Posts tagged Infographic
Day of the Dead (Journalists)
The Mexican chapter of the Article 19 organization has set up an amazing special site [in Spanish, yet very graphical and easy to navigate] in observance of the Day of the Dead, honoring the fallen journalists who have lost their lives in the pursuit of truth amid Mexico’s drug war.
Here is the rationale of the project, via Artículo 19:
The Day of the Dead is a Mexican folk tradition dating from pre-Columbian times, based on the belief that people’s souls return from the underworld to visit their families and loved ones. The tradition continues to this day with a mixture of indigenous beliefs with Catholic traditions.
The colors, the music, the food, and the the celebrations take place to honor the people who no longer exist in the material world but remain alive in the spiritual realm.
Therefore, here at Article 19, we want to remember on this day the deaths of 71 journalists murdered for reasons relating to their journalistic work, pay homage to them with an altar as a sign that they have not been forgotten, and as a continuing demand for justice for each of them.
FJP: As we have noted before, Artículo 19 has been doing an outstanding job at documenting violence against journalists across Mexico. Kudos.
Pet Peeve: ‘Los’ in translation. The correct name in Spanish of said Mexican tradition is Día de Muertos, not Día de los Muertos.
Images: Papel Picado (perforated paper), by Artículo 19.
Infographic: How is the Newspaper Industry Trying to Save Itself?
via GOOD & Column Five Media
Infographic: How Social Media is Replacing Traditional Journalism for Breaking News
via Bill Moyers:
As of 2012, online news revenue has surpassed print news revenue, and more people are using social media tools like Facebook and Twitter for news than ever before. This infographic shows that nearly half of all Americans get their news from online sources at least three times a week. Learn more about how social media is supplanting traditional media in today’s smart chart.
H/T: Schools.com
Is CISPA Really SOPA’s Evil Twin?
First, check out this infographic.
via Gigaom:
The criticism that, by including a provision for the protection of intellectual property, CISPA is little more than a less-conspicuous form of the draconian SOPA bill seems misguided. CISPA is vague and unnecessarily broad, but it’s not SOPA. In fact, the very same Internet companies that were so adamantly opposed to SOPA might support CISPA. Facebook already does.
CISPA is actually good, in theory. The idea of sharing cybersecurity information between private companies and the government has merit, especially in a world of increased cyberattacks against organizations in both sectors. If you’re trying to discover patterns in attacks, more data is always better, and web sites are attacked constantly. That they also could have access to classified government data is particularly beneficial.
But CISPA isn’t perfect. In fact, it’s vague to the point of being a problem, which is what’s driving concern over the bill. To me, CISPA doesn’t read like SOPA in disguise, but it doesn’t expressly deny that possibility either.
Probably the biggest problem is what a company is able to do to “protect” itself from such threats. As the EFF points out, CISPA allows companies to “use cybersecurity systems to identify and obtain cyber threat information to protect the rights and property of such protected entity.” It also grants companies immunity from lawsuits if they exercise their rights under the bill in good faith.
Infographic by Lumin Consulting
Image via ReadWriteWeb.
Four Ways to Slice Obama’s 2013 Budget Proposal
A slightly hallucinogenic interactive from the New York Times.
Images: Screenshots of the New York Times infographic on President Obama’s budget proposal. Green indicates an increase in spending. Red indicates a decrease. Shown here are the overall budget, changes in discretionary spending and budgets by department.
Intel’s view of the future of Internet of Things in one infographic
![How we use social media during emergencies [infographic]
Via Mashable](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lrrxzq0RXl1qedj2ho1_400.jpg)
How we use social media during emergencies [infographic]
Via Mashable
Demographics of Social Media Users (infographic)
When it comes to industrial design, few consumer electronics or computer makers have the legacy or influence of Apple, Inc. In the last 35 years, Apple has introduced a myriad of products and devices, some very successful, some, not so much.
Artist Mike Vasilev created this infographic for Mashable, highlighting the major Apple product releases and design changes from 1976 through 2011.
With rumors of the iPhone 5, iPhone 6 and a smaller, lower-cost iPhone all spreading through the technosphere, we feel certain that at least one more item will be added to the “redesign” list before 2011 closes out.
via Mashable
LinkedIn Surpasses 100 Million Mark. Are you connected?
According to Charlie White, author of How Are People Really Using LinkedIn?, “LinkedIn is growing so quickly it adds a member every second.”
In this this infographic researchers asked users how they employ the networking device and found that executives and entry level workers differ in their use.
Graphic via: Lab 42
The storytelling power of infographics has hit hardtop with a new, customizable stencil set from artist Golan Levin. The sprayable, laser-cut setup allows users the combine thought-provoking text and an accompanying pie chart.
What they may lack as far as the intricacy and richness of computer-generated infographics, these stencils more than make up for it with the immediacy and intensity of graffiti art.
In four short years, how different will our online lives be?
-Via Fast CoDesign
Is Twitter a Waste of Time? (Infographic)
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