For Missourian Reporters: Graphics

To request a graphic, go to this link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?hl=en_US&formkey=dE9HU2NWbGRMbEp3NE1oeURWQ3JjLUE6MQ#gid=0 (It's also saved as a link on the desktop computers.)

Tips:

• Input as much detailed information as possible.
• If you don't know when your story will run, guess.
• If you don't have a slug yet, make one up and keep it. Please don't change it; it's how we save things so people can find it later.
• Give us the same documents you're using for your story.
• Talk to us as soon as you have an idea or know you need a graphic. I'd hate to hold up the publication of your story because we didn't know about it soon enough. This is especially important with interactive graphics or science graphics.

Now, for the fun part. Examples!

http://flowingdata.com/2010/10/18/true-size-of-africa/

http://apple.copydesk.org/2011/06/26/a-couple-of-wonderful-page-one-infographics-from-the-midwest/

http://www.columbiamissourian.com/multimedia/graphic/2011/11/18/graphic-fine-gary-pinkel-loss-vs-income/

http://www.columbiamissourian.com/multimedia/graphic/2010/12/17/capital-punishment-how-missouri-administers-lethal-injections/

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/local/seat-pleasant-following-the-dreamers/

http://www.columbiamissourian.com/multimedia/graphic/2012/01/03/interactive-graphic-sustainahouse-features/

http://www.columbiamissourian.com/multimedia/graphic/2011/12/07/interactive-map-get-know-your-ward/

http://www.columbiamissourian.com/multimedia/graphic/2011/11/11/sports-graphic-realignment-calendar/

http://www.columbiamissourian.com/multimedia/graphic/2010/09/10/where-heck-mcneese-state/

http://elections.nytimes.com/2012/primaries/candidates

http://elections.nytimes.com/2012/campaign-finance

http://politics.nytimes.com/congress/

Updated 1/19 at 12:24 p.m.

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Creative: Necklace Alphabet

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Here's the results of one of the projects in Creative Workshop. The project was to create an entire alphabet from things you find around you. I have an extraordinarily long necklace, so I took it and created an alphabet.

I've been at CAR bootcamp all week, so it was a lot of fun to come home and use a different part of my brain. It felt good to not process data and be creative and fun!

A graphic column

I love the idea of a graphic column. The Reading Eagle has created one for their new business weekly, aptly named Business Weekly. It's called Snapshot.

Here's Charles Apple's look at it.

It's actually something we'll be doing at the Missourian next semester. I just haven't settled on a topic yet.