Hello! My name is GÉNESIS LEÓN. I'm an UI programmer, political science student and data activist. Here I show some projects I did, my professional profile and try to explain why I do what I do.

The meaning of politics is freedom. Politics is always the concern for the world, without which those who care and are politicians do not consider that life deserves to be lived.
— Hannah Arendt

Remodelación del sitio web de la CNDDHHH

I restructured the content in WordPress, developed, and created special sections using ACF and custom code.

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Abandono escolar se agudizó en 2020: una radiografía a la educación

This is a journalistic report based on quarterly ENAHO data on school dropout rates due to the pandemic and other structural causes, such as the impact by geographic area, mother tongue, socioeconomic level, disability, among others.

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Nexos e interacciones: ¿Cómo se conectan los candidatos en Twitter?

Explores the tweets and likes of the main presidential candidates in the 2021 electoral process. To build their interaction network, tweets and likes were also extracted from accounts with which they had more than 2 interactions. Additionally, word clouds were created to show common interests based on the content they shared.

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Narcobenefactores: El tributo del narco en los márgenes de la Amazonía peruana

This platform verifies with documents and graphic evidence how drug lords have managed to have indigenous and rural communities allow them to operate by paying tributes for projects such as sports facilities, school renovations, and social initiatives.

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Políticas habitacionales benefician a personas con más ingresos, mientras aumenta el déficit habitacional en sectores D/E

In this report, data from the income and housing modules of the ENAHO from 2015 to 2021 was cross-referenced to analyze how housing subsidies are distributed in the country. A high qualitative deficit was evidenced: while self-construction predominates in the D/E sectors, those who receive state benefits are the ones with higher incomes.

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14N, una deuda sin saldar: recuento de heridas aún abiertas y una lenta justicia

It's an interactive special commemorating the 14N, the central day of protests against the illegitimate government of Manuel Merino. It analyzes step by step the chain of command, the background, and the police abuses that led to the murder of two young people.

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Metropolitano: las irregularidades y los motivos detrás del retraso de su ampliación hasta Carabayllo

It's a report that analyzes 10 audits from the Comptroller's Office published between December 2020 and December 2021, along with various contracts related to the High-Capacity Segregated Corridor System (COSAC) 1 —commonly known as the Metropolitano— to explain the issues surrounding the expansion of the northern section, which runs from Comas to Carabayllo in Lima.

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Tasa de contagio de COVID-19 por región en Perú

Tasa de contagio de COVID-19 por región en Perú is a report that reproduces rate of COVID-19 cases in Peru regions, calculated based on an open source statistical model.

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La leche prometida

La leche prometida is an investigation cross-border of Ojo Público that analyzes the contracts of the Vaso de Leche program of Peru with NIISA, its main provider. This special has 2 visualizations with which I collaborated.

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Frosts in the highlands

Frosts in the highlands is an interactive web that explains how indigenous communities located in the upper and lower areas of Peru deal with the consequences of climate change, in addition to the lack of government support and the loss of their main livelihoods.

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#Betetadas

#Betetadas Is a website that collects real-time tweets from Fujimorista parliamentarian Karina Beteta, who is known for her controversial opinions such as qualifying people - critics of her and her party - of "terrucas, reds or caviars."
This website connects to Google Spreedsheats and Workbench data.

Explore the interactive web here.

Mapa relacional CNM

The mapa relacional CNM is a website developed with D3.JS that finding links to the characters involved in the corruption scandal CNMAudios. In addition to the links, you can read a small description of who they are and what they do. The map is adaptable to various devices if nodes and links are regulated. It also has a search engine in case you have a name in mind.

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Especial LavaJuez

LavaJuez is a website developed for IDL-R whose main objective is to be a repository of the investigation they did to uncover corruption in the Judiciary, better known as CNM Audios. On the platform you can search for the characters involved and listen to their respective audios, read articles related and learn about the research methodology.

Explore the interactive web here.

Golpe a la prensa

Golpe a la prensa is an interactive website that recalls the coup d'etat of former dictator Alberto Fujimori. It is narrated from the point of view of how that event affected press freedom. It has an interactive infographic, a simulation of the edition of La Republica newspaper which was censored, and videos of testimonies from journalists.

El juicio final: la matanza en el Frontón

El juicio final: la matanza en el Frontón is an interactive website that serves as a repository of victims and perpetrators of the killing in the El Frontón prison, located near the coast of Callao, which occurred in 1986 during the first government of Alan García.

Génesis León

Professional Profile

Political Science student at PUCP. Over 4 years of experience in programming, analysis, and journalism. Proficient in R and Python for research and data communication.

Contact

✎ : genesis.leon@pucp.edu.pe / ☏ : +54 11 34 25 388 /♯ : @geny_leong

Experience

Research Assistant, CISEPA-PUCP

May 2023 - October 2023

  • Preparation of descriptive reports for a better understanding of research project results.
  • Data cleaning and analysis to identify trends and patterns using R and Python.
  • Use of data visualization tools to present research findings in an accessible and attractive way.
  • Literature review to identify the latest studies in the field, enabling more informed decisions on the project.

Data Analyst and Journalist, Diario La República

Apr 2020 - Oct 2022

  • Writing and developing journalistic articles where data analysis was used as a source of information.
  • Reviewing bibliographic material and conducting interviews to complement research sources.
  • Developing multimedia packages for reports that included video, audio, data visualizations, and photographs.

Digital Media Assistant, EU Election Observation Mission

Dec 2019 - Mar 2020

  • Utilizing social media and other digital tools to analyze political communication from government candidates.
  • Monitoring the social media activity of political parties and candidates during the extraordinary legislative elections. Crowd-tangle, Facebook Ad Library, Twitter API, Tweet map.
  • Analyzing political campaign strategies and misinformation in digital media from political parties and candidates.
  • Data visualization and reporting on the electoral situation.

UI Programmer / Safetypay

2017 - 2018

  • Building prototypes to enhance the user interface in the front-end development of payment platforms.

Transmedia Programmer / La República

2016 - 2017

  • Programming interactive platforms and data visualizations for journalism.

Academic Background

Political Science and Government, PUCP

  • Former member of the parliamentary debate society
  • Special interest in comparative politics, political theory, and social organizations.

Diploma in Political Communication, UBA

  • Communication and development of state public policies.
  • For the final project, we presented the communication plan for the community health promoters of Buenos Aires, who are part of the social organization Movimiento Evita affiliated with the National Registry of Workers of the Popular Economy.

Python for Data Analysis, DMC Perú

  • Manipulating and analyzing datasets using the Pandas library and Selenium.
  • Creating data visualization solutions and interactive dashboards to facilitate the interpretation of information and analysis of insights.
  • Using Python to perform calculations and apply statistical procedures in data analysis.
  • Implementing basic machine learning algorithms for classification and clustering of datasets.

Activities

  • Speaker at the Political Science Conference of the Faculty of Social Sciences at UBA (Argentina) and the Neoreactionary Studies Conference at the University of Le Havre Normandie (France), presenting the research titled: 'Conservative Threats to Democracy: The Role of Punitive Measures in Ecuador and Chile in Comparative Perspective'.
  • Participation in the data workshop for the longitudinal study "Millennium Children" organized by GRADE
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