Kennedy Elliott

Washington, D.C.

Graphics editor
Kennedy Elliott was a graphics journalist and developer for The Washington Post. She left The Post in November 2016.
Latest from Kennedy Elliott

A difficult history between U.S. and Cuba

More than 50 years after the U.S.-imposed embargo, President Obama just announced an effort to normalize ties with Cuba. After years of embargoes and sanctions, here is a look at the collapse and resurgence of U.S.-Cuba relations.

November 26, 2016

White women are dying faster all over America — but what about where you live?

Across the country, middle-aged white women are dying at staggeringly higher rates, but the trend isn’t universal. See how death rates in your county have changed.

August 31, 2016

How The Washington Post is examining police shootings in the United States

The Post’s database tracks every fatal shooting by an officer on duty since Jan. 1, 2015.

July 7, 2016

Why death rates for white women in rural America are spiking

White women living in less-urban areas have seen a stark increase in death rates — as much as 40 percent in some age groups.

April 10, 2016

A new divide in American death

Data suggests risky behaviors are working to defy modern trends of mortality, perhaps most starkly among middle-aged white women

April 10, 2016

Fatal force: A Washington Post investigation of people shot and killed by police in 2016

Since 2015, The Post has created a database cataloging every fatal shooting nationwide by a police officer in the line of duty.

April 1, 2016

How The Washington Post is examining police shootings in the U.S.

The Washington Post is compiling a database of every fatal shooting in the United States by a police officer in the line of duty since Jan. 1, 2015. In 2015, The Post began tracking more than a dozen...

April 1, 2016

Six important takeaways from The Washington Post’s police shootings investigation

The Washington Post has investigated details surrounding those who died from police shootings, and here are six important takeaways.

December 26, 2015

One map shows why America’s gun violence is so much worse than anywhere else

This map makes clear American's unique problem of gun violence.

December 3, 2015

How a small core of donors supplied a large share of the Clintons’ political support

This project is an effort to identify every known donor who contributed to support Bill and Hillary Clinton over their four decades in public life.

November 19, 2015