Lena V. Groeger

I'm a journalist, designer and developer living in the Bay Area. I'm the graphics director at ProPublica, where I edit charts and visual stories. I teach classes and workshops on design, coding and data visualization, and sometimes write or speak about them.

Feel free to get in touch! You can send me an or find me on the internet:

For people interested in using data, design and code for journalism, I've put together a big list of resources for getting started. I hope it's useful!

Work

Talks & Teaching

2023

Data Institute: Two-week workshop on data, design & coding, Howard University, Washington D.C.

2022

Data Institute: Virtual workshop on data, design & coding

2021

Data Equity & Visualization: Talk at UC Berkeley Data Journalism class, Berkeley

Data Institute: Virtual workshop on data, design & coding

2020

Show Me Your Data: Workshop at the National Association of Hispanic Journalists Conference

2019

Design Thinking for Journalists: Workshop at NICAR Conference, Newport Beach

Charts, Gifs & How to Make Them: Workshop at Northwestern's Bay Area Immersion Program, San Francisco

Data Institute: Two-week workshop on data, design & coding, New York

2018

How designer Lena Groeger exposed Trump's lies using stylish infographics: Interview with Digital Arts

Charts & Datawrapper: Workshop for UC Berkeley's Data Immersion Boot Camp, Berkeley

Visualizing Data 1 & 2: Workshop at the National Association of Hispanic Journalists Conference, Miami

ProPublica Data Institute: Two-week workshop on data, design & coding, New York

Design for Non-Designers: Talk at NICAR Conference, Chicago

Data Journalism & Gifs: Workshop at Northwestern's Bay Area Immersion Program, San Francisco

2017

Frontiers in Data Visualization: Talk at the Global Investigative Journalism Conference, Johannesburg

Creating Timelines: Workshop at the Global Investigative Journalism Conference, Johannesburg

Intro To Data Journalism: Workshop at the National Association of Hispanic Journalists Conference, Anaheim

Design For Non-Designers: Talk at the National Association of Hispanic Journalists Conference, Anaheim

ProPublica's Lena Groeger on data visualization & design: Interview with Jon Keegan of the Tow Center

Lena Groeger: Developer, designer, and journalist at ProPublica: Interview with Ivana McConnell of Origins

ProPublica Data Institute: Two-week workshop on data, design & coding at ProPublica, New York

Let’s Make Some Gifs: Tutorial at NICAR Conference, Jacksonville

Data Visualization Gifs: Workshop at NICAR Conference, Jacksonville

When the Storyteller Shows Up in the Story: Talk at Tapestry Conference, St. Augustine

2016

Underreported Data Stories: Panel at Visualized Conference, New York

Meat Charts: Talk at Information+ Conference, Vancouver

ProPublica Data Institute: Two-week workshop on data, design & coding at ProPublica, New York

Make a Website from Scratch: Workshop at New York University, New York

Seeing the Error of Your Ways: Talk at Malofiej Conference, Spain

Six Questions with Lena Groeger: Interview with Andy Kirk of Visualising Data

Intro to Data Journalism: Workshop at New York University, New York

Visualizing Data: Course at The New School, Journalism + Design, New York

2015

Design & Social Graphics: Workshop at CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, New York

Design for Journalists: Talk at CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, New York

Use Science for Better Data Journalism Projects: Talk at Data Labs Conference, Germany

Design Principles for News Apps: Workshop at Global Investigative Journalism Conference, Norway

Data Viz for Journalists: Talk at Global Investigative Journalism Conference, Norway

Intro to Data & Code: Workshop at National Association of Hispanic Journalists Conference, Orlando FL

Visualizing Data: Course at The New School, Journalism + Design, New York

Design & Presentation: Course at CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, New York

How to Build Better Newsrooms with Better Language: Workshop at SRCCON Conference, Minneapolis

Make Photoshop Work For You: Workshop at Investigative Reporters and Editors Conference, Philadelphia

That’s the Power of Loops: Talk at OpenVis Conference, Boston

Design/Viz: What to Do, What Not to Do: Workshop at NICAR Conference, Atlanta

How to Use Loops to Explain Anything + Gifs: Workshop at NICAR Conference, Atlanta

Making Timelines: Workshop at NICAR Conference, Atlanta

Data Visualization & Design: Workshop at New York University, New York

2014

Data Journalism: Workshop at the Czech Centre for Investigative Journalism, Prague

Women and Code: Talk at the Ethical Culture Fieldston School, New York

Think Small: the Power of Wee Things: Talk at OpenVis Conference, Boston

Impact, or, things I've learned about telling stories at ProPublica: Talk at Data Visualization Meetup, New York

DataViz for everyone: A practical guide to going responsive: Talk at NICAR Conference, Baltimore

2013

Science Journalism: Talk at World Conference of Science Journalists, Helsinki

Coding for the Future: The Rise of Hacker Journalism: Talk at West Virginia University, West Virginia

Timelines: Workshop at NICAR Conference, Louisville

CAR and News Apps: Talk at NICAR Conference, Louisville

Data Visualization: Workshop at ScienceOnline Conference, Raleigh