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Production Week 2 Check-In
As the course is quickly coming to an end, the goal is to keep working on the blogs and get the remaining visuals that will help tell the story. Then, I can go through the editing process and polish the articles for publication. A major goal of the week was to work on the draft…
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Visual Storytelling in Data Journalism
While you may not realize it, visual storytelling is an integral part of our lives. To put it simply, visual storytelling is a story primarily told through visuals. In Visual Storytelling, Andrew Losowsky explains visual storytelling as a “combination of emotional reaction and narrative information” (Losowsky 1). From how colors are selected for an advertisement…
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Misleading Audiences Through Visual Storytelling
One of the deadly sins of visual storytelling is misleading your audience with your visuals, especially in the realm of journalism. Misleading visuals can come in a variety of ways, from over-editing a photograph to changing a data visualization to better fit a narrative. In the Society of Professional Journalists Code of Ethics, two major…
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Heat Wave 2021: Through Visual Storytelling
Summer is a time for barbecues, hanging out by the pool, and enjoying time in the sun with friends and family. Unfortunately, a massive heatwave is gripping the United States and causing temperatures to soar to triple-digits for days on end. The heatwave is primarily being caused by heat done, which according to the NOAA…
Bailey MeCey 