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Data Visualization: Its Alive!!
@shashashasha | @sbhatt | @stiles | #aajaviz
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Stamen
MovityTrulia!
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everything has become agiant fucking heap!
nick kallen!
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7/48chris jordan!
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114 trillion!
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who whatwhere when!
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what!
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show everything!
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who!
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nyti.ms/1ndlhL!
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shorturl!
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when!
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shorturl!
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insights.truliablog.com!
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where!
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shorturl!
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trulia.com/crime!
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trulia.com/crime!
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bit.ly/bynVBi!
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bit.ly/bynVBi!
All the images were a bit fuzzy,
a bit grainy, either tones of gray or green,
and overall void of emotion.
But we were watching people die.!doug mccune!
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home and away!
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thanks!!
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Why data viz matters to journos
Increases our transparency, credibility Increases audience engagement Tells stories in unique ways Can be more powerful than text (like a photo) Can be story reporting tool, not just a presentation tool.
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Its not about you (and your viz)
Whats the critical question I need to answer, andwhats the best story I can tell?
Can a data viz give my story more authority or appeal,offering real value to readers?
Why would an interactive be superior to a static chart orgraph? Whos my audience?
Take note of which data vizes garner lots of viewsonline. Why do they work?
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Media example: Mapping
New York Times: Debt-ceiling vote
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Easy example: Mapping
London riot locations vs. poverty
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Media examples: Treemap
New York Times: Budget treemap
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Easy examples: Treemap
Hollywood movie sales by type
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Online/Desktop Viz Tools
Easy: Many Eyes, Wordle,Google Fusion Tables/Public Data,
batchgeo, OpenHeatMap
Intermediate: Google Viz/Charts APIs,Tableau Public, ArcGIS, QGIS
Advanced: JavaScript libraries: Protovis,InfoVis, Raphal, Highcharts
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Questions?Thank you!
Download: http://bit.ly/aajaviz