Jan Diehm is a visual journalist.
This is the first thing she ever published.
Selected Work
Which WNBA team's fans are you most like?
Polygraph x Google x WNBA, July 2025
The Pourigin of Species
The Pudding, April 2024
The United States of Abortion Mazes
The Pudding, October 2024
A FANG IN THE ROUGH
October 2024
Who Gets Shipped and Why?
The Pudding, October 2024
Quantifying the Diva-ness of 138 National Anthems
The Pudding, February 2024
What Does a Happily Ever After Look Like?
The Pudding, October 2023
They Won't Play a Lady-O on Country Radio
The Pudding, May 2023
WNBA Firsts
Polygraph x Google x WNBA, August 2022
“I Kissed a Girl” to “Call Me By Your Name”
The Pudding, June 2021
Nothing Breaks Like A.I. Heart
The Pudding, March 2021
Colorism in High Fashion
The Pudding, April 2019
Womens' Issues in Political Party Platforms
The Pudding x National Portrait Gallery, March 2019
Morphing Air Jordans
The Pudding, September 2018
Women's Pockets Are Inferior
The Pudding, August 2018
Men are from Chelsea, Women are from Park Slope
The Pudding, June 2018
RioRun
The Guardian, August 2016
Want to fix gun violence in America? Go local.
The Guardian, January 2017
The Great Wall of Vulvas
The Guardian, September 2016
Bio
Jan is currently a journalist-engineer at The Pudding and its sister studio, Polygraph. She got her start as a newspaper page designer and has previously worked at the Hartford Courant, the Baltimore Sun, HuffPost, ABC News, the Guardian US, and CNN. Jan lives in San Antonio with her wife and cats (Dandy, Biggie, Ichabod, Ma'am, and Carter). She appreciates the finer things in life like women's sports, LEGO, and pop divas. You can follow her on the socials, but she is a sporadic poster at best. You can contact her here.
Awards
2025
- Worlds Best Designed Society for News Design
- Bronze, Infographics Portfolio Society for News Design
- Bronze, Multiple Topics Portfolio Society for News Design
2024
- Digital Video Storytelling, Social Media Online Journalism Awards
- Excellence in Audio Digital Storytelling Online Journalism Awards
- Best In Show Society for News Design
- Gold, Combination Portfolio Society for News Design
2023
- Gold, People, Language & Identity Information is Beautiful
- General Excellence in Online Journalism, Micro Newsroom Online Journalism Awards
- Excellence in Visual Digital Storytelling, Small Newsroom Online Journalism Awards
- Worlds Best Designed Finalist Society for News Design
- Bronze, Social Media Portfolio Society for News Design
- Bronze, Combinaton Portfolio Society for News Design
- Award of Excellence, Combinaton Portfolio Society for News Design
2022
- Bronze, Leisure, Games & Sport Information is Beautiful
- Experience in Multimedia NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ Journalists
2021
- Silver, Combinaton Portfolio Society for News Design
- Bronze, Information Graphics Portfolio Society for News Design
2020
- Silver, Combinaton Portfolio Society for News Design
2019
- General Excellence in Online Journalism, Micro Newsroom Online Journalism Awards
- Website of the Year Data Journalism Awards
- Worlds Best Designed Finalist Society for News Design
- Silver, Combinaton Portfolio Society for News Design
- Bronze, Combinaton Portfolio Society for News Design
- Award of Excellence, Graphics Portfolio Society for News Design
- Museum Exhibit: Women’s Issues within Political Party Platforms Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
- LEGO Building Competition Winner Legoland Discovery Center San Antonio
2018
- SIlver, Information Graphics Portfolio Society for News Design
- Gold, Combination Portfolio Society for News Design
- Bronze, People, Language & Identity Information is Beautiful
2017
- Emmy nomination: Outstanding New Approaches: Arts, Lifestyle and Culture News & Documentary Emmy
- Equality and Women's Promotion Best Graphics Award Malofiej
- Bronze, Current Affairs & Politics Information is Beautiful
- Bronze, Online Graphics, Features Malofiej
- Silver, Special Events: U.S. Elections Society for News Design
- Award of Excellence, Experimental Design Society for News Design
- Award of Excellence, Special Events: Olympics Society for News Design
- Award of Excellence, Features: Single-Subject Project Society for News Design
- Award of Excellence, Graphics: Features and Planned Coverage Society for News Design
- Shortlisted for Data Visualisation of the Year & Public Choice Award Data Journalism Awards
- Shortlisted for News Data App of the Year Data Journalism Awards
2016
- Shortlisted for Data Visualisation of the Year Data Journalism Awards
- Salute to Excellence Digital Media Finalists, Sports National Association of Black Journalists
2015
- Finalist, National Reporting The Pulitzer Prizes
- Public interest, Ellie nomination American Society of Magazine Editors
2013
- The College Heights Herald Award for Outstanding Contributions in Journalism Western Kentucky University
Podcasts, Presentations, and Misc.
2024
- Oh the Humanity! Making a Personal Impact Through Data Visualization Alamo Regional Data Alliance
- The Star Spangled Banger! Switched on Pop
2023
- S2E1: Jeans Pockets Data is Plural
2021
- Speaker Rider for Meaningfully Inclusive Events Open News and The Pudding
- SND Digital Design Competition Society for News Design
- S9E8: Jan Diehm The Design of Business
- Episode 28: Conversations with Jan Diehm (The Pudding) Conversations with Data
2021-25
- Mountain Workshops Western Kentucky University, Visual Journalism and Photography
2020
- “Covering Undercovered Communities” & “Avant Garde Data Viz” NICAR
- SND Digital Design Competition Society for News Design
- Queering the Data NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ Journalists
2019
- Data Journalism and Visualization with Free Tools Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas, University of Texas at Austin
- Newsroom Diversity Survey Design Workshop ASNE
- IRE Watchdog Bootcamp on queer data NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ Journalists
2018
- Annual Conference Society for New Design
2017
- Narional Convention NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ Journalists
- Working Together to End Violence Cities United Summit
2016
- Annual Conference NICAR
2014
- Kentucky College Journalism Workshop Northern Kentucky University, University of Kentucky, and Western Kentucky University
2009
- Mountain Workshops Western Kentucky University, Visual Journalism and Photography
2008
- Annual Conference Society for News Design
2007
- Annual Conference Society for News Design