Six Stunning Projects That Show the Power of Data Visualization
www.pbs.org/mediashift/2010/10/six-stunning-projects-that-show-the-power-of-data-visualization278.html
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Saved with the link. Notes from 2007 to 2016 are mostly the page's own words, so this is probably an excerpt.
Data visualization is taking the web by storm and, with a little luck, it might be the next big thing in online journalism. Buoyed by the open data movement and accelerating change in newsrooms around the country, it has become something more than just flashy graphics and charts -- it is a new form of visual communication for the 21st century.