Journalists rely on data to confirm and inform key aspects of their reporting, often focusing on the worst performers in a given dataset and overlooking positive deviants — the people, businesses, organizations and lawmakers who are innovating creative responses to tackle their community’s toughest challenges. Datasets can be a good place to find these positive deviants, and we’ve compiled 15 that are tracking various aspects of COVID-19’s billowing sweep around the world. Over time, this data will help reveal who’s making progress, and what might be learned from it.
