Mapping Obesity in the United States: A Look at National and State-Level Trends
Understanding obesity across the United States is important because it shows how different states can experience different health…
Made two maps to show obesity rates accross the U.S. One shows the rates by state, and the other points out the top five states with the highest levels. If you want to see the visuals and the quick breakdown, here’s the link to my Medium post. #uicdigital
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23.11.2025 09:14 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
CDC: 10 Worst Cities for Drinking Issues
I made a story map for class about the 10 worst cities for drinking issues. It covers rankings, liver disease deaths, DUI crashes, binge drinking, arrests, and even the grade each city got (spoiler: a lot of F’s). #uicdigital
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14.11.2025 05:19 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Chicago’s 2025 311 Complaints Highlight Everyday Urban Challenges
Chicago’s 311 system serves as a public window into the city’s infrastructure and quality-of-life concerns. This interactive map displays…
Read my Medium article on Chicago’s 2025 311 Calls by Ward.
The data reveals everyday issues like noise, lights, graffiti, abandoned vehicles, and how unevenly Chicagoans use the city’s reporting system.
View the interactive map & summary: medium.com/@breze2/chic...
#uicdigital
31.10.2025 04:33 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Take a look at how Illinois education has changed from 2010–2024. There are fewer schools, steady class sizes, rising costs, and a more diverse student population.
Read the Medium article here: medium.com/@breze2/how-...
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27.10.2025 07:05 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Gender Breakdown Story
A Flourish story by Bader Rezek
Using publicly reported workforce data, I created a series of interactive charts tracking the percentages of men and women at Meta, Google/YouTube, Amazon, LinkedIn, Uber, Twitter, and Groupon.
Explore the full story here: public.flourish.studio/story/3359477/
#uicdigital
03.10.2025 07:11 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Just published my first Datawrapper visualization for class: “Chicago Paid Out More Than Half a Million Dollars for FOIA Lawsuits in 2016.”
Read the full post here: medium.com/@breze2/chic...
#uicdigital
29.09.2025 02:54 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
UIC Data Science + CS | Student journalist at UIC exploring how data can help us make empowered decisions ⭐
graphics director @propublica
NY Times investigative reporter. Co-author of SHE SAID, about how Megan Twohey and I broke the Weinstein story. Now focused on illuminating the Supreme Court.
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Associate Director, Capacity Building @DFRLab | Assessor @IFCN & @EFCSN
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Grammarian. Two-time Hall of Fame (College Media Association and Associated Collegiate Press) journalism educator. Lover of hot and spicy foods. UAB Blazer who helped lead The Return. Friend of DeSoto. Klingon at heart.
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UW-Oshkosh journalism professor, author of "Dynamics" media textbooks, blogger at DynamicsOfWriting.com, #Mizzou Ph.D., @DailyCardinal alum. Editor of JMC Educator. Come for the knowledge, and the sarcasm is free.
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Clinical Professor of Journalism, Leadership and Ethics - Loyola University Chicago. Veteran journalist and newsroom leader. Author "Work Happy; What Great Bosses Know," and coach to leaders worldwide.
Journalist. Californian living in and loving Boston. Eternal optimist.
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Civic tech builder in Chicago. Partner at DataMade, President Emeritus at Chi Hack Night & Oak Park Village Trustee. Entrepreneur, developer, civic technology leader, climate advocate and public servant. he/him
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BBC trainer, not journalist — I train BBC staff (& others) how to use phones for newsgathering.
Posts are on mobile journalism, apps, kit, The Wedding Present & Arsenal.
My views ≠ BBC. RT = worth reading. Like = read later. Sharing apps ≠ endorse.
I teach data journalism at the University of Maryland, run OpenElections. Fan of WBB & test cricket. Posting obscure things about campaign finance, Congress & elections.
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Interim social media editor, Forward.com. Former managing editor and current nonresident senior fellow, DFRLab.org. NPR and Reported.ly alum. Woodturner, #ActuallyADHD, veteran of the prolactinoma wars. Calling BS is my calling. I used to tweet a lot.
Grammar Girl. Podcaster. Author of seven books about language. Quick and Dirty Tips founder. Bad skier. she/her http://linktr.ee/grammargirl
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