Mona Chalabi

Mona Chalabi (born 11 February 1987) is a British data journalist and writer of Iraqi descent, known for her publications with FiveThirtyEight and The Guardian. She was nominated for a News & Documentary Emmy Award in the category New Approaches: Arts, Lifestyle & Culture in 2017 and received the 2020 Shorty Award in the category Best Journalist in Social Media.

Mona Chalabi
Mona Chalabi in 2013
Born (1987-02-11) 11 February 1987
Alma materUniversity of Edinburgh
Paris Institute of Political Studies
OccupationData journalist
Writer
News presenter
Illustrator
Websitemonachalabi.com

Early life

Chalabi was born to Iraqi[1] immigrants in East London[2] and grew up in London.[3] She studied at the University of Edinburgh[4] and earned a master's degree in International Security from the Paris Institute of Political Studies in Paris, France.[5][6]

Career

After working for FiveThirtyEight, the Bank of England, the Economist Intelligence Unit and the International Organization for Migration,[4] as of 2017 she works for The Guardian US.[7][8] She advocates the importance of data journalism in working to prevent politicians from making false claims.[9] Her written work covers many diverse interests, from racial dating preferences[10] to research on Wikipedia.[11] In an article for the New York Times she has argued for a more empirical approach to economics.[12] On 23 October 2015 she announced on her "Dear Mona" column that she was leaving FiveThirtyEight.[13]

In 2015, Chalabi presented a television documentary on racism in the United Kingdom for the BBC.[14] For National Public Radio she produces the Number of the Week.[15] Chalabi has made several appearances on Neil deGrasse Tyson's StarTalk.[16][17]

In 2016, Chalabi, together with Mae Ryan created the four-part documentary series Vagina Dispatches about physical, social, and political aspects around women's bodies.[18][19] The video series was nominated for a 38th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Award in the category New Approaches: Arts, Lifestyle & Culture in 2017.[20][21]

In 2017, she joined Richard Osman as a data presenter for Channel 4's Alternative Election Night, and was interviewed on The Weekly with Charlie Pickering. She also began hosting The Business of Life, a finance talk show on Viceland.[22] Chalabi presented her TED talk 3 ways to spot a bad statistic in early 2017.[23][24]

In 2018, Chalabi launched the podcast series Strange Bird.[25][2] She is a regular panellist on Frankie Boyle's New World Order[26] and has appeared as a guest panellist on BBC TV's satirical show Have I Got News For You.[27] In 2018, now based in New York, Chalabi joined American comedy panel show The Fix as a data expert.[28]

In 2020, Chalabi received the Shorty Award in the category Best Journalist in Social Media.[29][30]

References
  1. Boyce, Niall (2013). "Digital photography". The Lancet. 381 (9870): 895. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(13)60659-5.
  2. "The Coolest Person On Instagram Right Now… Is A British Data Analyst". Refinery29. 5 February 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  3. Mona Chalabi (23 May 2016). "Say my name, say my name: why the 'correct' pronunciation is whatever I decide". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  4. University of Edinburgh Interview with Mona Chalabi, retrieved 27 September 2015
  5. "Q&A: Guardian US Data Editor, Mona Chalabi". ReportHers. 11 January 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  6. Manokha, Ivan; Chalabi, Mona (2011). "The Latest Financial Crisis: IR Goes Bankrupt". CiteSeerX 10.1.1.226.1481. doi:10.2139/ssrn.2282592. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  7. "Mona Chalabi". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  8. "Mona Chalabi". FiveThirtyEight. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  9. "Neue Medien: "Die ganze Welt besteht aus Daten"". Kurier (Austrian daily). Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  10. Does having a racial preference when dating make us racist? Mona Chalabi | Youtube – The Guardian channel, retrieved 27 September 2015
  11. Chalabi, Mona (30 May 2014). "The 100 Most-Edited Wikipedia Articles". FiveThirtyEight. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  12. "Rethinking How We Teach Economics". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  13. Chalabi, Mona. "Dear Reader: Goodbye". FiveThirtyEight. ABC News Internet Ventures.
  14. "BBC Three announces seasons on race and gender, The Fear and Murder Games". Media Centre. BBC. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  15. "NPR Search : NPR". NPR. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  16. "Mona Chalabi Archives". StarTalk Radio. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  17. "Geeking Out with Whoopi Goldberg". StarTalk Radio. 23 September 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
    "Tuning in to Science on TV, with Mayim Bialik". StarTalk Radio. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
    "The "Science" of Zombies and the Walking Dead, with Robert Kirkman". StarTalk Radio. 11 November 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
    "The Beauty of Mathematics, with Jeremy Irons". StarTalk Radio. 18 November 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
    "Comedy and Cars with Jay Leno". StarTalk Radio. 3 February 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
    "Science and Technology in the Military, with Ash Carter". StarTalk Radio. 24 March 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
    "The Science of Sports, with Hope Solo". StarTalk Radio. 7 April 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
    "The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence, with Jill Tarter". StarTalk Radio. 2 June 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
    "Cosmic Jazz, with Wayne Shorter and Herbie Hancock". StarTalk Radio. 8 September 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
    "The Evolution of Journalism, with Katie Couric". StarTalk Radio. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
    "News in the Digital Age, with Dan Rather". StarTalk Radio. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  18. "Vagina Dispatches". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  19. "The Friendship That Helped Create 'Vagina Dispatches'". The Atlantic. 11 October 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  20. "Vagina Dispatches". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  21. "Nominees for the 38th Annual News & Documentary Emmy® Awards announced" (PDF). National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  22. "Mona Chalabi". IMDb. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  23. "3 ways to spot a bad statistic". Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  24. "A night to talk about redemption: TEDNYC Rebirth". TED. 16 February 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  25. "Strange Bird". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  26. Dessau, Bruce (19 May 2018). "Review: Frankie Boyle's New World Order, BBC2". Beyond the Joke. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  27. "BBC One – Have I Got News for You, Series 55, Episode 8". BBC. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  28. Schroeder, Audra (14 December 2018). "'The Fix' is another talk show Hail Mary from Netflix". The Daily Dot. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  29. "Best Journalist in Social Media - Shorty Awards". Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  30. "Trevor Noah, Rebel Wilson, Zendaya Among Winners at Shorty Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. 3 May 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
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