Wolfgang Jentner
@wjentner.bsky.social
Research Scientist for Visual Analytics (ML+VIS+HCI) at the Office for Research and Partnerships at the University of Arizona. Previously at DISC, University of Oklahoma & DBVIS at the University of Konstanz. https://wjentner.io
Reposted by Wolfgang Jentner
I really beg datavis researchers to start engaging with this.
The role of the chart here is to provide a cover of objectivity.
It’s reifying the entire fucking opinion section into a 2d space to lens it some Cartesian legitimacy or something equally dark. So, so gross.
The role of the chart here is to provide a cover of objectivity.
It’s reifying the entire fucking opinion section into a 2d space to lens it some Cartesian legitimacy or something equally dark. So, so gross.
We can quibble about the placement of each item but the original sin here is the very existence of this graph. Why on earth would a news organization rank social issues like they're weapons in an RPG?
Of course the NYT sees the "DEI" stuff positively & is neutral on anti-trans discrimination
March 1, 2025 at 6:15 PM
I really beg datavis researchers to start engaging with this.
The role of the chart here is to provide a cover of objectivity.
It’s reifying the entire fucking opinion section into a 2d space to lens it some Cartesian legitimacy or something equally dark. So, so gross.
The role of the chart here is to provide a cover of objectivity.
It’s reifying the entire fucking opinion section into a 2d space to lens it some Cartesian legitimacy or something equally dark. So, so gross.
When are we moving on from The Art of the Deal to The Art of Human Dignity?
March 1, 2025 at 1:48 AM
When are we moving on from The Art of the Deal to The Art of Human Dignity?
Reposted by Wolfgang Jentner
Dishonest charts are coming from all directions, and they're only going to hit harder. Unless we push back. So, an interactive guide: Defense Against Dishonest Charts flowingdata.com/projects/dis...
Defense Against Dishonest Charts
This is a guide to protect ourselves and to preserve what is good about turning data into visual things.
flowingdata.com
February 13, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Dishonest charts are coming from all directions, and they're only going to hit harder. Unless we push back. So, an interactive guide: Defense Against Dishonest Charts flowingdata.com/projects/dis...
Reposted by Wolfgang Jentner
Added a few ppl to the Vis Academics list:
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@dvdkouril.xyz
@vlott.bsky.social
@jstasko3.bsky.social
go.bsky.app/wzjzNi
@mkeller7.bsky.social
@manzt.sh
@huyennguyen.com
@dvdkouril.xyz
@vlott.bsky.social
@jstasko3.bsky.social
November 25, 2024 at 8:40 PM
Added a few ppl to the Vis Academics list:
go.bsky.app/wzjzNi
@mkeller7.bsky.social
@manzt.sh
@huyennguyen.com
@dvdkouril.xyz
@vlott.bsky.social
@jstasko3.bsky.social
go.bsky.app/wzjzNi
@mkeller7.bsky.social
@manzt.sh
@huyennguyen.com
@dvdkouril.xyz
@vlott.bsky.social
@jstasko3.bsky.social