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Sam Joiner
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Sam Joiner
@samjoiner
Visual stories and investigations editor @FT | Formerly @thetimes @guardian @microsoft
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    Sam Joiner
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    Nov 27, 2023
    🚨 EXC: Thousands of mosques in China have been altered or destroyed as Beijing’s suppression of Islam spreads to almost every region of the country. W/ @YuanfenYang @upyorkshire @peterjandringa @evawxiao @inari_ta @maxharlow @leahyjoseph @sunyu1117 👉 ft.com/china-mosques
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    Sam Joiner
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    May 24, 2020
    Cummings will dominate, but this @thesundaytimes Insight investigation documenting how the government were too slow in taking Covid-19 seriously is truly damning. It led to 1.5m people being infected by the time of lockdown and cost thousands of lives thetimes.co.uk/article/three-…
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    Sam Joiner
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    Sep 11, 2022
    Ukraine’s lightning counter offensive in the east led to the recapture of some 3k square kilometres of territory. First map is September 8. Second September 11. Source @TheStudyofWar. Keep up to date: ft.com/content/4351d5…
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    Sam Joiner
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    Jun 12, 2024
    EXC: The @FT has found four missing Ukrainian children up for adoption in Russia. One of the children has been given a new Russian name and age. W/ @alisonkilling @ChristopherJM @peterjandringa @sam_learner @digitalcampbell @NastyaStognei on.ft.com/3KHvFDk
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    Sam Joiner
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    Nov 6, 2020
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    Exit poll: 91% of black women in Georgia voted Biden; 81% of black men. Combined that is 30% of the total vote in the state. Follow @KillerMike and @staceyabrams
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    Sam Joiner
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    Nov 27, 2023
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    Satellite-based analysis of 2,312 mosques once featuring Islamic architecture shows that three-quarters have been modified or destroyed since 2018. ig.ft.com/china-mosques/
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    Sam Joiner
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    Jun 8, 2022
    Free to read: A failure to regulate low Earth orbit could have disastrous consequences for modern life, and a burgeoning space economy worth up to $3tn. Our latest project by the fab @peggyhollinger, with truly remarkable visuals by @sam_learner 🚀🛰️💫 ft.com/space-debris
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    Sam Joiner
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    Dec 15, 2018
    Replying to @leafarbuthnot
    “I come home and he’s playing all sorts of music,” Ms Wischnewski said. “One of his favourites is Kings of Leon, which he dances to. “Foo Fighters, he likes them.” It’s not even 10am and this has already made my day
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    Sam Joiner
    @samjoiner
    May 15, 2021
    1 in 5 men think they could beat a chimpanzee in a fight 🤣
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    Sam Joiner
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    May 2, 2024
    New: How Ukraine broke Russia’s grip in the Black Sea. Drone attacks have pushed Moscow’s warships to newly protected bases in the east and enabled trade from key ports to return to pre-war levels. W/@sam_learner @Dan_Clark5 @inari_ta @ian_bott_artist ft.com/black-sea
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    Sam Joiner
    @samjoiner
    Jun 1, 2021
    A bit of professional news: I’m thrilled to announce I start as the @FT’s Visual Stories Editor next month, joining the award-winning @ftdata team with a brief to help the publication deliver news and analysis in groundbreaking new formats 💫
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    Sam Joiner
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    Apr 20, 2020
    We can confirm usage of unprecedented is indeed unprecedented @GaryLineker. Read the full story on the language of the pandemic by @MattChorley @Dan_Clark5 👉 thetimes.co.uk/article/learni…
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    Gary Lineker
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    Apr 20, 2020
    There is unprecedented use of the word unprecedented in these unprecedented times.
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    Sam Joiner
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    Nov 27, 2023
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    Buildings have been stripped of their Arabic features, with Islamic architecture often replaced with traditional Chinese designs. Some mosques have even been torn down. Modifications were more systematic in areas with larger Muslim populations. ft.com/china-mosques
    Satellite and street level images of the Weizhou Grand Mosque before and after its domes and minarets were replaced with cone-shaped roofs
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    Sam Joiner
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    Jan 31, 2023
    New: Our latest visual story maps the supply chains of two weapons that changed the Ukraine war to reveal the complex web of companies being tested as the US defence industry returns to a wartime footing 🇺🇸🚀👇 FT.com/us-defence-ind…
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