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{{Short description|Combination of content and visuals to convey information}}
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'''Visual journalism''' is the practice of strategically combining words and images to convey information.

==Overview==
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Visual journalism is premised upon the idea that at a time of accelerating change, often words cannot keep pace with concepts. Visual journalism incorporates ancient [[symbol]]s that resonate with humans across cultures and time and conveys meaning instantaneously at a deep level. 

Visual journalism is an outgrowth of the practice of graphic facilitation and recording that began entering corporate board rooms, conferences, and think tank meetings in the 1970s with the leadership of David Sibbet, founder of The Grove Consultants International. But its roots date back to ancient [[cave painting]]s and carry forward in the work of designers, architects, and engineers. Only recently has [[interactive visualization]] of this sort moved out into common use in a variety of group engagements. The scholarly father of this visual form of communication is Robert Horn, [[Ph.D.]], a fellow at [[Stanford University]] and author of the book ''Visual Language''.

Visual journalism is not a series of symbols with precise meanings but rather images that suggest complex meanings and, in the [[Ancient Egypt|Egyptian]] tradition of the [[cartouche]], contain words. The symbols do not simply represent but participate in the meaning and, in combination with evocative phrases, are designed to provoke creative thinking. Visual language is one tool described by author [[Daniel Pink]] in his book ''A Whole New Mind'' for the emerging "conceptual age" where people must tolerate ambiguity and communicate quickly, often before concepts are ready to be captured in traditional writing.

== Projects ==
* 2015 "[http://www.peoplesrepublicofbolzano.com/ People's Republic of Bolzano]", [[Free University of Bozen-Bolzano]]
* 2016 "[http://europadreaming.eu/en/ Europa Dreaming]", [[Free University of Bozen-Bolzano]]
* 2021 "[http://glocalclimatechange.eu Glocal Climate Change]", [https://www.europeandatajournalism.eu European Data Journalism Network] and [http://sheldon.studio Sheldon.studio]
* 2023 "[https://mappingdiversity.eu Mapping Diversity]", [https://www.europeandatajournalism.eu European Data Journalism Network] and [http://sheldon.studio Sheldon.studio]

==Further reading==
* {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aIyFtAEACAAJ|first=Javier|last=Errea|title=Visual Journalism: Infographics from the World's Best Newsrooms and Designers|publisher=Gestalten|year=2017|isbn=9783899559194}}
* {{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/visualjournalism00harr|url-access=registration|first1=Christoper R.|last1=Harris|first2=Paul Martin|last2=Lester|title=Visual Journalism: A Guide for New Media Professionals|publisher=Allyn and Bacon|year=2002|isbn=978-0-205-32259-6 }}
* {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Fek0CgAAQBAJ|first1=David|last1=Machin|first2=Lydia|last2=Polzer|title=Visual Journalism|publisher=Macmillan International Higher Education|year=2015|isbn=9781137203960}}

==See also==
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*[[Broadcast journalism]]
* [[Comics journalism]]
*[[Photojournalism]]
*[[Video journalism]]
*[[News design]]
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==External links==
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*[http://www.visualeditors.com Visual Editors] - A social network of visual journalists
*[[Society for News Design]] - A trade organization for newspaper designers
*[[National Press Photographers Association]]  - Industry trade group for photojournalists
*[http://visualjournalism.unibz.it/ Visual Journalism platform] - [[Free University of Bozen-Bolzano|Free university of Bozen-Bolzano]]

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