Deck 7: Information Graphics

Question 1

How long have information graphics been a method for communicating news and information?

A) Since the 1980s
B) Since prehistoric times
C) Just in the past couple of years
D) Since the mid- to late- 1800s

Answer 1

Since prehistoric times

Question 2

Which of the following topics would NOT make for a good informational graphic?

A) A day in the life of a cancer patient
B) Cancer rates for American males from 2000-2010
C) How cancer attacks a cell
D) Skin cancer rates, by state

Answer 2

A day in the life of a cancer patient

Question 3

Narratives and instructives can pretty much be used interchangeably depending on what the graphics reporter feels like developing.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Writers and editors do not have to be concerned with creating content for an information graphic because this is the job of the graphics reporter.

Question 5

Data journalism is a very specific term that only refers to one approach to storytelling.

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT a term used to describe components of an isolene map?

A) Contour line
B) Isobar
C) Isotach
D) Isoline

Question 7

A graphics reporter may sometimes use human sources when developing an information graphic.

Question 8

Which of the following type of chart is NOT discussed in this chapter?

A) Bar chart
B) Fever chart
C) Histogram
D) Line chart

Question 9

Based on what you read, describe some ways in which graphics reporting skills are relevant in fields outside of journalism. Cite one example from the reading, and come up with at least one new example of your own.

Question 10

Which of the following types of graphics typically has the lowest level of interactivity?

A) Data Visualization
B) Instructive
C) Narrative
D) Simulative

Question 11

There are varying degrees of interactivity in online graphics.

Question 12

What skills must a graphics reporter possess?

A) Strong writing skills
B) Good research skills
C) Strong illustration skills
D) All of the above

Question 13

What two story forms are at the core of Dual Coding Theory?

A) Words and visuals
B) Photos and illustrations
C) Video and audio
D) Charts and diagrams

Question 14

It is not important to show the actual numbers represented by the slices of a pie chart.

Question 15

Bar charts primarily show change over time.

Question 16

Fever charts are most effective when they present a fairly dramatic data set, with many ups and downs.

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT a statistical map?

A) Choropleth
B) Isoline
C) Locator
D) Dot distribution

Question 18

Imagine you are a writer or editor. What are some key considerations for developing a strong collaborative partnership with a graphics reporter?

Question 19

How long have information graphics been a method for communicating news and information?

A) Since the 1980s
B) Since prehistoric times
C) Just in the past couple of years
D) Since the mid- to late- 1800s

Question 20

What skills must a graphics reporter possess?

A) Strong writing skills
B) Good research skills
C) Strong illustration skills
D) All of the above

Question 21

What two story forms are at the core of Dual Coding Theory?

A) Words and visuals
B) Photos and illustrations
C) Video and audio
D) Charts and diagrams

Question 22

Which newspaper was at the center of the information graphics explosion of the 1980s?

A) The New York Times
B) The Washington Post
C) The Boston Globe
D) USA Today

Question 23

Pie charts show parts of a whole.

Question 24

Fever charts are most effective when they present a fairly dramatic data set, with many ups and downs.

Question 25

Which of the following is NOT a type of interactive graphic?

A) Broadcast
B) Instructive
C) Narrative
D) Simulative

Question 26

Which of the following types of graphics typically has the lowest level of interactivity?

A) Data Visualization
B) Instructive
C) Narrative
D) Simulative

Question 27

Which of the following topics would NOT make for a good informational graphic?

A) A day in the life of a cancer patient
B) Cancer rates for American males from 2000-2010
C) How cancer attacks a cell
D) Skin cancer rates, by state

Question 28

Narratives and instructives can pretty much be used interchangeably depending on what the graphics reporter feels like developing.

Question 29

Writers and editors do not have to be concerned with creating content for an information graphic because this is the job of the graphics reporter.

Question 30

Which of the following is NOT a term used to describe components of an isolene map?

A) Contour line
B) Isobar
C) Isotach
D) Isoline

Question 31

A graphics reporter may sometimes use human sources when developing an information graphic.

Question 32

Based on what you read, describe some ways in which graphics reporting skills are relevant in fields outside of journalism. Cite one example from the reading, and come up with at least one new example of your own.

Question 33

Imagine you are a writer or editor. What are some key considerations for developing a strong collaborative partnership with a graphics reporter?