Excellent demonstration of how cartography is political.
Even if data were objective (lol it isn't), the way we put it together is deeply subjective and guides the reader to specific conclusions.
When you look at a map, ask yourself what the message is. Could the map be made another way?
Even if data were objective (lol it isn't), the way we put it together is deeply subjective and guides the reader to specific conclusions.
When you look at a map, ask yourself what the message is. Could the map be made another way?
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L.A. Kauffman
You can always count on The New York Times to minimize the scale and impact of protest.
Yesterday's 2000+ No Kings actions smashed records for the most demonstrations in a single day.
So the Times decided to publish a horseshit map of just a handful of "confirmed locations."
We're not fooled.
Yesterday's 2000+ No Kings actions smashed records for the most demonstrations in a single day.
So the Times decided to publish a horseshit map of just a handful of "confirmed locations."
We're not fooled.
Comments
It strips away all but the bare landscape.
High contrast and monochromatic. Influenced by minimalism, modernism.
I can't tell who you voted for but you made aesthetic judgments calls. Give yourself credit! You are not a passive observer of reality.
I think the NYT map on the left leaves a lot out. It's sparse because, as @moriartymaps.com points out, it's a developing story.
The No Kings map uses HUGE overlapping dots of equal size (is this Brooklyn or Brattleboro?). Useless.
Both try to evoke # of events, not # of participants