Picture This: Interactive Data Visualization: An ONAvation Webinar with Poynter/NewsU
Friday, March 06, 2009
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Posted by: Sherry Skalko
Sign up now for the next ONAvations Webinar, Picture This: Interactive Data Visualization, scheduled for Wednesday, March 25, at 2 p.m. ET. The session, presented in partnership with Poynter/NewsU, is free for ONA members, $29.95 for non-members.
Data visualization has historically been accessible only to the elite in academia, business and government. It is "serious" technology done by experts for experts. But in recent years, Web-based visualizations -- ranging from political art projects to news stories -- have reached audiences of millions.
Now anyone can create interactive visualizations and carry on conversations using simple Web-based tools. This type of "social" data analysis lets you engage with public data through discussion and collaboration. And the public nature of these visualizations provides users with a transformative path to information literacy.
In this one-hour Webinar, research scientists from IBM’s Visual Communication Lab will:
Introduce the concept of data visualization
Show how interactive visualizations can make numbers come alive and empower readers
Look at some of the online tools and companies that can help journalists and others present information online
For registration instructions and the ONA member promotion code, visit the ONA Discounts page.
For more information about the Webinar, visit NewsU.org.
About the presenters: Fernanda Viégas and Martin Wattenberg are research scientists in IBM's Visual Communication Lab. Having created traditional visualization tools for a number of years, the two became fascinated by the power of the web to unleash collective discovery and discussion among lay users. They are currently exploring the social side of visual tools to foster collaboration, collective sensemaking, and storytelling. Viégas is known for her pioneering work on depicting chat histories and email. Wattenberg's visualizations of the stock market (at SmartMoney.com) and baby names are considered internet classics. Their information graphics have appeared in print venues ranging from Wired to Boston Magazine. Both Viégas and Wattenberg are also known for their visualization-based artwork, which has been exhibited in venues such as the Museum of Modern Art in New York, London Institute of Contemporary Arts and the Whitney Museum of American Art.
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