biggest percentage return. ab.co/42whhWE
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For “Singapore in Colour,” @journalims & his team at @straits_times analyzed thousands of photos across #Singapore, extracted their colors and created different color palettes for each neighborhood. Learn more in our Q&A with Lim: storybench.org/how-alex-lim-… #sg #visitsingapore
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Singapore's air quality fell into the unhealthy range on Saturday for the first time since 2019. We explain why the haze is back and analysed previous haze episodes to find out how this years might be different. Check it out!
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the #FIFAWWC will showcase the styles and skills of over 700 of the world's best women footballers. but what does "the best" actually look like? and who should you keep an eye on over the next month? introducing: The Game Changers. abc.net.au/news/2023-07-17/f…
The game changers — inside the data that shows why these athletes will take the World Cup by storm

The game changers — inside the data that shows why these athletes will take the World Cup by storm

More than 700 of the world's best football players will take to stadium pitches all over Australia when FIFA 2023 kicks off this week. The ABC has crunched the data — these are the stars and breakt...

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Metre by metre, deep sea expeditions get darker — and more dangerous abc.net.au/news/2023-06-23/t…
Into the 'midnight zone': Here's what happens when you go as deep as the Titanic wreck

Into the 'midnight zone': Here's what happens when you go as deep as the Titanic wreck

Take a 3,800-metre journey to learn what's so dangerous about exploring the deep seas.

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The data reporters at the @straits_times took a look through the medals archive of Singapore – a “sporting powerhouse” – to chart the best years and to interrogate the country's greatest successes (spoiler: many of them have been in the pool). 🤽🏽‍♀️ gijn.org/2023/05/12/top-ten-…
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I dug into the history of Asian actors at the Oscars to find out just how few of them there have been and who they were. Turns out there has only been 23 Asian actors out of 1,808 acting nominees. nytimes.com/interactive/2023…
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Hi! If you're a journalist based in Asia interested in finding or serving as a mentor, applications for @aaja 2023 Mentor Match program are closing soon! @AAJAAsia is hosting an AMA session tonight for those who want to learn more about the program - please RSVP & more info 👇🏼
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Plus qu’un pictogramme, un blason ⚔️ Fusion du sport et de son terrain, voici votre étendard pour les Jeux de #Paris2024 Un signe d’appartenance et de ralliement pour tous ceux qui font et supportent les sports olympiques et paralympiques. Arborez-les, portez-les haut !
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Looking to connect with any digitally savvy journalists who are overseas and looking for a bit of extra work ~ 16-24 hours a week. DM me if you know someone or are interested!
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Today is my last @AAJA board meeting, after joining the board in 2013 and spending the last four years as president. 1/
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The @straits_times detailed how the #Itaewon crowd crush calamity unfolded using a scrollytelling timeline. Find out the factors that could lead to the next crowd surge disaster: gijn.org/2022/11/04/data-jou… @stephadeline @journalims
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She was a small-town girl going to school in a big city, with dreams of continuing her studies abroad. She was supposed to turn 20 on Tuesday, her mother said. Then she was swept up in a crowd surge in Itaewon. nytimes.com/2022/10/30/world…
‘How can I explain it in words?’: A mother mourns the loss of her daughter. (Published 2022)

‘How can I explain it in words?’: A mother mourns the loss of her daughter. (Published 2022)

Park Ga-young was a 19-year-old university student from a small town in South Korea who dreamed of studying fashion design in Canada.

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