JSM Activity #57

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Activity ID:  57
Title
* ! Data Visualization in the Media: Infographics at the New York Times
Date / Time / Room Sponsor Type
08/12/2002
8:30 AM - 10:20 AM
Room: S-New York Ballroom A 		Section on Statistical Education*, Section on Statistical Graphics* Invited
Organizer: Deborah Swayne, AT&T Labs - Research
Chair: Howard Wainer, National Board of Medical Examiners
Discussant: 9:45 AM - Leland Wilkinson, SPSS Inc.    
Floor Discussion 10:05 AM
Description

The speakers are the Graphics Director and a Graphics Editor at the New York Times, in one of the largest graphics departments in the world. The department includes more than 30 editors, reporters, artists and cartographers who produce everything from small locator maps to poster-sized science diagrams. Scholars often cite Times graphics for the clarity and precision of their design, and staff members regularly win awards in national and international competitions, and they'll describe how they do it.
  300155  By:  Charles  Blow 8:35 AM 08/12/2002
Information Design at The Times

  300347  By:  Archie  Tse 9:10 AM 08/12/2002
Information Graphics at The Times

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