(function(doc, html, url) { var widget = doc.createElement("div"); widget.innerHTML = html; var script = doc.currentScript; // e = a.currentScript; if (!script) { var scripts = doc.scripts; for (var i = 0; i < scripts.length; ++i) { script = scripts[i]; if (script.src && script.src.indexOf(url) != -1) break; } } script.parentElement.replaceChild(widget, script); }(document, '

Journalists learn Data Visualization by themselves

What is it about?

We interviewed 19 visual journalists, graphics reporters, and data journalists from news outlets worldwide. Although their contexts and geography is different, they share design processes and concerns. But one common trait was undeniable: they all learned Data Visualization through self teaching.

Why is it important?

Data Visualization is ever more relevant in a information-forward society. Yet, journalists generally don’t acquire formal education in visual communication and graphical representation. If charts and other diagrammatical representations make it easier for users to grasp complex information, it is ever more essential to educate people whose job is to present information in how to better code it in graphic form.

Read more on Kudos…
The following have contributed to this page:
Salomé Esteves
' ,"url"));