Aarushi Sahejpal (he/him) is data editor at IRW, professorial lecturer of data journalism at American University’s School of Communication, and a data reporter on The Accountability Project at The Center for Public Integrity. Sahejpal is an alum of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy in the Biden-Harris Administration, The COVID Tracking Project at The Atlantic, Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting, Cisco Systems, Education Week, and a former 3-time intern at IRW. Sahejpal holds a BS in Data Science and International Studies and a MS in Data Science from American University.
Special Projects
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1 billion records and counting: The Accountability Project reaches new milestone
Two years after going live, TAP hits a major milestone.
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Site showcases powerful stories and the reporters behind them
Investigating Power is a history of breakthrough investigations that revealed news and changed the national narrative on many major topics since the 1950s, from war to health to civil rights.
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Biden’s immigration policy
An interactive timeline following President Biden’s actions on immigration.
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The Opioid Epidemic
In April 2016, at the height of the deadliest drug epidemic in U.S. history, Congress effectively stripped the Drug Enforcement Administration of its most potent weapon against large drug companies suspected of spilling prescription narcotics onto the nation’s streets.
The Accountability Project: 1 billion records
Site showcases powerful stories
Biden’s immigration policy
Opiod Epidemic
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