Data journalism is so important. We’re presented with data every single day, the dominant voices in any conversation are the ones who get the most eyes to look at their stuff. Ultimately, those voices are the ones who know how to visualize data and get them across in ways that are the most visually interesting. I was unfamiliar with the field of data journalism until I came across the work of a YouTuber named Jon Bois. I’m not much of a sports person at all, but to put it simply, the way he takes statistics from games like football and baseball and is able to weave engaging and interesting stories about them is a skill that made me instantly realize the importance of good data journalism. If it can convince me, a non-sports fan, to watch hours of content about football, then someone is doing a good job.
We’re constantly exposed to data every day, it’s important to be able to make sense of it all. I believe in what you say, that all journalists should be exposed to some level of training and education to be able to handle data when they’re presented with a task that needs care and attention in regards to data.
Your project effectively walks the reader through what is data visualization, why it is an essential part of modern journalism, the potential issues that arise when one lacks data literacy skills, and then what the reader can do to improve their data visualization literacy. The amount of practical information and flow of your project is impressive. I will definitely revisit your project, especially the “Data Visualization Tools” section, when I am considering how to communicate data in the future. I had never heard of the tools Tableau, Zoho Analytics, Datawrapper, and Infogram before your project.
I found your section on “The Dark Side of Data Visualization” to be particularly informative and engaging as well. The two examples you used from the Georgia Department of Public Health and Fox 31 were perfect for showing how data can be misrepresented. Before reading the section, I quickly looked at the graphics and wondered what was wrong with them. They seemed accurate to me. It wasn’t until reading your explanation of subtle details, such as the y-axis increasing by my differing intervals in the Fox 31, that I noticed how the graphics were misleading. Your project has convinced me of necessity to pay closer attention to how infographics are constructed and what is left out from the infographic, such as how the data was collected.
Your project looks so professional! You effectively formatted the text and balanced different forms of media. The infographics you included help push the viewer’s understanding of your piece further. Bolding certain words within the text and including hyperlinks to other resources helped engage the viewer into the site to push them to explore your topic further, which is one of the main goals of our class. Before viewing your project, I never considered infographics as having a narrative. Viewing data visualization as narrated pieces helped connect to how data visualization is also susceptible to manipulation. Understanding that just because data is organized well and presented by a source that is expected to be reliable, such as the Georgia Department of Public Health, it doesn’t mean the information is fact. Maryanne Wolf discussed this idea in “Reader Come Home”. She discussed how people’s tendency to read headings and short text makes them more susceptible to spreading of misinformation. It makes sense that misinformation can be spread by data visualization because of people’s propensity to quickly read graphs, charts, and visuals without delving into the context of data and how it’s being presented to them. This new perspective is definitely going to influence how I break down and comprehend infographics and other forms of data visualization in the future and is an important topic to learn about since it controls how we educate ourselves and others.
This was an excellent project that shows how data visualization plays an important role in journalism today. Your formatting was much more effective than an essay because the visuals allowed for the reader to better understand the topic. For example, in the “Dark Side of Data Visualization,” section I found the side-by-side comparisons of the data to be much more impactful than simply saying how differences in position can skew interpretation. As the reader, I was able to see the impact it has on perception and the fact that visuals can affect how an audience views important situations, such as the severity of coronavirus.
My topic was more focused on infographics, so it was interesting to see the perspective that they played in your project. My favorite part of the infographics was when you explained how infographics form a narrative in one’s mind and allows them to connect deeper than text. During my research, I found that visuals allow for people to remember information long term, while text is short term. Which connects to the idea that people form these connections to the visuals and remember the information for longer, so showing the curve would be more effective than simply writing about it. I enjoyed seeing the similarities and connections between our research and found your topic to be very relevant and interesting.
Your webpage’s format was throughly planned out and was so easy to navigate. I like how the navigation bar stayed visible even when we scrolled down. Adding visuals to the side of the text allows readers to continue reading without getting distracted. I also like how you introduced your topic with a relevant Ted Talk.
I specifically found “the story telling” graph to be really interesting. The graph does not contain any numbers or tick marks because the infographic is spreading the same message, no matter the time. In addition, I believe that adding the cartoon representations that go along the curve really interesting. It is ‘telling a story’ of how specific behaviors can alter the curve.
When infographics were brought up, I instantly related it to another project in the class. There were some similarities between your infographic part and her entire paper.
Being in your peer review group, it’s amazing to see all the ideas you had come together into this awesome project you made. The format and the site itself looks super clean, professional, and accessible. Data visualization is a truly valuable concept and skill. It takes so much skill and knowledge to make meaningful and impactful ways of representing data for specific audiences. I had to make infographics before in a club I am in. I realized just how hard it is to make an actually good one. I can see that with the tools that are involved in making one. Small details that I glanced over are actually super important and add so much to the overall graphic as you described.
I have actually seen infographics with similar vibes to the one you presented in regard to data storytelling. I feel as though the way you guided us through what it was trying to do is how I felt when I saw a similar graphic with drawings on it. Infographics that do more than just tell data definitely are more impactful in my opinion.
I thought that the Elements of Story section was super useful. I did not realize how many things go into the narrative of data. I often see a lot of infographics and websites imploring the temporal dimension aspect a lot actually. I find that this along with sequentiality are super important when creating an impactful graphic. The example you gave of the drone killings was super emotional and impactful on me. The fact that you can see it right in front of you and how much it significantly grew each year was truly saddening and scary in a sense.
I found the example under the darkside of data visualization to be quite relevant. I saw some examples of how data was misrepresented. This was even more prevalent during the time of the pandemic. Certain states and counties wanted to show data in a way that might be misleading and get people to think that Covid is going away. I can see how these people are abusing the tools of data visualization, and that there is almost a need to teach literacy in this context…wouldn’t you agree?
Firstly, before I even got the chance to read through your content, I was already intrigued by the way your website was designed. I could really tell how much thought and work you put into organizing your content to be easy to understand and follow, from the visuals you used to the sub-headers.
I definitely agree with your ideas, especially when you mentioned the connection between the written and visual presentation. I liked how you yourself used visuals that corresponded with the block of text right next to it, or perhaps the text corresponded to the images you used? Either way, you really drove the point home that text and imagery work together to form one combined rhetoric. The fact that neither your text nor your image seemed to dominate the other perfectly demonstrated this idea of symbiosis between the two.
In your section on the elements of a story, you elaborated a lot on textual cues and it brought a new perspective to me. We are always told to incorporate images into our writing to make our work more interactive and engaging, but in data storytelling, incorporating textual clues with your images is equally important. Images without textual cues is like a story without a narrator – aimless and confusing. It’s amazing how these little nuances can shed light into data visualization.
I really enjoyed your project. In terms of format, it was very easy to navigate and was visually appealing. The horizontal lines on the pages helped to break up the text, which helped me understand. I liked how you started with the TED-talk by David McCandless and included the video. It gave a good starting point for the rest of your information. I went into your project knowing a little about infographics since they are everywhere, but I never really considered how important they are. They help visualize the data in an appealing way, and allows the audience to connect with it. I don’t think that the information from the pandemic would have reached as many people without them.
I agree after reading that infographics are a form of art. They create a story with their information and data. I found your part about the data storytelling and the elements of story very interesting. I don’t really consider these elements and the work that goes into it when skimming an infographic.
I really liked all the examples that you included. They really helped me to understand your information. My favorite examples were probably the drone killings and flatten the curve. I spent some time on each of them. I also really liked your section on the dark side of infographics. It is important to read the entire “story” before making any conclusions.
Hi Paul,
Looking at your project, it was very informative and I liked how you formatted your project in such a way that you supported your argument with images and gave varying examples of the topic that you were talking about. In addition, I liked how you included the Ted Talk in your introduction page and you referred back to it on your next page, “What is Data Visualization?” since it helped connect the points you were making.
In looking at your “Data Storytelling” section, I really liked how you presented all your information because I knew very little about this topic and you were able to explain the topic in such a way that it was easy to understand and I got all the necessary information. I especially liked the infographic that you included in this part and how you explained it afterward because originally looking at it, it may not present as an ordinary infographic.
In terms of looking at how you presented your information, I think the Google Site was a great choice as it made it easy to go to each page and the format of each page with information was a great choice to present everything. In addition, it was great that you used hyperlinks so the reader had the choice to actually go to each article that you were talking about. Moreover, the bold terms and questions that you asked in some parts were great since you brought my attention to certain words and some of the questions you presented were some that I had while reading your presentation.
This was an amazing read! I really appreciated the fact that not only did you simply just slap an infographic on your webpage for the purpose of visuals but you also took the time to guide us through the concepts you were trying to highlight in each tab. One of the concepts that I truly enjoyed reading was data storytelling. At first glance, I immediately saw the graph and the words “Flatten the curve,” and understood that the whole purpose of this infographic was to inform people about COVID. However, as you slowly broke it down, it also made me reflect upon my “eye movement” as I went through the infographic to eventually conclude that it was about COVID. I found it really interesting to suddenly see such a simple image turn into something that incorporates a lot of thought and work put into it in order to get a viewer like me to conclude a message so effectively and quickly.
I also enjoyed learning about the different elements of narrativity. One element that I feel would be difficult to complete is the tellability element. From my understanding, I think it’s a whole other challenge to be able to convey your point in one infographic and show the viewers that your infographic is worth the time to share with others. After reading about your topic, I have sincerely developed new respect to data journalists who are constantly building their expertise in creating infographics to inform us as a society in a clear and concise manner.
In all, you did an amazing job with the information you presented as well as the format you presented your information in. I thought it was a great touch to consider your audience and dedicate a tab to the different kinds of tools to develop data literacy. I’ll definitely try to check some of them out for my creative project!
Truly love the way your project came out, glad to see that I have another Google site user among us lol. I thought it was really interesting how, although, we both decided to choose the website format for our project, the final result and creative direction was completely different. I think your website looks very professional, super informative, and the information is highly digestible.
I love that you made one of your primary focus is regarding the misrepresentation of information due to surface level data presented in infographics. I think this is a major issue plaguing our generation, as although a pie chart may look pretty, it does not mean that it is accurate or effective in representing factual data.
Overall, I loved your project, great work and effort.
There is a lot of information packed in here, but I took particular interest in “The Elements of a Story” and “The Need for Data Journalists.” I have found informational public relations within my field to be lacking severely–the assumptions made by the public about migration and diplomacy could be considered outlandish. In some of my major-specific classes, we have discussed the need for public education on the topics to enable a better-informed voting populous. While I do not believe people have such limited attention spans, I do think small, bite-sized pieces of information are important in the public educational process. As you state an infographic “takes the viewer on a mini journey. Within about 30 seconds, the viewer has made a connection with the data.” Your research has closed some of the gaps that have existed in my understanding in the creation and importance of data visualization.
I really like the way you formatted your website and it gives off a professional vibe to it. The topic you talked about data visualization is very relevant to journalism today. I like how you talked about how infographics are one of the popular ways to provide context for data in this digital age. Infographics are not just pictures and text, but they include data and data visualizations. Infographics are a great way to present data and convey information to the viewer. I also like the section on data visualization tools. You gave examples of software that you can use for data visualization tools.
Paul, what a great project topic. I think there is a lot to cover regarding how data is presented in the digital age and I think your project tied in very nicely with Erika’s since she explored how infographics are used in politics.
It was pretty scary to find how misleading data can be. Too many people skim over infographics and use them to back up their arguments without verifying the data. Others manipulate the data presentation, setting up the graphs to exaggerate certain trends. And yet, there are those who don’t even realize they may be biased when they approach data
I found your project easy to relate to because of how crucial data presentation is in research and other fields. I love how you included a section on tools for data visualization to allow readers to explore different websites where they could explore and design for themselves.
I found this topic very interesting. I like that you had infographics that related to the text it was next to. It shows that the infographics help understanding what you are trying to convey to the audience. Also, “The Dark Side of Data Visualization” shows how data can be manipulated, causing the public not to get the full story. They only get the story that the people who made the infographic want them to see. Lastly, I like the last section. It tells the audience various ways of how they can make infographics. I’ve used Excel to make different graphs and charts for my lab classes and I used Canva in this class for the Instagram post. It’s cool to see that there are so many other ways to make infographics. Overall, the project was really good and you did a great job!
Your website came out amazing, man. And not only is it next level, but how well you broke down this topic should also be noted. I think the thing that I keep coming back to in your project is the part about the misrepresentation of the data with the Covid numbers. The fact that anybody is able to “tweak” data without repercussions is mind blowing. If there was anything I would like to see, it would be for there legal consequences to knowingly tweak data to fulfill a particular narrative.
I thought your project was really fascinating, and your topic selection had great social significance. In a time when mis and disinformation are allowed to run rampant, there is an enhanced onus on journalists to properly represent the data in an accurate, easily comprehendible manner. A lot of time one is sacrificed for the other, which can make it hard for the audience to understand what they’re being presented. I think it’s even more dangerous when people are able to manipulate data and diagrams to perpetuate their own narrative, which we now see a lot of – especially since public health policies are now being dictated by political agendas. I really appreciated the breakdown you did of the Flatten the Curve infographic, especially because we saw it all the time during the pandemic. I used it often to tell my parents the importance of staying inside and observing social distancing, and it was nice to be able to understand why it was so effective as an infographic. You pointed out a lot of details and I took them for granted, such as the caricatures. It’s a creative way to go about presenting the information because they could easily put that in a more traditional, paragraph form – yet it’s an engaging way to inform the public.
Data journalism is so important. We’re presented with data every single day, the dominant voices in any conversation are the ones who get the most eyes to look at their stuff. Ultimately, those voices are the ones who know how to visualize data and get them across in ways that are the most visually interesting. I was unfamiliar with the field of data journalism until I came across the work of a YouTuber named Jon Bois. I’m not much of a sports person at all, but to put it simply, the way he takes statistics from games like football and baseball and is able to weave engaging and interesting stories about them is a skill that made me instantly realize the importance of good data journalism. If it can convince me, a non-sports fan, to watch hours of content about football, then someone is doing a good job.
We’re constantly exposed to data every day, it’s important to be able to make sense of it all. I believe in what you say, that all journalists should be exposed to some level of training and education to be able to handle data when they’re presented with a task that needs care and attention in regards to data.
Paul,
Your project effectively walks the reader through what is data visualization, why it is an essential part of modern journalism, the potential issues that arise when one lacks data literacy skills, and then what the reader can do to improve their data visualization literacy. The amount of practical information and flow of your project is impressive. I will definitely revisit your project, especially the “Data Visualization Tools” section, when I am considering how to communicate data in the future. I had never heard of the tools Tableau, Zoho Analytics, Datawrapper, and Infogram before your project.
I found your section on “The Dark Side of Data Visualization” to be particularly informative and engaging as well. The two examples you used from the Georgia Department of Public Health and Fox 31 were perfect for showing how data can be misrepresented. Before reading the section, I quickly looked at the graphics and wondered what was wrong with them. They seemed accurate to me. It wasn’t until reading your explanation of subtle details, such as the y-axis increasing by my differing intervals in the Fox 31, that I noticed how the graphics were misleading. Your project has convinced me of necessity to pay closer attention to how infographics are constructed and what is left out from the infographic, such as how the data was collected.
Hey Paul,
Your project looks so professional! You effectively formatted the text and balanced different forms of media. The infographics you included help push the viewer’s understanding of your piece further. Bolding certain words within the text and including hyperlinks to other resources helped engage the viewer into the site to push them to explore your topic further, which is one of the main goals of our class. Before viewing your project, I never considered infographics as having a narrative. Viewing data visualization as narrated pieces helped connect to how data visualization is also susceptible to manipulation. Understanding that just because data is organized well and presented by a source that is expected to be reliable, such as the Georgia Department of Public Health, it doesn’t mean the information is fact. Maryanne Wolf discussed this idea in “Reader Come Home”. She discussed how people’s tendency to read headings and short text makes them more susceptible to spreading of misinformation. It makes sense that misinformation can be spread by data visualization because of people’s propensity to quickly read graphs, charts, and visuals without delving into the context of data and how it’s being presented to them. This new perspective is definitely going to influence how I break down and comprehend infographics and other forms of data visualization in the future and is an important topic to learn about since it controls how we educate ourselves and others.
This was an excellent project that shows how data visualization plays an important role in journalism today. Your formatting was much more effective than an essay because the visuals allowed for the reader to better understand the topic. For example, in the “Dark Side of Data Visualization,” section I found the side-by-side comparisons of the data to be much more impactful than simply saying how differences in position can skew interpretation. As the reader, I was able to see the impact it has on perception and the fact that visuals can affect how an audience views important situations, such as the severity of coronavirus.
My topic was more focused on infographics, so it was interesting to see the perspective that they played in your project. My favorite part of the infographics was when you explained how infographics form a narrative in one’s mind and allows them to connect deeper than text. During my research, I found that visuals allow for people to remember information long term, while text is short term. Which connects to the idea that people form these connections to the visuals and remember the information for longer, so showing the curve would be more effective than simply writing about it. I enjoyed seeing the similarities and connections between our research and found your topic to be very relevant and interesting.
Your webpage’s format was throughly planned out and was so easy to navigate. I like how the navigation bar stayed visible even when we scrolled down. Adding visuals to the side of the text allows readers to continue reading without getting distracted. I also like how you introduced your topic with a relevant Ted Talk.
I specifically found “the story telling” graph to be really interesting. The graph does not contain any numbers or tick marks because the infographic is spreading the same message, no matter the time. In addition, I believe that adding the cartoon representations that go along the curve really interesting. It is ‘telling a story’ of how specific behaviors can alter the curve.
When infographics were brought up, I instantly related it to another project in the class. There were some similarities between your infographic part and her entire paper.
Being in your peer review group, it’s amazing to see all the ideas you had come together into this awesome project you made. The format and the site itself looks super clean, professional, and accessible. Data visualization is a truly valuable concept and skill. It takes so much skill and knowledge to make meaningful and impactful ways of representing data for specific audiences. I had to make infographics before in a club I am in. I realized just how hard it is to make an actually good one. I can see that with the tools that are involved in making one. Small details that I glanced over are actually super important and add so much to the overall graphic as you described.
I have actually seen infographics with similar vibes to the one you presented in regard to data storytelling. I feel as though the way you guided us through what it was trying to do is how I felt when I saw a similar graphic with drawings on it. Infographics that do more than just tell data definitely are more impactful in my opinion.
I thought that the Elements of Story section was super useful. I did not realize how many things go into the narrative of data. I often see a lot of infographics and websites imploring the temporal dimension aspect a lot actually. I find that this along with sequentiality are super important when creating an impactful graphic. The example you gave of the drone killings was super emotional and impactful on me. The fact that you can see it right in front of you and how much it significantly grew each year was truly saddening and scary in a sense.
I found the example under the darkside of data visualization to be quite relevant. I saw some examples of how data was misrepresented. This was even more prevalent during the time of the pandemic. Certain states and counties wanted to show data in a way that might be misleading and get people to think that Covid is going away. I can see how these people are abusing the tools of data visualization, and that there is almost a need to teach literacy in this context…wouldn’t you agree?
Hi Paul,
Firstly, before I even got the chance to read through your content, I was already intrigued by the way your website was designed. I could really tell how much thought and work you put into organizing your content to be easy to understand and follow, from the visuals you used to the sub-headers.
I definitely agree with your ideas, especially when you mentioned the connection between the written and visual presentation. I liked how you yourself used visuals that corresponded with the block of text right next to it, or perhaps the text corresponded to the images you used? Either way, you really drove the point home that text and imagery work together to form one combined rhetoric. The fact that neither your text nor your image seemed to dominate the other perfectly demonstrated this idea of symbiosis between the two.
In your section on the elements of a story, you elaborated a lot on textual cues and it brought a new perspective to me. We are always told to incorporate images into our writing to make our work more interactive and engaging, but in data storytelling, incorporating textual clues with your images is equally important. Images without textual cues is like a story without a narrator – aimless and confusing. It’s amazing how these little nuances can shed light into data visualization.
Hi Paul,
I really enjoyed your project. In terms of format, it was very easy to navigate and was visually appealing. The horizontal lines on the pages helped to break up the text, which helped me understand. I liked how you started with the TED-talk by David McCandless and included the video. It gave a good starting point for the rest of your information. I went into your project knowing a little about infographics since they are everywhere, but I never really considered how important they are. They help visualize the data in an appealing way, and allows the audience to connect with it. I don’t think that the information from the pandemic would have reached as many people without them.
I agree after reading that infographics are a form of art. They create a story with their information and data. I found your part about the data storytelling and the elements of story very interesting. I don’t really consider these elements and the work that goes into it when skimming an infographic.
I really liked all the examples that you included. They really helped me to understand your information. My favorite examples were probably the drone killings and flatten the curve. I spent some time on each of them. I also really liked your section on the dark side of infographics. It is important to read the entire “story” before making any conclusions.
Hi Paul,
Looking at your project, it was very informative and I liked how you formatted your project in such a way that you supported your argument with images and gave varying examples of the topic that you were talking about. In addition, I liked how you included the Ted Talk in your introduction page and you referred back to it on your next page, “What is Data Visualization?” since it helped connect the points you were making.
In looking at your “Data Storytelling” section, I really liked how you presented all your information because I knew very little about this topic and you were able to explain the topic in such a way that it was easy to understand and I got all the necessary information. I especially liked the infographic that you included in this part and how you explained it afterward because originally looking at it, it may not present as an ordinary infographic.
In terms of looking at how you presented your information, I think the Google Site was a great choice as it made it easy to go to each page and the format of each page with information was a great choice to present everything. In addition, it was great that you used hyperlinks so the reader had the choice to actually go to each article that you were talking about. Moreover, the bold terms and questions that you asked in some parts were great since you brought my attention to certain words and some of the questions you presented were some that I had while reading your presentation.
This was an amazing read! I really appreciated the fact that not only did you simply just slap an infographic on your webpage for the purpose of visuals but you also took the time to guide us through the concepts you were trying to highlight in each tab. One of the concepts that I truly enjoyed reading was data storytelling. At first glance, I immediately saw the graph and the words “Flatten the curve,” and understood that the whole purpose of this infographic was to inform people about COVID. However, as you slowly broke it down, it also made me reflect upon my “eye movement” as I went through the infographic to eventually conclude that it was about COVID. I found it really interesting to suddenly see such a simple image turn into something that incorporates a lot of thought and work put into it in order to get a viewer like me to conclude a message so effectively and quickly.
I also enjoyed learning about the different elements of narrativity. One element that I feel would be difficult to complete is the tellability element. From my understanding, I think it’s a whole other challenge to be able to convey your point in one infographic and show the viewers that your infographic is worth the time to share with others. After reading about your topic, I have sincerely developed new respect to data journalists who are constantly building their expertise in creating infographics to inform us as a society in a clear and concise manner.
In all, you did an amazing job with the information you presented as well as the format you presented your information in. I thought it was a great touch to consider your audience and dedicate a tab to the different kinds of tools to develop data literacy. I’ll definitely try to check some of them out for my creative project!
Hey Paul!
Truly love the way your project came out, glad to see that I have another Google site user among us lol. I thought it was really interesting how, although, we both decided to choose the website format for our project, the final result and creative direction was completely different. I think your website looks very professional, super informative, and the information is highly digestible.
I love that you made one of your primary focus is regarding the misrepresentation of information due to surface level data presented in infographics. I think this is a major issue plaguing our generation, as although a pie chart may look pretty, it does not mean that it is accurate or effective in representing factual data.
Overall, I loved your project, great work and effort.
I am so impressed by your webpage, Paul!
There is a lot of information packed in here, but I took particular interest in “The Elements of a Story” and “The Need for Data Journalists.” I have found informational public relations within my field to be lacking severely–the assumptions made by the public about migration and diplomacy could be considered outlandish. In some of my major-specific classes, we have discussed the need for public education on the topics to enable a better-informed voting populous. While I do not believe people have such limited attention spans, I do think small, bite-sized pieces of information are important in the public educational process. As you state an infographic “takes the viewer on a mini journey. Within about 30 seconds, the viewer has made a connection with the data.” Your research has closed some of the gaps that have existed in my understanding in the creation and importance of data visualization.
I really like the way you formatted your website and it gives off a professional vibe to it. The topic you talked about data visualization is very relevant to journalism today. I like how you talked about how infographics are one of the popular ways to provide context for data in this digital age. Infographics are not just pictures and text, but they include data and data visualizations. Infographics are a great way to present data and convey information to the viewer. I also like the section on data visualization tools. You gave examples of software that you can use for data visualization tools.
Paul, what a great project topic. I think there is a lot to cover regarding how data is presented in the digital age and I think your project tied in very nicely with Erika’s since she explored how infographics are used in politics.
It was pretty scary to find how misleading data can be. Too many people skim over infographics and use them to back up their arguments without verifying the data. Others manipulate the data presentation, setting up the graphs to exaggerate certain trends. And yet, there are those who don’t even realize they may be biased when they approach data
I found your project easy to relate to because of how crucial data presentation is in research and other fields. I love how you included a section on tools for data visualization to allow readers to explore different websites where they could explore and design for themselves.
I found this topic very interesting. I like that you had infographics that related to the text it was next to. It shows that the infographics help understanding what you are trying to convey to the audience. Also, “The Dark Side of Data Visualization” shows how data can be manipulated, causing the public not to get the full story. They only get the story that the people who made the infographic want them to see. Lastly, I like the last section. It tells the audience various ways of how they can make infographics. I’ve used Excel to make different graphs and charts for my lab classes and I used Canva in this class for the Instagram post. It’s cool to see that there are so many other ways to make infographics. Overall, the project was really good and you did a great job!
Hey Paul,
Your website came out amazing, man. And not only is it next level, but how well you broke down this topic should also be noted. I think the thing that I keep coming back to in your project is the part about the misrepresentation of the data with the Covid numbers. The fact that anybody is able to “tweak” data without repercussions is mind blowing. If there was anything I would like to see, it would be for there legal consequences to knowingly tweak data to fulfill a particular narrative.
Paul,
I thought your project was really fascinating, and your topic selection had great social significance. In a time when mis and disinformation are allowed to run rampant, there is an enhanced onus on journalists to properly represent the data in an accurate, easily comprehendible manner. A lot of time one is sacrificed for the other, which can make it hard for the audience to understand what they’re being presented. I think it’s even more dangerous when people are able to manipulate data and diagrams to perpetuate their own narrative, which we now see a lot of – especially since public health policies are now being dictated by political agendas. I really appreciated the breakdown you did of the Flatten the Curve infographic, especially because we saw it all the time during the pandemic. I used it often to tell my parents the importance of staying inside and observing social distancing, and it was nice to be able to understand why it was so effective as an infographic. You pointed out a lot of details and I took them for granted, such as the caricatures. It’s a creative way to go about presenting the information because they could easily put that in a more traditional, paragraph form – yet it’s an engaging way to inform the public.