Journalists are coping with the rising information flood by borrowing data visualization techniques from computer scientists, researchers and artists. Some newsrooms are already beginning to retool their staffs and systems to prepare for a future in which data becomes a medium. But how do we communicate with data, how can traditional narratives be fused with sophisticated, interactive information displays?
Journalism in the Age of Data from Geoff McGhee on Vimeo.
Spotlighted in the documentary is a short film called ‘The Crisis of Credit,’ a great example of how to use concise visual symbols to simplify an enormously complex subject.
The Crisis of Credit Visualized from Jonathan Jarvis on Vimeo.
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