Levende diagrammer og zoombare kart

Abstract Data visualization works – in a journalistic context – to make statistics and other forms of quantitative data accessible and meaningful to a wide audience. Charts, graphs and maps stimulate the senses through forms, colours and – in digital contexts – animation, and promise an effective co...

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Main Author: Martin Engebretsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universitetsforlaget 2017-01-01
Series:Norsk Medietidsskrift
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Online Access:https://www.idunn.no/nmt/2017/02/levende_diagrammer_og_zoombare_kart
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spelling doaj-add613b8b6224620b6340203da91e19d2020-11-25T01:07:41ZengUniversitetsforlagetNorsk Medietidsskrift0804-84520805-95352017-01-012412710.18261/issn.0805-9535-2017-02-0218948693Levende diagrammer og zoombare kartMartin EngebretsenAbstract Data visualization works – in a journalistic context – to make statistics and other forms of quantitative data accessible and meaningful to a wide audience. Charts, graphs and maps stimulate the senses through forms, colours and – in digital contexts – animation, and promise an effective communication of complex facts. However, the techniques applied can also lead to confusion and distrust, and they require specific insights from both producers and readers. Through analysis of 17 data visualizations, this study examines how such visualizations work as a distinctive text and media type on Norwegian news sites. How do they create meaning, and how do they influence journalism as a genre and as a discursive practice?https://www.idunn.no/nmt/2017/02/levende_diagrammer_og_zoombare_kartData visualizationDigital journalismDiscourse studiesVisual literacyGenre innovationDatavisualization
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Levende diagrammer og zoombare kart
Norsk Medietidsskrift
Data visualization
Digital journalism
Discourse studies
Visual literacy
Genre innovation
Datavisualization
author_facet Martin Engebretsen
author_sort Martin Engebretsen
title Levende diagrammer og zoombare kart
title_short Levende diagrammer og zoombare kart
title_full Levende diagrammer og zoombare kart
title_fullStr Levende diagrammer og zoombare kart
title_full_unstemmed Levende diagrammer og zoombare kart
title_sort levende diagrammer og zoombare kart
publisher Universitetsforlaget
series Norsk Medietidsskrift
issn 0804-8452
0805-9535
publishDate 2017-01-01
description Abstract Data visualization works – in a journalistic context – to make statistics and other forms of quantitative data accessible and meaningful to a wide audience. Charts, graphs and maps stimulate the senses through forms, colours and – in digital contexts – animation, and promise an effective communication of complex facts. However, the techniques applied can also lead to confusion and distrust, and they require specific insights from both producers and readers. Through analysis of 17 data visualizations, this study examines how such visualizations work as a distinctive text and media type on Norwegian news sites. How do they create meaning, and how do they influence journalism as a genre and as a discursive practice?
topic Data visualization
Digital journalism
Discourse studies
Visual literacy
Genre innovation
Datavisualization
url https://www.idunn.no/nmt/2017/02/levende_diagrammer_og_zoombare_kart
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