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Hello, I am Iris Qiu.

I am now studying data journalism at UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism.

I enjoy using data, code, and graphics to tell impactful stories.

DATA WORK

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Where are vote centers located in Oakland?

Fewer vote centers in Oakland are located in neighborhoods where majority are senior people

Data Collection and Analysis - Data Visualization

D3.js QGIS

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Border Encounters Trend by Country in Recent Five Years

Central and South American countries dominated the overall migration trends

Data Collection and Analysis - Data Visualization

D3.js

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Asian American Population Distribution

Where does Asian-American live in the US?

Data Collection and Analysis - Data Visualization

D3.js

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Where is "She" in STEM fields?

The gender gap in STEM-related occupations has remained significant over the past decade, both at the national and state levels.

Pitch - Research - Data Collection and Analysis - Data Visualization - Writing - Web Design

R ai2html D3.js

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Graphics produced for data stories at Caixin Media in Summer 2024 Internship

Graphics gallery. Find some of the full stories below.

Research - Data Collection and Analysis - Data Visualization

Adobe Illustrator

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128 Years After the Birth of the Modern Olympic Games, Will There Be Any More Records to Break?

Is there still room for “the highest, the fastest and the strongest” in the Olympics?

Pitch - Research - Data Collection and Analysis - Data Visualization - Writing

Adobe Illustrator

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Chain coffee shops are expanding their market to lower-tier cities.

More and more people in China's lower-tier cities are drinking their first cup of freshly ground coffee. Catering brands, represented by chain coffee shops, have opened stores in county towns, blurring the boundaries between county towns and urban consumption.

Research - Data Collection and Analysis - Data Visualization - Writing

Adobe Illustrator

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Chevron Refinery and Its Impact on Richmond, CA

For Richmond residents, suffering from asthma is commonplace, especially for Black and Latinx people. From 2011 to 2022, Chevron was the site with the most spills in the city.

Pitch - Research - Interview - Data Clean and Analysis - Data Visualization - Writing - Web Design

QGIS Python

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College Students Play a Necessary Role in the Plasma Donation Industry

Visualizing data regarding US plasma donation, scraping and mapping out plasma donation centers.

Research - Interview - Data Collection and Analysis - Data Visualization - Writing - Web Design

Python HTML/CSS Datawrapper Flourish

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Bullying Against LGBTQ Students in Richmond, CA

More than half of the LGBTQ students in Contra Costa County reported that they were bullied in schools. I found and visualized the data while interviewed students and school faculties to reveal the issue.

Pitch - Research - Interview - Data Collection and Analysis - Data Visualization - Writing

Data Reporting

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Whether Richmond, CA is a Good Place to Raise Kids?

Only a few of residents think Richmond, CA is a good place to raise kids. I started from the data and went to the people to ask why.

Pitch - Research - Interview - Data Collection and Analysis - Writing

Data Reporting

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Pickleball Development

Pickleball has been a popular sport in California, but there is a lot of debate about its development.

Research - Interview - Data Collection and Analysis - Data Visualization - Writing - Web Design

Datawrapper Web Design

REPORTING

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Chevron's flare event
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The lack of pickleball courts in Richmond, CA
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Housing project addresses youth homelessness
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Student Activities Funding Commission lowers spending cap
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Professors’ perspectives On Cornell’s new academic materials program
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One Ring Donuts seeks new ownership
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COVID-19 update in Tompkins County
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Students move out of dorms
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LGBTQ mortuary practices in the AIDS epidemic