One of the easiest ways to get someone started on data visualisation is to introduce them to word clouds (it also demonstrates neatly how not all data is numerical). Using tools like Wordle and Tagxedo, you can paste in a major speech and see it visualised within a minute or so. But is a word cloud the best way of
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Or, using Tagxedo and removing ‘Panorama’ and ‘Wikileaks’:
This is a draft from a book chapter on data journalism (here are parts 1; two; and three, which looks the charts side of visualisation). I’d really appreciate any additions or comments you can make – particularly around tips and tools. UPDATE: It has now been published in The Online Journalism Handbook. Visualisation tools So if you want to visualise some
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This is a draft from a book chapter on data journalism (the first, on gathering data, is here; the section on interrogating data is here). I’d really appreciate any additions or comments you can make – particularly around considerations in visualisation. A further section on visualisation tools, can be found here. UPDATE: It has now been published in The Online Journalism
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