\nCollect five<\/strong> examples of information presented visually, from any type of media you might come across. This could be a published news graphic, but you might also find examples in textbooks or magazines, posted on social media, or included on items like fliers, posters, bills, receipts and packaging. (To get full credit, it should be evident you found the example by looking around a little rather than just using results from a generic Google search.)<\/p>\n
For each of your five examples, write 1-2 sentences describing:<\/p>\n
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- The key message that it shows<\/li>\n
- Whether it fits any of the chart types discussed in class materials<\/li>\n
- Whether it makes use of numerical data<\/li>\n
- Whether you think the information comes through more effectively with the visual format<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Submit your example in a text document (such as Microsoft Word), with the example included either as a link or image. It is fine to include the image as an attachment instead.<\/p>\n
\nFor example…<\/span><\/p>\n
Here are examples I came across in the course of one evening at home, with descriptions:<\/p>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/murrowcourses.com\/graphics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/backpacker-magazine.jpg\")
<\/a>This visualization from Backpacker magazine is showing an overview of the 21st Century Conservation Service Corps, a program run by the Department of the Interior. Two of the statistics are displayed with pie charts (or donut charts), which use numerical data about demographics. The visual format makes the information more eye-catching, but it’s not hard information to understand.<\/p><\/div>\n