Josh Williams

Josh Williams is a multimedia editor in the Graphics Department of The New York Times. He works across desks on a variety of visual stories, primarily as a designer and programmer. In 2021, he was part of the data team that won the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for coverage of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Before joining The Times in 2011, Josh taught at UC Berkeley, led a team of newsroom designers and developers at the Las Vegas Sun, and made exhibits at the Smithsonian Institution.

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Watch: The Solo of ‘Solitude’
Click through as Joseph Gordon performs a section from Alexei Ratmansky’s new dance for New York City Ballet, a reaction to the horrors of the war in Ukraine.
By Gia Kourlas and Stephan Alessi
How the State of the Union Became a Picture of Disunion
What used to be a solemn event, governed by dignity and protocol, has more recently become marked by partisan disruption.
By Peter Baker
How Taylor Tomlinson Nailed Her Closing Joke
Watch the comic as she workshops the final punchlines for her new Netflix special.
By Jason Zinoman
What Happened in One of Israel’s Deadliest Attacks in Gaza
In this airstrike, Israel was targeting a senior Hamas leader. Dozens of people in a residential neighborhood were killed in the attack.
By Anjali Singhvi, Bora Erden, Helmuth Rosales, Mika Gröndahl, Rumsey Taylor, Josh Williams and Abu Bakr Bashir
7 Months Inside an Online Scam Labor Camp
A man was abducted by a Chinese gang and forced to work in a scam operation. He gathered financial information, photos and videos and shared the material with The New York Times.
By Isabelle Qian and Pablo Robles
Behind the Scenes at the Dismantling of Roe v. Wade
This is the inside story of how the Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to abortion — shooting down compromise and testing the boundaries of how the law is decided.
By Jodi Kantor and Adam Liptak
How Every Member Voted On The Expulsion of George Santos From Congress
The House voted to expel Representative George Santos of New York from office, with 311 votes in favor.
By Lazaro Gamio, Josh Williams, Ashley Wu and Molly Cook Escobar
Why the U.S. Electric Grid Isn’t Ready for the Energy Transition
The current system makes it hard to build the long-distance power lines needed to transport wind and solar nationwide.
By Nadja Popovich and Brad Plumer
Noise Could Take Years Off Your Life. Here’s How.
We used a professional sound meter to measure the din of daily life and talked to scientists about the health risks it can pose.
By Emily Baumgaertner, Jason Kao, Eleanor Lutz, Josephine Sedgwick, Rumsey Taylor, Noah Throop and Josh Williams
Dissecting Elon Musk’s Tweets: Memes, Rants, Private Parts and an Echo Chamber
As he fights for free speech online and promotes his companies, the new owner of Twitter spends a lot of time replying to his fans.
By Sheera Frenkel, Martín González Gómez and Ella Koeze