{"id":385,"date":"2011-06-17T00:13:44","date_gmt":"2011-06-17T04:13:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ericson.net\/content\/?p=385"},"modified":"2011-10-18T08:52:49","modified_gmt":"2011-10-18T12:52:49","slug":"mapping-the-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ericson.net\/content\/2011\/06\/mapping-the-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Mapping the News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I spoke today at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nycarcuser.org\/2011_NYCArc_Symposium_Agenda.html\">New York City Arc Users Symposium<\/a> about how The Times graphics department uses maps to explain the news and help readers better understand what&#8217;s happening in the world around them. <\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve posted the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ericson.net\/presentations\/2011-nyc-arc-slides.pdf\">slides from my presentation<\/a> as a PDF. 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