An extension of the Common Sense Journalism monthly column by Doug Fisher, former broadcaster, newspaper reporter and wire service editor. From new media to old, much of journalism is just plain common sense.
"In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock." - Unknown (often improperly attributed to Thomas Jefferson)
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it." - Upton Sinclair
"Common sense is not so common" - Voltaire
"Common sense is instinct; enough of it is genius" - George Bernard Shaw
For your consideration, two examples of falling short, literally, on the numbers.
posted by Doug @ 7:06 PM
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Two observations:
-- This is evidence that the overused "24/7" has lost its meaning.
-- The colors and patterns in the pie chart make me queasy. And why isn't fried Coke on there?
My apologies for the greenish hue and some of the coloring. Blogger did that when I uploaded it. I suspect I left the original in CMYK insead of RGB. I'll try to redo. Having said that, however, the patterns still are a bit busy for easy understanding.
Doug
There, that's better. RGB wins the day again.
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