The influence of statistical graphics on newspaper reader recall

Griffin, Jeffrey L.; Stevenson, Robert Louis

doi:10.1080/15551399609363328

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“…The results of this study support the findings of previous studies which indicated that the use of visuals in news reports could help audiences better remember the information presented in news stories (e.g., Edwardson et al, 1985; Fox et al, 2004; Griffin & Stevenson, 1996). It thus seems valid to follow the suggestions of Fox et al (2004) and Son, Reese, and Davie (1987) who concluded that adding visuals on the screen in television news reinforces audio and visual presentation of television news, creates a certain visual-verbal redundancy, and helps television viewers process the information better.…”

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confidence: 89%

“…Research in information processing has shown that the use of visual aids in news reports could significantly help information recall (e.g., Griffin & Stevenson, 1996). People who were presented with numerical information in a text-only format retained significantly less information than people who were exposed to the same information in the form of graphics, although this recall has been found to be dependent on individual characteristics such as quantitative literacy and spatial thinking (e.g., Geidner et al, 2014; Merle, Callison, & Cummins, 2014).…”

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Using Infographics in Television News

2017

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This experimental study (N = 113) examined the effects of the visual presentations of data in television news on young Americans’ recall of information about sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) as well as the roles of individual characteristics in this process. The results show that individuals who saw either a tabular or graphical presentation of information about STDs better remembered that information than those who only heard the anchor describe the numbers. Our study further found that participants high in quantitative media literacy recalled significantly more information than participants low in quantitative media literacy, but this individual characteristic did not moderate the relationship between style of information presentation and recall. The results support the assumptions of Limited Capacity Model of mediated message processing. It also represents the first step in linking individual differences to the processing of information from infographics from television news.

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Using Infographics in Television News

2017

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“…effective at gaining the reader's attention, 3 increasing the reader's understanding of a story 4 and increasing the reader's accuracy in recalling facts from the story. 5 Like any form of journalism, the design of journalistic infographics should be guided by the idea of objectivity, and the designer is charged with the task of presenting the data in a manner that does not distort the users' understanding of that data. Edward Tufte, one of the leading scholars in the field of information design, calls this graphic integrity.…”

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Readers perceive deceptive graphics as less credible

Geidner

Cameron

2017

Newspaper Research Journal

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This study examines individuals’ understanding and judgment of news information graphics. Specifically, an experimental design was used to examine the effects of deceptive design practices on the amount of time the user spent on the graphic, information recall and perceptions of credibility. These effects were examined in a general and political news context. In the sample (N = 239), participants recalled more information from the deceptive graphic and found it less credible than the non-biased graphic.

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“…26 This is also supported by past research that found illustrations enhance the transfer of learning in children when the text depends on the illustration. 27 Thus, it seems a combination of texts and graphics may be an effective way to convey at least some risk information, 28 although research has yet to examine the role of infographics specifically in aiding understanding of an abstract news item, such as an environmental risk.…”

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