Josh Neufeld, Author at The Journalist's Resource

Josh Neufeld

Comics journalist Josh Neufeld is the writer/artist of The New York Times bestseller "A.D.: New Orleans After the Deluge," and the Xeric Award-winning graphic travelogue "A Few Perfect Hours (and Other Stories from Southeast Asia & Central Europe)." He was the illustrator of The New York Times bestseller "The Influencing Machine: Brooke Gladstone on the Media." In addition, he was a longtime contributor to Harvey Pekar’s American Splendor. JoshComix.com.

Expert Commentary

Health, Race & Gender

A tale of two pandemics: A nonfiction comic about historical racial health disparities

by Josh Neufeld | November 16, 2020 January 23, 2022

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University delved into racial health disparities during the 1918 influenza pandemic — and what history can teach us about how to approach the current pandemic.

Expert Commentary

Politics & Government

A brief introduction to differential privacy: A data protection plan for the 2020 census

by Josh Neufeld | March 23, 2020 December 7, 2020

To help you understand the privacy protection plan for the 2020 census, we offer this graphic introduction to differential privacy by comics journalist Josh Neufeld.

Expert Commentary

Economics, Education, Health, Media, Politics & Government, Race & Gender

A graphic guide to the 2020 US census

by Josh Neufeld | December 2, 2019 December 6, 2020

To help you understand what to watch out for as the 2020 census gets underway, comics journalist Josh Neufeld created this graphic guide to the decennial count.

Editors’ Picks

Health, Politics & Government

Achieving mental health parity: The struggle to get insurance plans to improve coverage of mental health care

May 11, 2022

Insurance companies have failed to follow a federal law that expands access to mental health treatments. But many factors, including clinician shortages, also affect progress.

Media

Trauma-informed journalism: What it is, why it’s important and tips for practicing it

April 13, 2022

Experts and journalists who have researched and worked with trauma survivors say that practicing trauma-informed journalism not only leads to better, more accurate stories, but also helps protect survivors from further harm.

Criminal Justice, Economics, Media, Politics & Government, Race & Gender

White supremacy: Research on cyber-racism and violence

July 23, 2019

We gathered and summarized a sampling of published studies and working papers that examine white supremacy and far-right extremist groups from multiple angles, including online strategies for spreading propaganda.