Ruby @RubyMellen

Visual enterprise reporter on Foreign Desk of @washingtonpost washingtonpost.com/people/ruby-me… Washington, DC Joined February 2011

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Juliet Eilperin @eilperin

2 months ago

A better way to fight wildfires could lie in the sky, reports @RubyMellen and @PostGraphics Dylan Moriarty -- and doesn't involve water washingtonpost.com/climate-soluti…

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Juliet Eilperin @eilperin

4 months ago

As hundreds of wildfires burn across Canada, @RubyMellen writes, the country's landscape may never look the same washingtonpost.com/weather/2025/0…

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So proud of @RubyMellen and the whole Washington Post team for their critical work on Gaza this year. Please read this piece, and the whole package of work, which was just a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. washingtonpost.com/world/interact…

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Brady Dennis @brady_dennis

6 months ago

Wildfires have always burned in the South. Here’s why they’re getting worse. Latest w/@RubyMellen from a smoky, smoldering western North Carolina washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro…

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Juliet Eilperin @eilperin

6 months ago

U.S. wildfires are getting worse in a place that might surprise you. (Hint: hurricanes have something to do with it.) @RubyMellen traveled there, and teamed up with @brady_dennis to capture what it's like as the blazes rage washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro…

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Hannah Allam @HannahAllam

9 months ago

“In this environment of surveillance, Syrians improvised. They developed a code allowing them to discuss everything from everyday commerce to fears for their families, even veiled criticisms of the regime.“ @RubyMellen & @MohamdEch on speech under Assad wapo.st/3ZMZut3

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Siobhán O'Grady @siobhan_ogrady

a year ago

Images of a starving Palestinian boy went viral.The attention saved him. A painful, deeply human story by @RubyMellen and @joesnell03 — editing by the amazing @reemakkad washingtonpost.com/world/interact…

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Juliet Eilperin @eilperin

a year ago

When it comes to setting the thermostat for rentals, U.S. landlords have to make sure they stay warm enough in winter. But few places compel them to ensure they stay cool in summer. There's a fight on to change that. By @RubyMellen and @philipcheungphoto washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro…

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Juliet Eilperin @eilperin

a year ago

It is so hot out West right now that medical helicopters, which are critical to make emergency rescues there, can't fly under some circumstances. Read this sobering dispatch from @RubyMellen washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro…

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hannah good @hannahgoodart

a year ago

@twtnirenren @SND @tmac0201 @audrey_valbuena This incredible piece by @KaySohini and @RubyMellen also received an Award of Excellence in the Illustrated Reporting category 🏅✨ washingtonpost.com/world/interact…

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Chloe Coleman @ccolemanmedia

2 years ago

Please consider voting for this important project that I was a part of to be recognized in this year's Webby awards, alongside a great team @reemakkad @RubyMellen @StrekKasia @ZoeannMurphy @yutaochenn + the Ukrainian families who shared their stories vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting/#…

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Chiqui Esteban @chiquiesteban

2 years ago

What caused the Morocco earthquake and what made it so deadly, with graphics/maps by Samuel Granados and @juledurg , text by @RubyMellen washingtonpost.com/world/2023/09/…

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Chiqui Esteban @chiquiesteban

2 years ago

Mapping why Libya’s floods were so deadly, another visual story by @RubyMellen @KarklisCarto @juledurg Samuel Granados and @stillmand washingtonpost.com/world/2023/09/…

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hannah good @hannahgoodart

2 years ago

there's SO much news today but don't miss this gorgeous graphic explainer about how climate change is threatening one of the world's most populous — and important — regions by the power duo @KaySohini and @RubyMellen 💥 washingtonpost.com/world/interact…

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William Neff @wneff

2 years ago

The annual revival of one of the strangest renders I have ever created professionally. Also a fascinating and perennially timely collaboration with the mighty @RubyMellen. Public service piece, so skip the paywall, jump in and break a sweat washingtonpost.com/world/interact…

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Amy B Wang @amybwang

2 years ago

What extreme heat does to the human body via @RubyMellen @wneff washingtonpost.com/world/interact…

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Hannah Dormido @hannahdormido

2 years ago

🧵This is not a drill! The paywall is down this week across @washingtonpost , which means you can read as many articles as you want! Just enter your email address when prompted. Here are some of the stories I worked on recently that you can read for free until June 29: