HD·ID·07 Advanced
Infographics for Editorial & Reportage
Telling a factual story with pictures, not just numbers.
Editorial infographics combine narrative and data to explain a news story or complex event visually. This course covers reportage-style infographic structure, sourcing and fact-checking standards, and the balance between narrative engagement and factual precision under deadline pressure.
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LEARNING OUTCOMES
- 01 Structure an infographic around a single clear narrative thread
- 02 Apply journalistic sourcing and fact-checking standards to visual reportage
- 03 Balance narrative engagement against factual precision under deadline constraints
- 04 Sequence an infographic so a reader can follow it without external explanation
- 05 Credit sources and data provenance transparently within the infographic itself
- One clear thread beats several disconnected facts
- The narrative should determine the visual sequence, not the reverse
- Visual plausibility is not the same as factual accuracy
- Sources should be disclosed within or alongside the infographic
- Deadline pressure is not a valid excuse for imprecision
- Simplification for clarity differs from simplification that distorts
- The infographic should stand alone without the article
- Poor sequencing forces readers to already know the story
- Provenance disclosure builds reader trust
- Omitting sources invites reasonable doubt about the infographic's accuracy