Way Mullery - Editor, CNN Digital Data & Graphics
Way Mullery
Editor, CNN Digital Data & Graphics
Way Mullery is a visual editor and graphic designer on CNN Digital's Data and Graphics team. Combining skills in design, illustration and animation, she creates visual explainers and infographics to help our readers understand the complex stories that we tell.
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Tracking Trump’s picks for his Cabinet and administration
Nov 20, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump has moved swiftly to announce his selections for his next Cabinet and key administration posts. See which people he has named through official statements.
When polls will close in key battlegrounds – and when ballots will be counted
Nov 3, 2024
Here’s when the last polls will close in key states on election night, and what to expect from vote reporting.
Elon Musk has met with politicians from at least 13 different countries: Here’s what he has talked about
Oct 25, 2024
Over the past three years, Elon Musk has met dozens of times with presidents, prime ministers, lawmakers, government officials and political candidates from around the world.
The US has strengthened its military posture in the Middle East amid unrest. Here’s where those assets are deployed
Oct 4, 2024
The US has strengthened its military posture consistently in the Middle East over the last year following the breakout of the war between Israel and Hamas, with tensions increasing further in the days after Israel launched its operation against Hezbollah.
How the CDC tests wastewater for Covid — and what it found in your state
Sep 29, 2024
The agency now tests sewage to keep tabs on the virus. See how the process works and how viral activity in your state compares to the national trends.
Timeline: Before he killed Sonya Massey, residents and law enforcement had flagged these concerns about Deputy Sean Grayson
Sep 3, 2024
By the time then-sheriff’s Deputy Sean Grayson gunned down a 36-year-old mother in her home, fellow law enforcement officers and residents in the Illinois communities he served had already raised a host of concerns about him.
Heat is testing the limits of human survivability. Here’s how it kills
Jul 29, 2024
People have died taking a midday stroll, on a family hike, at an outdoor Taylor Swift concert — even staying home. Extreme heat is turning ordinary activities deadly.
Timeline of Summer Olympic Games that went on amid global conflict
Jul 23, 2024
The 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris are unfolding amid growing instability around the globe. Here’s a look at other times the Summer Games have taken place against a backdrop of conflict.
How safe is the abortion pill compared with other common drugs?
Jun 13, 2024
Data analyzed by CNN shows mifepristone — the first drug in the medication abortion process — is even safer than some common, low-risk prescription drugs, including penicillin and Viagra.
Here’s how the Trump hush money trial unfolded, from jury selection to conviction
May 31, 2024
Relive the full trial of “The People of the State of New York v. Donald Trump” with details from our reporters inside the Manhattan courtroom.
Here are the ledgers, invoices, notes and checks that make up the paper trail in Trump’s hush money trial
May 30, 2024
CNN has transcribed some of the handwritten notes in the exhibits, and what prosecutors said they hoped to establish for the jury.
Who sits where at the State of the Union: A visual guide
Mar 8, 2024
Your guide to who attends the president’s State of the Union speech, who sits on the stage and in the chamber.
2024 voting is about to begin. Do you know what a caucus is?
Jan 15, 2024
On January 15, Iowa Republicans will kick off the season by holding their version of a primary election – the Iowa caucuses.
Visualizing the Israel-Hamas war
Dec 1, 2023
As fighting intensifies across Gaza and Israel, CNN is visualizing the war through maps, charts and more.
By the numbers: The US military buildup in the Middle East
Nov 3, 2023
The US has significantly strengthened its military posture in the Middle East amid concerns about the war between Israel and Hamas triggering a wider regional conflict.
America is falling out of love with candy corn, in 2 charts
Oct 30, 2023
During Halloween, Americans buy chocolate candy at almost a 2:1 ratio. But the growth market is in non-chocolate candy and Americans are buying less and less candy corn, consumer data shows, and more gummies and marshmallows.
The Iron Dome, explained and visualized
Oct 25, 2023
As thousands of rockets have rained down on Israel since the Hamas attack early Saturday, the country has been relying once again on the Iron Dome system to protect its citizens.
About
Way Mullery is a visual editor and graphic designer on CNN Digital’s Data and Graphics team. Combining skills in design, illustration and animation, she creates visual explainers and infographics to help our readers understand the complex stories that we tell. You can find Way involved in anything CNN covers — from process graphics on US primary elections to candy corn price trends.
A member of the CNN team since 2015, Way has grown from their position as an editorial illustrator into a multifaceted role as a visuals editor. Her background in book and printmaking brings with it an adaptive approach to communication design that translates traditional techniques for use in today’s digital media.
Mullery grew up in the Washington, D.C. metro area, graduating from George Mason University with a BFA in New Media. She now resides on the west coast of the United States in the San Francisco Bay Area.
