Dan Keating

Washington, D.C.

Data analysis, visualizations

Education: Williams College bachelor's degree in psychology

Keating reported at The Berkshire Eagle for four years including three years as a police and court reporter. He worked for 11 years at The Miami Herald, including four years in the Key West Bureau. He then specialized in data analysis. Keating was part of a team that won a Pulitzer at The Miami Herald for exposing vote fraud, and a team that was a Pulitzer finalist the year before for uncovering police fraud. Keating has taught data and analysis as an adjunct in the graduate program at Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland, College Park, from 2012 through 2018.
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    Who won the Harris-Trump debate? We asked swing-state voters.

    Uncommitted voters in battleground states share their thoughts on the Harris-Trump debate with The Post.

    September 11, 2024

    Can you spot the famous presidential debate one-liner? Take this quiz.

    Test your knowledge of famous presidential debate one-liners in this quiz.

    September 9, 2024

    Democrats’ ads shift from Trump to abortion and economy with Harris as nominee

    Since President Joe Biden abandoned his bid, GOP commercials to boost Donald Trump have focused on immigration and crime as both parties recalibrate their campaigns.

    August 14, 2024

    Summer covid surge hits at least 84 countries and continues to climb

    Dozens of athletes at the Paris Olympics have tested positive for the coronavirus.

    August 7, 2024
    Members of the Australian swim team wear masks while attending competition at the Paris Games.

    Fentanyl is fueling a record number of youth drug deaths

    Fentanyl has largely fueled a more than doubling of overdose deaths among children ages 12 to 17 since the start of the pandemic, data shows

    May 22, 2024
    Liseth, at her family's home in southern Maryland, is in treatment for opioid use.

    Baltimore bridge collapse highlights outdated safety standards, experts say

    Engineers say the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge shows how U.S. system hasn’t evolved to keep up with modern challenges

    April 18, 2024

    Study says U.S. maternal death rate crisis is really a case of bad data

    Data classification errors have inflated U.S. maternal death rates for two decades, according to a new study. Instead of the maternal death rate more than doubling since 2002, it has remained flat.

    March 13, 2024
    The U.S. maternal mortality rate has not changed in 20 years, the study found.

      The words that hadn’t been said in a State of the Union until Biden said them

      Biden introduced IVF, shrinkflation and cease-fire into State of the Union history in 2024. Can you guess who was the first to say these other words?

      March 8, 2024

      What the early primaries tell us about Trump’s changing base

      Trump’s voters are older and more conservative than in 2016. Key groups like suburban voters, evangelical voters and Republican women are sticking with him.

      February 29, 2024

      U.S. investigates alleged Medicare fraud scheme estimated at $2 billion

      The potential scale of the alleged fraudulent billing operation is with little precedent in the history of Medicare, experts said.

      February 9, 2024
      The office building that houses Royce Medical Supply in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The company is among seven firms identified in an alleged scheme to bill Medicare for an estimated $2 billion in fraudulent urinary catheter claims. The Washington Post attempted to reach the company for comment, but its phone number was disconnected.