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‘Infographics’ archive

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Feb. 7: A look at the Washington Post’s huge political earmark story (3)

The big story today in Washington D.C.: The Washington Post launched the next big segment of its ongoing series in which they examine the personal finances of all 535 of our legislators in the House and the Senate. Today’s topic was huge: Earmarks. We used to hear a lot about “pork barrel” politics. That meant when a Congressperson or a [...]

Feb. 7: An accusation of visual plagiarism from last year’s SND contest (1)

The graphic in the center of this double-page spread from La Stampa of Torino, Italy — reviewing how trapped miners in Chile were rescued in October of 2010 — won an Award of Excellence last year for breaking news graphics in the annual Society for News Design competition. You’ll find it at the bottom of page 205 of SND32, the [...]

Feb. 5: A look at today’s notable Super Bowl preview pages (3)

Just about everybody had something out front today for America’s biggest unofficial holiday, Super Bowl Sunday. Here’s a look at the most notable pages I’ve seen… ____________________________________ REPRESENTING THE NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — BOSTON GLOBE Boston, Mass. Circulation: 205,939 My favorite picture of the day is this one, on the front of today’s Boston Globe. You’re seeing the Patriots lining [...]

Feb. 5: Meanwhile, today in cold, lonely, Wisconsin…

The state’s pro football fans aren’t happy at all that the Green Bay Packers failed to earn the right to defend their Super Bowl crown. However, they did receive a little consolation prize yesterday when quarterback Aaron Rodgers was named the NFL’s Most Valuable Player for this past season. That page was designed by Ed Brud. The picture of Rodgers [...]

Feb. 3: A look at today’s Super Bowl pages by the Boston Globe

Yesterday, we took a look at a number of Super Bowl sports fronts that ran this week in the Boston Globe. Here is today’s sports front, again designed by Luke Knox. The lead photo is by staffer Jim Davis. That’s a pretty cool timeline across the bottom of the page, showing the NFL coaches most successful at winning league championships. [...]

Feb. 2: USA Today offers do-it-yourself paper figures of Tom Brady and Eli Manning

USA Today this week offered up do-it-yourself paper action figures of Super Bowl quarterbacks Tom Brady and Eli Manning. The figures are posted on USA Today‘s web site. Readers click to download PDF files of each player. There are instructions and even a video that shows how to assemble each player. The faces are drawn by USA Today‘s Sam Ward. [...]

Feb. 2: How newspapers played the Facebook IPO on page one today (2)

Just a few papers had fun today with the announcement that Facebook is about ready for an Initial Public Offering — or IPO — of stock. This is expected to raise $5 billion or more for the company. — DAILY NEWS Palo Alto, Calif. Circulation: 18,500 The paper in Palo Alto led today with a picture of tourists standing beside [...]

Feb. 1: A lot of alliteration in Florida newspaper headlines today

No charts or maps were necessary today to show what happened in Tuesday’s Florida Republican primary. Mitt Romney won by 14.5 percentage points over Newt Gingrich. Which, apparently, qualifies as a good, old-fashioned ass-kicking. At least, that’s the impression you get by looking at today’s front-page headlines. Editors pulled out their “r” words to provide some alliteration for the victor. [...]

Jan. 31: Lots of infographics goodness in the Washington Post this week

Let’s take a look at three awesome graphics that have appeared in the Washington Post over the past two days… — REPUBLICAN DELEGATES I was so delighted to find this graphic in Monday’s Post. As I wrote in an article for Poynter a while back, the Republican nomination isn’t about state maps that get colored in, county-by-county. It’s about delegates. [...]

Jan. 29: How Florida papers played the upcoming GOP primary on page one today

Let’s take a look at front pages today in Florida that advance that state’s Republican primary on Tuesday… — HERALD-TRIBUNE Sarasota, Fla. Circulation: 63,864 My favorite front-page treatment of the day was this one by Sarasota. The stories emphasize the strategies employed by the candidates: 1) Don’t mention Social Security. And, if you’re Mitt Romney, 2) Take every opportunity to [...]

Jan. 27: Virginian-Pilot commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Navy SEALs (2)

This month, the Navy’s elite sea, air and land special operations force — the SEALs — celebrate their 50th anniversary. The East Coast headquarters of the U.S. Navy is located in Norfolk, Va. And the most famous SEAL team these days — SEAL Team Six — is headquarted at Dam Neck here in Virginia Beach, just a few miles from [...]

Jan. 25: Forget what I said earlier. Here’s a nice State of the Union word cloud.

Earlier today — in reference to the cool State of the Union graphic the Washington Post created — I wrote how the Post made its time comparison chart… …Rather than using a word cloud — those things have become quite tiresome… While I was writing and posting that piece, the folks at the Detroit Free Press were emailing me an [...]

Jan. 24: Washington Post graphic explains two types of touch screens

There’s a great technology graphic in today’s Washington Post by artist Alberto Cuadra and graphics reporter Bonnie Berkowitz. Click for a much larger look: Find an online version of the graphic here. Or download a PDF of the entire page — today’s page 1E — here. I don’t know Bonnie. She’s a 1987 graduate of the University of Kansas and [...]

Jan. 21: A look at how South Carolina papers played the GOP primary on page one today

Today’s the big day in my home state of South Carolina. The big Republican primary. Four candidates are left. And, from the looks of the latest poll numbers, just about anything could happen. This illustration pretty much sums up the whole thing, don’t you think? Oh, that’s just amazing. And it works on so many different levels. If you’re a [...]

Jan. 20: A wild, wild day for the GOP primary campaign in South Carolina (4)

Lots of exciting developments happened Thursday in the Republican race for a presidential nomination. A look at a few notable front pages, as seen today in the Newseum. ——————————————– SOUTH CAROLINA PAPERS Thanks to Saturday’s primary there, the focus this week is in my home state of South Carolina. This puts a bit of a brain-warp onto many of the [...]

Jan. 20: Virginian-Pilot plays horrific story, heartbreaking picture, above today’s nameplate

The Virginian-Pilot didn’t make it into the Newseum today, so many of you haven’t seen this yet. I can only apologize for ruining your day. This story is not pleasant. Check out this picture by the Pilot‘s Stephen M. Katz. What you’re looking at is a school backpack and a sneaker, lying in a front yard Thursday morning here in [...]

Jan. 19: The Iowa Caucus results are finally in. The loser: The Iowa Caucus.

You might recall the Iowa Caucus, earlier this month.     Mitt Romney topped Rick Santorum by only eight votes, in the initial, unofficial count. Ron Paul also did surprisingly well. We were told that the state Republican party would retally everything and certify the results in a week and a half or so. Fast-forward 16 days. The results are [...]

Jan. 15: How the Washington Post presented its exclusive interview with Joe Paterno today

Surely by now you’ve read the exclusive interview with ousted Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, written this weekend by Sally Jenkins of the Washington Post and published online yesterday afternoon. Joe’s wife Sue had the best line in the story: If someone touched my child, there wouldn’t be a trial, I would have killed them. The interview went live [...]

Jan. 13: A celebration of New Mexico’s 100th birthday (1)

Did you know that New Mexico recently celebrated 100 years of statehood? Jan. 6, 1912: New Mexico becomes a state Feb. 14, 1912: Arizona becomes a state Jan. 3, 1959: Alaska becomes a state Aug. 21, 1959: Hawaii becomes a state So, for 47 years — including both of the World Wars — the United States flag contained 48 stars [...]

Jan. 12: Forget zombies — the REAL threat is from tsunami debris

Making a slow but seemingly unstoppable march across the Pacific: Debris from last spring’s Japanese tsunami. The front of today’s Daily News of Longview, Wash.: I’ve read a bit about the massive debris field floating across the Pacific. But this graphic by Canadian news agency QMI contains updated estimates of the size of the field and when it’s expected to [...]

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