Bring paper to life
A story based on paper documents or computer records can pose a challenge for television journalists. …
Making the complicated plain
How do you make a complex issue like health care or the financial meltdown comprehensible? Graphics can help, and they don't have to be elaborate. ABC News Reporter John Hendren used cartoon drawings to explain how "toxic assets" at banks are like rotten apples at a …
The TV ticker parade
For sheer emotional impact, nothing rivaled the pictures. Few people who were anywhere near a television set a year ago this month will ever forget the sight of a commercial jet slamming into the World Trade Center, live. Television has the power to take viewers …
Effectiveness of animated graphics
Television newscasts these days are replete with graphics, in part because new, inexpensive technologies have made it relatively easy …
Screen clutter hinders understanding
By Deborah Potter and Tom Grimes Watch television news these days, especially on cable, and you’re likely to see more words than pictures. The graphic look pioneered …
What does interactive really mean?
by Ashley Wells Ninety-nine percent of the news "interactives" I've seen have nothing to do with storytelling. Most are simply reference material with navigation that amounts to a collection of categories or dots on a map. There are a million innovative ways to do these, but …