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Impressive use of small, clear chart combinations here. https://twitter.com/TroyEricG/status/1316722638396493824
3 of the first 4 stories in the @nytimes app are data driven.
Only the lead one, bylined independently by a graphics reporter, has charts. And they are customized, tailored charts that carry the piece.
In contrast, the single-number stories run quick and text only.
Only the lead one, bylined independently by a graphics reporter, has charts. And they are customized, tailored charts that carry the piece.
In contrast, the single-number stories run quick and text only.
Yet another example of the gradual sea change we've seen in how graphics groups are organized.
The graphic staff is no longer operating as a support team to make simple charts for the second two stories above. Instead it's more often focused on creating the first type on its own
The graphic staff is no longer operating as a support team to make simple charts for the second two stories above. Instead it's more often focused on creating the first type on its own
I can tell you from experience that that first type, the more ambitious, independent visual piece, is much more difficult and costly to produce.
I can also tell you it is much more likely to resonate with readers, creating grand slam successes the old model never could.
I can also tell you it is much more likely to resonate with readers, creating grand slam successes the old model never could.
Shifting from the old model to the new requires fundamental reorganization and significant upskilling. Only a few graphics teams have made the leap. IMHO, this is a big shift in our industry that has received little serious thought outside of the small group of inside leaders.
My suspicion is that departments that have failed to make this change have largely withered over the last decade, cut alongside newsprint and replaced, if at all, by automated chart makers.
If it hasn't been done already, I suspect an academic survey would show dramatic results
If it hasn't been done already, I suspect an academic survey would show dramatic results
