Graphic ResearchMike Knoop- News Research Editor

What kind of graphics we do

Timeline

What kind of graphics we do

Fact box

What kind of graphics we do

Statistics

What is good about graphics?

Most obvious way we receive credit in the paper

What is good about graphics?

Work with whole newsroom, including designers and artists

What is good about graphics?

Fun to be creative

What is bad about graphics?

Perception that if we aren’t doing a graphic we aren’t busy

Can be very time consuming Amount of info How we have to get info How much massaging info needs

Workflow issues

How it is supposed to work?

Reporter/ editor perspective

How it is supposed to work?

Artist’s perspective

How it is supposed to work?

News researcher’s perspective Reporter or preferably their editor

assigns graphic We send content to person who

assigned graphic and copy pertinent editors/ reporters

Editor makes content available for artists

Workflow issues

Too much work done in embryonic stage

No real sense of ownership

Get lost Sunday budget Graphics for wire

stories Stories held day

after day

Investigate 9:30-11:30

For me it means:less research, more editor

Follow up Why Where When

Archiving

Text archiveGraphics book or microfilmPDF archive

Blessings

Your file graphics Text archive Research request database

Access to other file graphicsCommunicate with team

Conclusion

Graphics should obviously be a product of News Research

Shepherd the process from idea to paper

Talk ‘em up