Christine Zhang
Christine Zhang is a data journalist at The Baltimore Sun, where she reports news stories using data analysis and statistics. Before joining The Sun in 2018, she worked as a data scientist at Two Sigma and was previously an OpenNews fellow at the Los Angeles Times and a research analyst at the Brookings Institution. She has a B.A. from Smith College and an M.A. from Columbia University.
Recent Articles
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When Mr. Robot met Mr. Poe: the curious case of the chess-playing machine
It was a hot summer day in May 1827, and Johann Maelzel’s robot exhibition was not going well. Crowds had gathered inside Baltimore’s Fountain Inn on Light Street to see the star of the show, a European chess-playing robot (or “automaton,” in the language of the era) that had impressed the likes...
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How one Baltimore comic writer brings James Baldwin's Parisian experience to life
In recent years, James Baldwin’s writings have found new life in the form of various media adaptations: a documentary (“I Am Not Your Negro”), a feature film (“If Beale Street Could Talk”) and now, thanks to Baltimore comic writer Jordan Clark, a comic book. “Still Not Equal,” by Clark and U.K.-based...
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Record number of women to serve in U.S. Congress and Maryland General Assembly
Women hold more of Congress' 535 seats than ever before, though growth in recent years has differed along party lines. Maryland has no women in its delegation.
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Baltimore hits 300 homicides for fourth straight year. Here's how it compares to previous years.
Baltimore has hit 300 homicides for the fourth year in a row. The city reached the mark late Wednesday, with the fatal shooting of a 30-year-old man in West Baltimore. Last year Baltimore’s 300th homicide came in early November, the day before city activists launched their second ceasefire of the...
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By the numbers: The toll winter takes on Baltimore's infrastructure
Winter is coming. So are broken water mains, sewer overflows, newly-formed potholes and a host of weather-related infrastructure woes. Baltimore, get ready for a few of your least favorite things this season: Frozen pipes at home, broken water mains on the streets Extremely cold weather can cause...
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What new Census data reveal about wealth, diversity, and connectivity in Maryland
This week, the U.S. Census Bureau released two major datasets, the 2013-17 American Community Survey (ACS) and the Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) report for 2017. Because a full census of the country occurs only every 10 years, the ACS — a nationwide survey of about 3.5 million...
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Map: View Maryland's star ratings for schools near you
See a statewide map showing the new star ratings for every Maryland public school.
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Maryland governor precinct-by-precinct: Where Hogan and Jealous got their votes
See how your neighborhood voted with this detailed map, which shows ballots cast for governor on Election Day by voting precinct.