Journ 2100 1st Edition Lecture 12 Outline of Last Lecture I. Real life situation #1II. Poynter GuidelinesIII. Real life situation #2Outline of Current Lecture I. What does a successful graphic need?II. Types of information graphicsIII. Things to rememberCurrent LectureI. What does a successful graphic need?a. News valueb. Visual valuec. Quality data/informationII. Types of information graphicsa. Tablesi. Information is listedb. Chartsi. Pie charts are most common1. Must be talking about parts of a whole2. Don’t try to cram too much information into itii. Bar charts1. Stacked2. Vertical3. Horizontaliii. Line charts/fever chartsc. Diagramsi. Must be accurate in depiction before trying to be creatived. Mapsi. Include legendThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.e. Timelinesf. Relational graphicsi. Show how different elements are relatedIII. Things to remembera. A graphic is built on data. Reporting for a graphic is likely to require a different orientation than reporting for a story.b. Finding the right set of data is a key to successc. Keep it simple. Remember, don’t let clever get in the way of cleard. Information that is visual to start with probably should stay that
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