Work

A Critique of Beautiful News: Positive Trends, Uplifting Stats, Creative Solutions

Year: 2025

Type: book-review

Abstract: This book review is a critical evaluation of the David McCandless' book titled, Beautiful News: Positive Trends, Uplifting Stats, Creative Solutions. In this critique we summarize the essence of the written work and connect the work to the field of agricultural communications and applied practices. We offer some insights into contradictions we viewed from the perspective and expectations of data visualization strategies for communicating information. Finally, we recommend the book for those seeking inspiration for data visualization design and those needing a push to think outside the traditional strategies used in the field.

Source: Journal of Applied Communications

DOI: 10.4148/1051-0834.2603

Authors: Tate Caughman, Lacey Roberts-Hill

Institution: Texas Tech University

Language: English

Topic: Data Visualization and Analytics

Subfield: Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition

Field: Computer Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4413130212

Cites:

Cited by:

Related to: 10