Web-based design tools have added loads of infographic templates. Students in my data storytelling class used a variety to create their first projects of the semester. Lots to talk about 📉🤓

'People are struggling without the help. Housing is not affordable nationally, and that certainly applies to South Florida,' our researcher Grace Hartley told South Florida Sun Sentinel.

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By Abigail Hasebroock and Danica Jefferies

The database of school grades released by Florida are not easy to search and compare. Danica Jefferies helps by presenting South Florida's school ratings in an easy-to-scan map and searchable tables. sun-sentinel.com/2023/12/15/map…

Nowhere to turn: The latest part of our investigation, Condo Wars, found that Florida DBPR, the state agency overseeing Florida’s condos and HOAs, is a dead end for most owners seeking to get help or report wrongdoing. Among our findings… 1/7
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So happy Brittany Wallman took me under her wing these last few months & gave me the ins-and-outs of SoFlo news. Good luck down south! Keep the headlines snappy ;)

Intern with us South Florida Sun Sentinel next summer! This is your chance to join an award-winning, supportive newsroom in sunny Florida and come build some data/graphics with me! Applications close Nov. 17 ⬇️

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Condo Wars: After HOA corruption arrests, Florida’s community management industry worked to weaken reform bills – by ⁦David Fleshler⁩ sun-sentinel.com/2023/10/18/con…

As harrowing reports emerged Sunday of hundreds killed in attacks in Israel and the Gaza Strip, scores of South Floridians gathered to show their solidarity under the watchful eye of police clad in riot gear and behind shields. sun-sentinel.com/2023/10/08/sou… What started as two

Our new report:
Nine out of 20 members of the #DietaryGuidelines Advisory Committee have conflicts of interest with food, pharmaceutical, or weight loss companies or industry groups with a stake in the outcome of the guidelines. Four additional members have possible conflicts of

With this R package, you won’t ever have to go to census.data.gov again.

Get your timer ready ⏰ and try out tidycensus for yourself: storybench.org/how-to-get-cen…

#R #census #census data #tidycensus #census 2023 #datadriven #opendata

Major media outlets, from the Washington Post to CNBC & NBC News, have published dozens of articles touting weight loss drugs like Ozempic. But they fail to note the physicians, activists, patient groups they cite are paid by Novo Nordisk. New investigation up on my site.

Important piece: The New Colonialist Food Economy | The Nation thenation.com/article/world/…

Another great article, this time about #AB418 on ABC News by Kelly McCarthy. 'California is making history with a first-of-its-kind bill to ban four harmful chemicals from candy, cereals, salad dressings and other processed foods' ewg.life/3LnKZpi

MAPS PBC Publishes Results of Successful Confirmatory Phase 3 Trial of MDMA-Assisted Therapy for PTSD.

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My latest for The Washington Post uncovers a little known food industry tactic:

Food companies, including sugar and soda producers, are paying dietitians to promote their products and deliver industry-friendly messages on Instagram, TikTok and Facebook.

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Map: Where will Hurricane Idalia make landfall in Florida? Stay up-to-date with South Florida Sun Sentinel's hurricane tracker, the 'Storm Sentinel' 🌬️🌬️

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What's to come for Boca Raton's busy downtown scape? Even more apartments, by Abigail Hasebroock

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