Kuang Keng Kuek Ser

Data Journalist

The World

Kuang Keng Kuek Ser is a data journalist.

I'm a data journalist. In the summer of 2015 I was a Google Journalism Fellow at PRI's The World before joining the newsroom full-time.

I’m also a former fellow at Tow-Knight Center for Entrepreneurial Journalism and the founder of DataN, a customizable and affordable training package for small newsrooms with limited resources to produce data journalism.

I want to combine my experience in reporting and storytelling with my skills and knowledge in technology to produce sustainable and better journalism products.

In 2013, I was awarded a Fulbright scholarship by the US State Department to study new media and digital innovation at Studio 20, a graduate program at New York University’s Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute. Before coming to US, I spent eight years working as a jounalist with Malaysiakini.com, Malaysia’s most visited news website.

I have interned with NBC Local Media to produce data and visual components. I was also a data visualization consultant at Foreign Policy.

The statue of liberty and an American flag are on a blue sky, with words in Russian at the bottom of the image.

A guide to Russian ‘demotivator’ memes

Long before Russia ever launched social media campaigns in the US, Kremlin-backed trolling was alive and well at home. In this online underworld of paid seeders, twitterati and trolls, “demotivators” — Russian internet picture memes — play a special bottom-feeder role.

A guide to Russian ‘demotivator’ memes
In this cartoon, a young boy is swinging from monkey bars and a piece of paperwork from Immigration is at his right

As US ends immigration programs, a mother and son wonder if they'll ever be together again

As US ends immigration programs, a mother and son wonder if they'll ever be together again
A woman holding a baby waits in line, above an open helping hand is extended.

Make your way through the maze of seeking asylum in the US

Make your way through the maze of seeking asylum in the US
In this cartoon, a frowning boy in a pointed birthday hat sits in front of a cake with '21' written on it.

You're a young student and your visa is tied to your parents. You're about to age out. What do you do next?

You're a young student and your visa is tied to your parents. You're about to age out. What do you do next?
A woman is leaning on a fence, gazing over the water toward the Statue of Liberty

Follow along: Forms, fees and an interview for a US Diversity Lottery Program 'winner'

Follow along: Forms, fees and an interview for a US Diversity Lottery Program 'winner'
This logo says 'How fair is your fashion' in red letters

How fair is your fashion? Take the quiz.

Fast fashion is polluting the world's air and water, filling landfills and overworking and underpaying workers. How does the shirt on your back contribute?

How fair is your fashion? Take the quiz.
Global Terrorism Database

What does a day in terrorism look like?

Terrorism is disproportionately concentrated in just a few places in the world. Last year, more than 75 percent of terrorist attacks took place in 10 countries.

What does a day in terrorism look like?
A man cycles past signs bearing the name of U.S. President-elect Republican Donald Trump in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Trump will be in Israel today. Can you find the country on a map?

The president starts a two-day visit to the Jewish state and the occupied Palestinian territories on Monday.

Trump will be in Israel today. Can you find the country on a map?
Donald Trump meets Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the White House

Trump is visiting Saudi Arabia. Can you find it on a map?

President Trump has chosen Saudi Arabia as the first stop of his first overseas trip. How many of us can accurately point out this Islamic kingdom on a map?

Trump is visiting Saudi Arabia. Can you find it on a map?
Vice President Mike Pence points towards North Korea

Can you find North Korea on a map?

A recent survey in The New York Times asked readers if they knew where North Korea is. Only 36 percent of those who took the poll knew — and interestingly, they also favored the US finding a diplomatic solution to the conflict between the US and the secretive nation. Can you find the country on a map?

Can you find North Korea on a map?
A combination picture shows the coal-fired Castle Gate Power Plant

Trump is ending Obama-era emissions cuts. How will CO2 emissions change?

President Donald Trump's newest executive order tackles EPA regulations and the Clean Power Plan, which was a big part of how the US planned to hit emissions reductions under the Paris Climate agreement.

Trump is ending Obama-era emissions cuts. How will CO2 emissions change?
Trump

How big is Trump’s 10 percent defense increase? It’s three times Canada’s annual military budget, for one.

Breaking down Trump’s budget request and US defense spending in five charts.

How big is Trump’s 10 percent defense increase? It’s three times Canada’s annual military budget, for one.
A sign at a February protest in New York calls for an end to immigration raids and deportations.

America's sanctuary communities are more numerous than you think

Sanctuary counties span 30 states and represent 92 percent of America's population. As pressure builds on cities to either give up or double down on sanctuary, we'll map changes.

America's sanctuary communities are more numerous than you think
Romanian Army soldiers deploy a ground-to-air missile launch pad during a joint military exercise with the US Army.

Obama and Putin fueled the biggest global arms market since the Cold War

Driven by sales in the Middle East and Asia, Trump could propel sales even higher. US sales are likely to continue to rise due to arms deals signed during the Obama administration that have yet to reach the production line.

Obama and Putin fueled the biggest global arms market since the Cold War
kim jong un guides north korea missile launch

North Korea's trade with China has grown tenfold in 15 years — which gives China more leverage than ever

If the Trump administration wants to get tough on North Korea over its nuclear program, its best option is China. North Korea's trade with China has grown massively over the past 15 years — and that's really the only opening for the US if it wants to rein in the Koreans. Here's an explainer on North Korea's trade dependency in three charts.

North Korea's trade with China has grown tenfold in 15 years — which gives China more leverage than ever