@article{GarretonMoriniCelhayetal., author = {Garret{\´o}n, Manuela and Morini, Francesca and Celhay, Pablo and D{\"o}rk, Marian and Parra, Denis}, title = {Attitudinal effects of data visualizations and illustrations in data stories}, series = {IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics}, volume = {30}, journal = {IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics}, number = {7}, address = {New York}, organization = {Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)}, issn = {1077-2626}, doi = {10.1109/TVCG.2023.3248319}, pages = {4039 -- 4054}, abstract = {Journalism has become more data-driven and inherently visual in recent years. Photographs, illustrations, infographics, data visualizations, and general images help convey complex topics to a wide audience. The way that visual artifacts influence how readers form an opinion beyond the text is an important issue to research, but there are few works about this topic. In this context, we research the persuasive, emotional and memorable dimensions of data visualizations and illustrations in journalistic storytelling for long-form articles. We conducted a user study and compared the effects which data visualizations and illustrations have on changing attitude towards a presented topic. While visual representations are usually studied along one dimension, in this experimental study, we explore the effects on readers' attitudes along three: persuasion, emotion, and information retention. By comparing different versions of the same article, we observe how attitudes differ based on the visual stimuli present, and how they are perceived when combined. Results indicate that the narrative using only data visualization elicits a stronger emotional impact than illustration-only visual support, as well as a significant change in the initial attitude about the topic. Our findings contribute to a growing body of literature on how visual artifacts may be used to inform and influence public opinion and debate. We present ideas for future work to generalize the results beyond the domain studied, the water crisis.}, subject = {Journalismus}, language = {en} } @article{Morini, author = {Morini, Francesca}, title = {Data journalism as "terra incognita": newcomers' tensions in shifting towards data journalism epistemology}, series = {Journalism Practice}, volume = {19}, journal = {Journalism Practice}, number = {1}, publisher = {Routledge, Taylor \& Francis}, address = {London}, issn = {1751-2786}, doi = {10.1080/17512786.2023.2185656}, pages = {76 -- 92}, abstract = {This article investigates data journalism epistemology through Michel Foucault's definition of power. The growing demand for data-savvy reporters with computational skills has been proven to shift the newsrooms' culture in media companies across the globe. Previous research has documented journalists' shift towards a data-centred epistemology and the increasingly important role of computation and data-driven practices in newsrooms. By focusing on inexperienced journalists as they mobilise data journalism for the first time, this research openly discusses its epistemology as a form of Foucauldian power: which epistemological tensions - individual or structural - emerge among newcomers when reporting extensively with data? The article presents the case of a newly formed data journalism team at taz, a German cooperative media company. It is based on qualitative data collected through action research, namely six in-depth interviews, auto-ethnographic notes and self-reflective inquiries. Data are framed through Foucault's concepts of power and will to truth. Results show the discord between data journalism epistemology and its practical implementation. Despite prioritising democratic access to data, technologies and non-hierarchical forms of cooperation, data journalism remains largely dependent on traditional methods and culture.}, subject = {Journalismus}, language = {en} } @article{MoriniDoerkAppelgren, author = {Morini, Francesca and D{\"o}rk, Marian and Appelgren, Ester}, title = {Sensing what's new : considering ethics when using sensor data in journalistic practices}, series = {Digital Journalism}, volume = {11}, journal = {Digital Journalism}, number = {3}, publisher = {Routledge, Taylor \& Francis Group}, address = {London}, issn = {2167-082X}, doi = {10.1080/21670811.2022.2134161}, pages = {465 -- 483}, abstract = {As data are becoming increasingly central to journalistic practice, a number of technology-driven approaches are emerging among data journalists. This article focuses on sensor journalism, which brings new practical and ethical concerns to journalism. By interviewing and working with data journalists and journalism scholars, we analyze the new technological and ethical challenges that sensors bring to journalism. The results contribute to the knowledge on how data journalists implicitly embed ethical values into their everyday work. Furthermore, they suggest that general ethical values are revisited and extended by the influence of sensors.}, subject = {Journalismus}, language = {en} } @unpublished{MoriniEschenbacherHartmannetal., author = {Morini, Francesca and Eschenbacher, Anna and Hartmann, Johanna and D{\"o}rk, Marian}, title = {From shock to shift}, series = {IEEE transactions on visualization and computer graphics}, journal = {IEEE transactions on visualization and computer graphics}, publisher = {Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)}, address = {New York}, issn = {1077-2626}, doi = {10.1109/TVCG.2023.3327185}, pages = {1 -- 11}, abstract = {We present a multi-dimensional, multi-level, and multi-channel approach to data visualization for the purpose of constructive climate journalism. Data visualization has assumed a central role in environmental journalism and is often used in data stories to convey the dramatic consequences of climate change and other ecological crises. However, the emphasis on the catastrophic impacts of climate change tends to induce feelings of fear, anxiety, and apathy in readers. Climate mitigation, adaptation, and protection—all highly urgent in the face of the climate crisis—are at risk of being overlooked. These topics are more difficult to communicate as they are hard to convey on varying levels of locality, involve multiple interconnected sectors, and need to be mediated across various channels from the printed newspaper to social media platforms. So far, there has been little research on data visualization to enhance affective engagement with data about climate protection as part of solution-oriented reporting of climate change. With this research we characterize the unique challenges of constructive climate journalism for data visualization and share findings from a research and design study in collaboration with a national newspaper in Germany. Using the affordances and aesthetics of travel postcards, we present Klimakarten, a data journalism project on the progress of climate protection at multiple spatial scales (from national to local), across five key sectors (agriculture, buildings, energy, mobility, and waste), and for print and online use. The findings from quantitative and qualitative analysis of reader feedback confirm our overall approach and suggest implications for future work.}, subject = {Erz{\"a}hlen}, language = {en} } @article{MoriniGerretonPomeranceetal., author = {Morini, Francesca and Gerret{\´o}n, Manuela and Pomerance, Jona and Zeissig, Nadia and de G{\"u}nther, Sabine and D{\"o}rk, Marian and Thomet, Fidel and Freyberg, Linda and Kyriazis, Ilias and Scholz, Andrea}, title = {Critical Interactivity}, series = {IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications}, volume = {45}, journal = {IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications}, number = {3}, address = {New York}, organization = {Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)}, issn = {0272-1716}, doi = {10.1109/MCG.2025.3544684}, pages = {58 -- 72}, abstract = {We propose critical interactivity as a concept to study and design the dynamic and transitory aspects of data visualizations. Theoretically, interactivity is often described as the means to support analytical tasks, while in practice, it encompasses the techniques that alter visual representations. These notions are a useful starting point to study the role of interactivity in critical engagements with data visualizations. At the core of critical interactivity is the negotiation of authority and agency: authority as authors provide structure and context, and agency as viewers navigate and interpret the data on their own terms. This raises the critical question: who has the power to control the visualization? Drawing from four case studies in science communication, art history, anthropology, and climate advocacy, we examine how critical interactivity links exploration and narration. We reflect on the effort involved in preparing data and propose design strategies for implementing critical interactivity in data visualization.}, subject = {Interaktive Medien}, language = {en} }