Article published In:
Information Design JournalVol. 27:3 (2022) ► pp.309–319
“I learned it on the job”
Becoming a Data Visualization professional in news media
Graphs, charts, and infographics have long been a part of newsrooms. Nevertheless, in recent decades, new data
processing and graphical representation findings have led to a boom in data and visual journalism. Both professionals and
newsrooms have had to adapt quickly to the fast-developing field of Data Visualization while facing an unprecedented crisis.
Through semi-structured interviews with worldwide graphic reporters and data journalists, this research delves into academic
backgrounds, daily tasks, and design processes to answer the question of how someone comes to design graphics for a living in recent
years. One common phenomenon was identified: self-teaching.
Keywords: Data Visualization, Journalism, design process, Visual Journalism
Article outline
- 1.Introduction
- 2.Methodology
- 3.Results
- 3.1Becoming a hybrid professional
- 3.2Process
- 3.3A career with future
- 4.Conclusion
- Acknowledgements
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