This document discusses how data visualization enhances news reporting by capturing readers' imagination, illustrating trends in the data, facilitating comparisons, hitting close to home, stimulating dialogue, and aiding memory. It provides examples of news articles that effectively use data visualization on topics such as the Boston Marathon bombings, Japan's deadly earthquake and tsunami, global marriage equality laws, pensions, bars in Wisconsin, and suspicious travel expenses of an Argentine vice president.

1. How DataVisualization
Enhances the News
BEN JONES
bjones@tableausoftware.com
@DataRemixed

2. http://blogs.wsj.com/venturecapital/2009/08/25/how-long-does-it-take-to-build-a-technology-empire/
1. Captures the Imagination
Which story are you more likely to read?

3. http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2013/apr/16/data-store-boston-marathon-explosions
The explosion …and the response
2. Illustrates Trends

4. We saw it happen
http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/shortsharpscience/2011/03/interactive-graphic-japans-dea.html
Was it the biggest? the Deadliest?
3. Facilitates Comparisons

5. A movement underway
http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1595734-el-mapa-del-matrimonio-igualitario-en-el-mundo
But how widespread is it?
More Comparisons

6. Is my pension in “peril”? Is my county more “lush”?
4. Hits Close to Home
http://www.cnbc.com/id/100929269 http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/data-only-states-have-more-bars-
than-wisconsin/html_1a7a0e58-b732-11e2-99a0-001a4bcf887a.html

7. 5. Stimulates Dialog
on social
on comments
LaNacion visualized the suspicious expenses of VP Boudou
http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1568445-sospechosos-viajes-de-boudou-el-senado-pago-viaticos-por-destinos-que-no-visito#comentar

8. 6.Aids Memory
Which are you more likely to remember tomorrow?
This? OrThis?

9. FREE Windows software to quickly create and
share interactive data graphics on the web. Coming to Mac soon!
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10. How does it work?
Data Connect Visualize Publish
Data in Excel,
CSV,Access
Point Tableau
Public to data
Create interactive
dashboards
Embed in your
website and share
via social media

11. Award Winning Data Journalism
http://www.globaleditorsnetwork.org/dja/Ref:

12. 1.Captures the Imagination
2.IllustratesTrends
3.Facilitates Comparisons
4.Hits Close to Home
5.Stimulates Dialog
6.Aids Memory
Summary: How DataVisualization Enhances the News
BEN JONES
bjones@tableausoftware.com
@DataRemixed