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> The silliest detail to me (and one of my major gripes about many new sources) is that the Times seemed to resist use of charts in his articles? Right! I thin
by hackyhacky 2y ago
> The silliest detail to me (and one of my major gripes about many new sources) is that the Times seemed to resist use of charts in his articles?
Right! I think this could be an example of skeuomorphism at its worse. I imagine the thought process as being: "We are a newspaper, therefore space is limited and we can't devote precious inches to charts and graphs. Even though most people read us online, and space is actually unlimited, we still cling to the antiquated newspaper format."
- crazygringo 2y agoBut people still buy physical newspapers. And as long as they do, it's understandable that for most articles they don't want two versions -- one that requires charts and one that doesn't. I'm not defending it, but it certainly does make sense.