The History and Impact of Infographics

I was going to write a great post about how this infographic relates to my "people like reading information more when presented in an infographic"  theory but I have been sitting at the computer for half an hour and everything I type is awful. Nevertheless this is a pretty self explainable...

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Oberhaeuser Info Graphics

Oberhaeuser a company that seems to be based out of Germany has produced some of the best info graphics I have ever seen. Their slogan "Information is beautiful" doesn't even begin to describe the quality of some of their work. The mix of unique design, simplicity, and bright eye catching...

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Journalism Analysis Project: Beginning

In this post I am going to explain this mythical journalism project I have been hinting at and have made a page for. So far this year I have explored some of the characteristics of modern news. Now I plan to compare modern news sources, ways the news is presented, and whether print journalism produces news similar to all digital formats. A common thread has been found in each article, and report I have chosen. They are all reports on the events of the Newtown shooting....

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Cool Infographics

http://www.coolinfographics.com/ Cool info graphics really lives up to its name. This website collects and  displays a ton of info graphics from a variety of topic. I love how so much can be presented in this format. Utilizing info graphics is an important aspect in modern news as it brings a lot of information to the public in a way which is visually appealing and interesting to the viewer. I will definitely be posting new things I find on coolinfog...

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Raising Prices on Mobile Subscriptions

The following is an article I wrote for my group writing blog thirdquartet.blogspot.com. I'm focusing on displaying the theme through the "narrators" thoughts on the topic. I tried to tie this writing into my analysis project which will begin next week. In the article I attempted to keep a structure similar to that used in news articles. A more in depth analysis of this work and the work of my group mates will be posted next week. _______________________________________________________________________________ This...

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Where Journalists Risk Their Lives to Report

This article by the PEW really opened my eyes to the danger journalists can face and the risks they are willing to face in order to deliver the news. I am definitely not surprised that the most deaths come from the middle east. Its danger creates some of the most interesting and important news, but at what price? As conflicts run their course it seems there is constantly a new one to take place of the last. The major conflict this year, in Syria, drew a lot...

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Semester wrap up

So this semester is basically over. The year, and possibly the content on this blog, is half done. I wrote a reflection on what I've done this far, but I don't think I'm going to post it here. I feel like I have done really well this far. I've established leadership roles in my group projects, expanded my knowledge on a bunch of topics, and learned about the whole concept of "giftedness." As a whole class I have learned about a bunch of my friends topics as...

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Update

I feel as if someone reading this blog thinks I forgot it. In reality I have just been really busy trying to set up the new design. The html stuff is getting pretty difficult, I may just leave somethings the way they are as opposed to going crazy trying to fix them. My analysis project will begin the beginning of second semester by the latest. There will also be a new original composition crossposted from my first group blog soon as we...

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