Charticle

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A charticle is a combination of text, images and graphics that takes the place of a full article in a newspaper or other publication. [1] [2] [3] Unlike a traditional news article that usually consists of large blocks of text with occasional images or other graphics used to enhance the article's visual appeal or to convey some ancillary information, a charticle is composed primarily of an image with text used only sparingly to provide additional information. The ratio of text to images is inverted in a charticle compared to a traditional article, essentially making it the graphic novel equivalent of a traditional news article.

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Origins

Claims have been made that Van McKenzie, the sports editor at the Orlando Sentinel and St. Petersburg Times , incorporated graphics with text in the 1970s. Others claim that Edward Tufte, a pioneer in information design, is behind the charticle even though he has not coined the term. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Stickney, Dane (October–November 2008). "Charticle Fever". American Journalism Review. Archived from the original on 5 December 2008. Retrieved 6 Jan 2009.
  2. ↑ Passante, Christopher K. (2007). The Complete Idiot's Guide to Journalism. Penguin. p. 54. ISBN   9781592576708 . Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  3. ↑ Saleh, Naveed (17 December 2013). The Complete Guide to Article Writing: How to Write Successful Articles for Online and Print Markets. Writer's Digest Books. pp. 203–204. ISBN   9781599637525 . Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  4. ↑ Stickney, Dane (October–November 2008). "Charticle Fever". American Journalism Review. Archived from the original on 27 October 2013. Retrieved 4 Mar 2015.


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