To map or not to map
A bugbear of mine is people who jump at using a map as a solution for a set of data that happens to include place names. “But what’s the story?” I ask. Matt Ericson explains so eloquently, with examples, why…
When to use an infographic
If only I was in Perugia this afternoon… For a concise rundown of good reasons for deploying every newsroom’s favourite format – the infographic – just read the titles that the NYT’s deputy graphics director Matthew Ericson uses to describe…