I disagree with getting rid of drama, writers and editors in journalism. It's often drama that makes a story compelling enough to bother to read, and then care. It's also drama that gives some victims the only remembrance they might have. Few people beyond the geek-sphere are going to want to pore over charts and graphs.
Absolutely include those (interactive) charts and graphs along stories, I've liked this trend since I noticed it.
Here's an example of a dramatic story that made me care about a murder case and the people, both cops and victims, involved:
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I disagree with getting rid of drama, writers and editors in journalism. It's often drama that makes a story compelling enough to bother to read, and then care. It's also drama that gives some victims the only remembrance they might have. Few people beyond the geek-sphere are going to want to pore over charts and graphs.
Absolutely include those (interactive) charts and graphs along stories, I've liked this trend since I noticed it.
Here's an example of a dramatic story that made me care about a murder case and the people, both cops and victims, involved:
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2011/06/the-laza...