Rodrigo, Aros, Nigar, Merel, Hanne, May, Isa
1. Inflation
https://www.reuters.com/graphics/USA-ELECTION/INFLATION/jnpwjxkdavw
The article was a clear visualisation of the data. They have the different presidencies and combines all of them in a structured way. It also explained the data to the reader, for example showing when the pandemic happened which influenced food prices. It was also good that the impact of the data was made clear by connecting it to other factors. It said that people were buying chickens because the prices of eggs. It makes the reader able to understand the data in another way than just numbers. Furthermore, the information is presented in bite-sizes bits that were easy to digest.
2. Uber
It is an interesting example of how visualization can make it easy for the reader to relate to the problems. It shows how journalism can benefit from serious-gaming. Also, it can make it accessible for different types of readers that might not want to read long-read formats. Furthermore, it emphasises the importances of interactivity to keep the readers tied to the story. A discussion point we had was that it was unclear how big the dataset was upon which the game was based.
3. Gaza kilings
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2024/gaza-numbers-killed-displaced-scale
The article and graphic succeed to present in an evident way the atrocities that are happening in Gaza. The visualisation really helps to put yourself in the shoes of the victims from a European perspective. This is a good example because it communicates effectively the side of the problem in a simple yet obvious way. It is very much in your face, which makes you empathise with the situation. At the end of the article, the numbers are explained to the reader. This makes the investigation very transparent and honest.