How data briefs are made

A number that moved, what it means, in three charts or fewer

In development

This format is in development. Its pipeline is a sample, and no article uses it yet.

Question
1. Step 1: Frame
  Which number, which period, compared with what
Data
1. Step 2: Pick indicators
  Two to five series, each with the sentence it serves
2. Step 3: Fetch data
  Validated against a published value
  - ECB · Eurostat
  - FRED
  - Bank of Korea
3. Step 4: Context
  One to three documents that explain the move
4. Step 5: Compute facts
  Level, change, and the last time it was this high
Writing
1. Step 6: Plan
2. Editor approves the plan
3. Step 7: Draft EN · KO
4. Step 8: Charts
Review
1. Step 9: Review
  Fixes go back · 1 automatic rounds, then the editor
Publish
1. Step 10: Cover image
  A small picture of the subject for the article lists, drawn from the final text
2. Step 11: PDF edition
  Each edition as a journal-style PDF for download, checked page by page
3. Editor approves the brief
4. Step 12: Publish
  Run by the editor