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Screenshots of Google image search results for German vs Brazilian women

Google search bias: Interview with a data journalist

A data-driven investigation by DW recently revealed the extent to which Google's image search perpetuates sexist stereotypes. Author Rodrigo Menegat Schuinski describes his motivation and findings.  

An illustration showing a needle shaped like an hourglass

COVID-19 vaccinations: What's the progress?

Which vaccines are approved? How many people have been vaccinated? Here's the global progress on vaccination against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.  

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India's internet shutdowns function like 'invisibility cloaks'

India shuts down the internet more than any other country. Kashmiris, in the north, had no internet access at all for almost a year. A DW analysis found that shutdowns are strategically used to clamp down on dissent.  

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Data without morals

Computers collect data and use it to restructure the world. Does AI make the world fairer? Unlikely!  

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What is the #speakup barometer?

Why are we assessing digital participation? What are our methods and approach? You’ll find the standout aspects of our #speakup barometer in this overview.  

E-scooters waiting on the sidewalk in Hamburg

Germany: Data shows e-scooters to be less dangerous than feared

During their first full year in use on German streets, e-scooters have proven to be a relatively safe alternative to crowded public transport during the coronavirus pandemic.  

Condensation trails in the sky during sunset

Flying: What's the big deal for the planet?

As travel becomes an option again and the question of to-fly-or-not-to-fly is back on the table, DW asks what all the fuss is about.  

Latest Figures
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DW's Bengali language YouTube show hits growth milestone 

DW has experienced a steady increase in the usage of its offers over the last years. In February 2021, the Bengali-language YouTube show Khaled Muhiuddin Asks reached a record number of users.  

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Turkish-language YouTube channel +90 reaches 100,000 subscribers

After just two and a half months, the Turkish-language YouTube channel +90, a joint project of international broadcasters BBC, DW, France 24 and Voice of America (VOA), now has 100,000 subscribers.  

General Usage Figures
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DW offerings reached one billion views in March

A sharp rise in usage figures is proof that Deutsche Welle is appreciated worldwide as a credible source of information.  

Data Stories
A Boeing 737 taking off

Fact check: How safe is flying during the COVID pandemic?

As many consider summer air travel, DW Fact Check spoke to experts about how to best minimize the risk of exposure during the coronavirus pandemic.  

German Chancellor's Airbus A340

CORSIA: World's biggest plan to make flying green 'too broken to fix'

A new UN-brokered deal for aviation will not require airlines to offset flight emissions for another six years and will cost them less than 1% of operating costs by 2035, a DW analysis has found.  

DW Akademie Noor Faraj

Data and art for countering misinformation and discrimination

Noor Faraj works as a reporter in Iraq and is also involved with the theater. She believes in a better future for the women of her country and that data journalism can help get them there.  

Slightly bruised bananas and grapes

True scale of global food waste remains unclear

Food wastage is back on the table with the publication of the UN's first global index on the issue. However, gaps in the data show how hard it remains to fully understand the problem.