Among yesterday’s front pages was a data visualisation which, at first glance, was one of the most effective I’ve ever seen: the Independent had made an infographic showing yesterday’s £6bn budget cuts in context - as a fraction of a debt mountain.
Then I looked closer - and something’s very, very wrong.
Can you tell what it […]
Unusually almost every paper - even the Independent - had the same cover story yesterday. It wasn’t a tough call: a major cock-up in a Government department led to 25 million people’s records being lost. This would be any ID fraudsters dream, is the largest ever data leak and directly affects half of the population of the UK. That level immediacy is a very, very rare thing. So, what did the Daily Express run on its cover? Have a look:
But how on earth does a paper justify running a 7 month old disappearance story and a 10 year old car crash over real news? There is something seriously wrong on the news values of that thing, especially when you compare it with nearest rival (ideologically at least), the Daily Mail. It’s no wonder one outsells the other 3:1, really.
In other news: is it really only me that thinks yesterday’s Sun headline will go down as one of their best ever? “Skip to the loo, my Darling”. Ok, it’s ambiguous, but it’s brilliant nonetheless.
The new NHS site has a feature looking at health and science stories and how well they stand up with the research. It’s really accessible and looks great. So far, I’m really impressed - long may it continue
