Category Archives: Journalism in the Age of Data

Friends and family always joke with me that I am the king of analogies. For every point I try to prove I have a comparison that usually makes the person scoff out seamingly unrelated the analogy is until they realize … Continue reading →

When watching the video it became very apparent that story telling is at the heart of everything. There  is no better way to make people care about a subject than to give it a narrative quality. You can create a … Continue reading →

“Journalism in the Age of Data” has made me realize two things: the people who work in the info-graphics business are a little strange, and my group project on the economy needs to be tightened so that it tells more … Continue reading →

I just have one question from watching this video: Why have American artists not discovered whimsical ice skating choreography for live award show performances? (Go to minute 26:30). I mean come one! High-pitched male singing with open shirt and wind … Continue reading →

Everyone learns and takes in information differently. I am a visual learner. I guess this makes sense since I have gravitated towards visual design and interactive media. Visually presenting data is one way to help people understand what the information … Continue reading →

For this week’s blog post, I watchedThis week’s blog post I watched the documentary Journalism in the Age of Data, concerning the infographic.  An infographic (not an actual word) is a method of presenting data or information using graphics and … Continue reading →

I liked the message of the video, but thinking it ended on a poor topic. One of the main points I got from the documentary is the art and skill that is needed to create successful visual elements, but they … Continue reading →

I really enjoyed this video.  For my blog, I think I’ll just elaborate on the notes I took while viewing: Many eyes is a free website that lets one contruct a visual data representation Visualization is the highest sensory bandwidth.  … Continue reading →

I watched this documentary here and then I followed the link at the end to datajournalism.stanford.edu. I am disappointed I didn’t watch the whole thing there. In the context of this Web site–the product of research produced through a Knight … Continue reading →

A few key points I took away from Journalism in the Age of Data: Half our brain is hardwired for visual interpretation. Visualization needs to come more from an art/writing perspective as opposed to programming focus. User frustration is a … Continue reading →