Sean Mcminn
Data Graphics Editor
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolSean Mcminn is a data and graphics editor with a decade of experience turning complex political and policy datasets into clear, compelling journalism. Currently leading the data/graphics team at POLITICO, he combines newsroom storytelling with hands-on skills in Python, HTML/CSS and JavaScript to produce interactive graphics and visual investigations. He previously built data-driven reporting and apps at NPR and CQ Roll Call, advising reporters on statistics and crafting election and policy coverage. Sean also teaches digital frameworks and data-driven journalism at Medill and American University, mentoring the next generation of visual journalists. His background in news-editorial journalism with a statistics minor and a Paul Miller Fellowship reflects a rare blend of editorial judgment and quantitative rigor. Colleagues rely on him not just for visual polish but for turning messy public data into defensible, newsworthy narratives.
10 years of coding experience
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis ObispoWashington Center for Politics and JournalismPaul Miller Fellowship, Paul Miller Fellowship at National Press Foundation
Github Skills (34)
visuals10
npr9
react6
graphic6
csv5
typescript5
deploying5
javascript5
json4
responsive4
elections4
yaml4
api3
svg3
forum3
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
shmcminn/digitalframeworks-summer18
May 2018 - Sep 2018
Contributions:82 commits, 73 pushes in 3 months
frameworksfallhillsyllabus
shmcminn/house-disbursements
Mar 2017 - Mar 2018
Contributions:10 commits, 9 pushes, 1 branch in 11 months
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