the briefing room how data visualization enhances the news
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Delivered on The Briefing Report on 9/17/2013TRANSCRIPT
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How Data Visualization
Enhances the News
BEN JONES
@DataRemixed
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http://blogs.wsj.com/venturecapital/2009/08/25/how-long-does-it-take-to-build-a-technology-empire/
1. Captures the Imagination
Which story are you more likely to read?
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2013/apr/16/data-store-boston-marathon-explosions
The explosion …and the response
2. Illustrates Trends
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We saw it happen
http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/shortsharpscience/2011/03/interactive-graphic-japans-dea.html
Was it the biggest? the Deadliest?
3. Facilitates Comparisons
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A movement underway
http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1595734-el-mapa-del-matrimonio-igualitario-en-el-mundo
But how widespread is it?
More Comparisons
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Is my pension in “peril”? Is my county more “lush”?
4. Hits Close to Home
http://www.cnbc.com/id/100929269 http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/data-only-states-have-more-bars-
than-wisconsin/html_1a7a0e58-b732-11e2-99a0-001a4bcf887a.html
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5. Stimulates Dialog
on social
on comments
LaNacion visualized the suspicious expenses of VP Boudou
http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1568445-sospechosos-viajes-de-boudou-el-senado-pago-viaticos-por-destinos-que-no-visito#comentar
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6. Aids Memory
Which are you more likely to remember tomorrow?
This? Or This?
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Award Winning Data Journalism
http://www.globaleditorsnetwork.org/dja/ Ref:
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1.Captures the Imagination
2. Illustrates Trends
3.Facilitates Comparisons
4.Hits Close to Home
5. Stimulates Dialog
6.Aids Memory
Summary: How Data Visualization Enhances the News
BEN JONES
@DataRemixed