Comments on: Thinking about data visualization for journalists http://hackerjournalist.net/2008/07/30/thinking-about-data-visualization-for-journalists/ Like a photo journalist, but with a laptop Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:46:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Websites tagged "cartograms" on Postsaver http://hackerjournalist.net/2008/07/30/thinking-about-data-visualization-for-journalists/comment-page-1/#comment-139 Websites tagged "cartograms" on Postsaver Sat, 07 Mar 2009 06:47:14 +0000 http://sixthw.com/?p=40#comment-139 [...] and the challenges of representing global higher ed saved by lipsofanangel252009-02-27 - Thinking about data visualization for journalists saved by WilAlambre2009-02-24 - new cartograms: religions saved by zelph2009-02-05 - The Incredible [...] [...] and the challenges of representing global higher ed saved by lipsofanangel252009-02-27 - Thinking about data visualization for journalists saved by WilAlambre2009-02-24 - new cartograms: religions saved by zelph2009-02-05 - The Incredible [...]

]]> By: Brian Boyer — Hacker Journalist : From concept to sketch to software: Building a new way to visualize votes… mmm, environminty! http://hackerjournalist.net/2008/07/30/thinking-about-data-visualization-for-journalists/comment-page-1/#comment-138 Brian Boyer — Hacker Journalist : From concept to sketch to software: Building a new way to visualize votes… mmm, environminty! Wed, 18 Feb 2009 05:12:45 +0000 http://sixthw.com/?p=40#comment-138 [...] greenness were tossed — maps aren’t all that good at showing off numbers. (Notable exceptions include cartograms and the famous diagram of Napoleon’s march to Moscow, neither of which seemed sensible metaphors to [...] [...] greenness were tossed — maps aren’t all that good at showing off numbers. (Notable exceptions include cartograms and the famous diagram of Napoleon’s march to Moscow, neither of which seemed sensible metaphors to [...]

]]> By: From concept to sketch to software: Building a new way to visualize votes… mmm, environminty! | Sixth W http://hackerjournalist.net/2008/07/30/thinking-about-data-visualization-for-journalists/comment-page-1/#comment-78 From concept to sketch to software: Building a new way to visualize votes… mmm, environminty! | Sixth W Fri, 19 Dec 2008 17:04:44 +0000 http://sixthw.com/?p=40#comment-78 [...] greenness were tossed — maps aren’t all that good at showing off numbers. (Notable exceptions include cartograms and the famous diagram of Napoleon’s march to Moscow, neither of which seemed sensible metaphors to [...] [...] greenness were tossed — maps aren’t all that good at showing off numbers. (Notable exceptions include cartograms and the famous diagram of Napoleon’s march to Moscow, neither of which seemed sensible metaphors to [...]

]]> By: Brian Boyer http://hackerjournalist.net/2008/07/30/thinking-about-data-visualization-for-journalists/comment-page-1/#comment-77 Brian Boyer Fri, 01 Aug 2008 19:07:55 +0000 http://sixthw.com/?p=40#comment-77 No! I hadn't seen <a href="http://www.gapminder.org/" rel="nofollow">Gapminder</a>. Thanks, Ian. <a href="http://www.erinhalasz.com/" rel="nofollow">Erin</a> sent me this fantastic ManyEyes visualization: <a href="http://services.alphaworks.ibm.com/manyeyes/view/S9lMOPsOtha6H4~mCZoOP2~" rel="nofollow">Military Costs of Major U.S. Wars</a>. <a href="http://projects.flowingdata.com/walmart/" rel="nofollow">Watching the Growth of Walmart Across America</a> was posted to BoingBoing the other day - it's another bit from FlowingData that's totally worth checking out. No! I hadn’t seen Gapminder. Thanks, Ian.

Erin sent me this fantastic ManyEyes visualization: Military Costs of Major U.S. Wars.

Watching the Growth of Walmart Across America was posted to BoingBoing the other day - it’s another bit from FlowingData that’s totally worth checking out.

]]> By: Ian Bicking http://hackerjournalist.net/2008/07/30/thinking-about-data-visualization-for-journalists/comment-page-1/#comment-76 Ian Bicking Thu, 31 Jul 2008 03:20:11 +0000 http://sixthw.com/?p=40#comment-76 Have you seen gapminder.org? It's got some pretty neat graphs. Have you seen gapminder.org? It’s got some pretty neat graphs.

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