While infographics are a great way to help readers understand complex topics, journalists should avoid the temptation to make information appear to be simpler than it is. "Stories are always more ...

Editor’s note: Our friend Alberto Cairo is one of the world’s true experts on data visualization in journalism. He’s got a new book out, The Truthful Art: Data, Charts, and Maps for Communication (a ...

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“There is an increased interest in data analysis, how to extract information from data to tell stories.” Alberto Cairo teaches infographics and data visualization at the School of Communication of the ...

In his new book, “How Charts Lie,” Alberto Cairo minces no words when laying out the dangers of poorly designed data visualizations. He identifies five broad categories of chart designs that aren’t ...