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Infographics: Misinformation

By Colleen Benson

Arctic Sea Ice 2012 vs 2013

Why Is This Important?

  • Potential to misinform the public
  • Distract from the message
  • News sources should be held accountable

FOX News ObamaCare Bar Graph

Corrected Graph Released by FOX News

Stand Your Ground Law and Gun Related Deaths

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Works Cited

Overview

Groch-Begley, H. (2014, May 10). Misleading Fox Chart Shows Only 2 Years To Hide Decades Of Arctic Sea Ice Decline. Media Matters for America. Retrieved May 10, 2014, from http://mediamatters.org/blog/2014/05/10/misleading-fox-chart-shows-only-2-years-to-hide/199255

Lester, P. M. (1995). Visual communication: images with messages. Belmont, Calif.: Wadsworth Pub. Co..

Mirkinson, J. (2014, April 1). Fox News Apologizes For Obamacare Graphic, Corrects Its 'Mistake'. The Huffington Post. Retrieved May 2, 2014, from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/01/fox-news-corrects-obamacare-graphic_n_5069764.html

Rapp, D., Hinze, S., Kohlhepp, K., & Ryskin, R. (2014). Reducing reliance on inaccurate information. Memory & Cognition, 42(1), 11-26. doi:10.3758/s13421-013-0339-0

Wade, L. (2014, April 17). Sociological Images. Sociological Images RSS. Retrieved May 2, 2014, from http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2014/04/17/how-to-lie-with-statistics-stand-your-ground-and-gun-deaths/

Tufte on Informational Graphics

In what ways do infographics mislead or misinform the reader often to support a particular agenda?

-Edward Tufte's Arguments

- Technical Description

- Ethical Perspective

-Why This Is Important

  • Has an important message
  • Clear, precise, and efficient
  • Never insult the intelligence of the reader
  • Always tell the truth

- Tufte advocates more education for infographic

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