Journalists weigh in on data, graphics and polling ahead of the midterm elections at Storybench roundtable

Storybench · Oct 21, 2026

As Americans begin to cast their votes in the Nov. 3 midterm elections, polling efforts have picked up steam. The task of making sense of this flood of information often falls on reporters. “I think the onus is on journalists to make sure that we’re being as clear as possible,” said Christina Prignano, co-editor of The Boston Globe’s StoryLab.

Prignano joined Yoohyun Jung, fellow Storyab co-editor; Chiqui Esteban, a director of graphics at The Wall Street Journal; and Eli McKown-Dawson, chief elections analyst for statistician Nate Silver’s Silver Bulletin, for…