Sam Joiner

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Creative Director at the Financial Times. I lead visual journalism strategy and oversee visual investigations, visual stories, design and pictures.

An animation showing a satellite view of one of the GHF sites and the area around it. It shows the route along the al-Rashid beach road to the designated waiting area, where many Palestinians say they have been shot at by the IDF. It then moves along the approach road to the aid distribution site. The video then cuts from the satellite image to a video of the same aid site at the end of May, with a large crowd of people moving towards the site, climbing over the surrounding sand berms to enter.
The visual investigations team collect the award for written news story of the year on stage at the amnesty media awards
A flowchart showing how patient data is shared across primary care, secondary care, social care, and public health in the NHS, highlighting various records (e.g. clinical, prescriptions, handwritten notes) and systems (e.g. NHS Spine, shared care records), as well as where clinicians have view-only access.
A chart showing percentage of goods imported from China in 2024, sized by value in billions of dollars. Categories include machinery, electronics, textiles, and more. Key highlights include 90% of microwaves, over 80% of smartphones, and 66% of laptops imported into the US coming from China.
Bar chart showing Tesla’s share of vehicle trade-ins in the US steadily increasing from around 0.5% in early 2024 to nearly 1.5% by early 2025, based on model year 2017 or newer
This composite image shows Finnish investigators using sonar to locate the Eagle S’s lost anchor and the 90 km-long drag marks it left on the seabed off the coast of Finland. The image includes a sonar scan of the seabed, a photograph of the recovered rusted anchor, and an underwater image showing damage to the vessel’s hull near the bow
A chart and map illustrating the vulnerability of communication cables in various seas based on the percentage of non-territorial sea areas shallower than 150 meters, highlighting that Northern European seas, such as the English Channel (100%), Baltic Sea (93%), and North Sea (91%), have particularly high exposure, making their submarine cables more susceptible to damage
A bar chart showing the number of consulting contracts terminated “for convenience” per month from 2020 to early 2025, with a dramatic spike in cancellations in 2025, far exceeding previous levels
A chart showing a sharp drop in land acquisition area (in million square meters) since 2020 and a recent downturn in real estate floor space under construction (in billion square meters) after years of steady growth.
A map of the Valencia region showing the flood extent and recent and historic building construction in the province
A woman stands with her hands on her face looking skywards, surrounded by head-high piles of muddy belongings
A video filmed by drones showing Russian drone operators targeting civilian vehicles in Kherson and neighbouring Antonivka.
A man with visible injuries to his legs sits on a hospital bed. He is holding onto a metal support bar above the bed. The room contains personal belongings on a bedside table, including bottles, cups, and snacks.
Bar charts showing over 9,500 drone attacks reported in Kherson from August to November 2024, with civilian casualties - 531 injured or killed - broken down by adult fatalities, injuries, an injuries to children.
Chart showing the shift in Republican margin over Democrats from the 2020 to 2024 US presidential elections by state. All states show a shift toward Republicans except Washington and Utah