Data Journalism

For this assignment, you will write a news story that is approximately 400 – 500 words long using the information in the following files:
1. Food, Exercise and Alcohol Consumption During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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2. Interview notes: Angelica Latour
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3. Interview notes: David Jaymes
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4. Interview notes: Akash Singh
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5. Alcohol and COVID-19: What you need to know (PDF)
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6. Healthy Weight
(Links to an external site.)
(including subpages such as Finding a Balance
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), CDC
You will not need to use all of the statistics, facts, or quotes provided to write a solid article. In fact, you SHOULD NOT include everything. Deciding what needs to be included and what does not is part of the challenge!
Remember to use the inverted pyramid structure, putting the most important fact first and then continuing in reverse order of importance.
Your story should use the inverted pyramid style and be written for a general audience. It must be accurate, well organized, and use concise language. It must use the proper tone for a news piece and not include your opinion, as the journalist.
It must also include these key elements:
Two headlines, one long (maximum of 94 characters) and one short (maximum of 64 characters);
A lead paragraph and inverted pyramid structure;
Proper Associated Press style, grammar, word usage and spelling;
At least two quotes from the human sources above that are properly formatted;
Data and analysis of the data from the sources above.

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