Here we go again…
Ok, I'm going to say it: I'm sick of the "Here's everything you need to know about something in # charts" trend. *Everything* is complex.
— Jessica Schillinger (@JessSchillinger) June 5, 2014
There's *always* more to a story, more to understand about anything! Reminds me of how people treat #design as well: pic.twitter.com/VIdD7G4Ujh
— Jessica Schillinger (@JessSchillinger) June 5, 2014
If we keep up this trend in journalism & #dataviz, we are cheapening the depth of knowledge we are trying to convey to our audience
— Jessica Schillinger (@JessSchillinger) June 5, 2014
I might write more about this later, but I don’t have the energy to do it now. I will say this: list click-bait articles are find for organizations like BuzzFeed (who can resist something titled like 33 Harry Potter Jokes Even Muggles Will Appreciate, but there’s little room for them in hard-hitting research.
Everything is complicated. There’s always more to a story, and that’s why it’s worth telling.