EMPATHYAtlas

Press

Press & media

Empathy Atlas turns datasets and maps into empathy — bringing human stories, and the emotions inside them, into the way we understand our world. Resources for journalists and event organizers are below.

In the news

Selected coverage of Empathy Atlas and its founder, Clinton G. Johnson.

Feb 2025
Advancing empathy and equity through maps
National Geographic Newsroom
2024
Every point is a person: mapping the road to freedom
Feature interview
2024
A National Geographic Explorer reimagines the atlas
Profile
2023
From data to listening: the case for empathy in GIS
Conference keynote

Press kit

Boilerplate, founder bio, and brand assets. For anything else, email press@empathyatlas.org.

About Empathy Atlas

Empathy Atlas is a growing family of mapping experiences that turn datasets into lived realities — every point a person, every layer a story. Its founding work brings Black migration histories, beginning with the Underground Railroad, to life through interviews recorded in place.

About the founder

Clinton G. Johnson is a National Geographic Explorer, antiracist geostoryteller, CEO & Chief Visionary Officer of Us At Spaces, and founder of NorthStar of GIS. Read the full about page.

Brand assets

Logo marks, the palm lockup, and the emotion wheel are available to media on request. Please don’t alter the marks or the wordmark spacing.

Media contact

press@empathyatlas.org
For speaking invitations, use the contact form and choose “Speaking / events.”

Speaking

Clinton speaks on empathy-driven data, storytelling in technology, and building equity in geography — from TEDx stages to industry keynotes.