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Nieman Journalism Lab: Word clouds considered harmful
october 2011 by thewavingcat
"Every time I see a word cloud presented as insight, I die a little inside." We agree. Data visualization is an art form, or a craft. Peeling away layers and layers of data sets to surface the story hidden inside, adding context, supporting insight. And then there's word clouds, that show you nothing but how many times a word was mentioned. Excellent stuff.
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october 2011 by thewavingcat
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