Assignment 2 Reflection & Graphic
Original Fact check: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-06-06/fact-check-liberal-women-in-parliament/9796976
A2 Graphic
Completing assignment two made me think about how an individual receives information depending on how engaging the form of media, it can affect the way individuals retain information. I really enjoyed putting together this image and having the ability to present claims in a different way that can be more engaging for readers.
Making these graphics opened my eyes to potentially using a different format of fact checked news. It creates a more engaging article and summaries the claim, which could perhaps create more accessibility for readers and social media users. What I would have liked to creative was a graphic that was bright and visually aesthetic. I think for a future draft I would have preferred to add smaller cartoon images that accompanied the text.
From the research conducted, many of the organisations around the world prefer to use the form of an article. Fact checkers such as Fullfact, IFCN or Faktisk use the form of articles, format is clear and creates full contexts and details of the fact checked claim. One organisation that I discovered that uses a close form to graphics and images is African Check. Using the form of ‘Fact sheets’, some of their articles are presented in a simplified and legible version. What was interesting about the form of a fact-sheet was similar to the graphics they are simplified and formed in a way to make the story or claim easier to read. They presented the story in a summary form rather than in depth detail. I find for both graphics and fact-sheets for smaller stories that require less detail are easier for readers to digest the content.
I tried to incorporate details of the article that were simplified but easy enough to read, when creating graphics it’s important to include versatile elements to the poster to make it interesting such as, having the fonts in different sizes to highlight key points of information.
The graphics created, would appeal in wide range of environments like university campuses as well as social media platforms. The poster would work best on Facebook for example, instead of ABC fact check sharing a link to the article they could potentially use the info-graphic as a teaser to what the article is about and along the way inform readers with accurate information.
Using the form of posters, images or graphics to present information in way that is engaging could potentially aid in decreasing the spread of misinformation. Definitely not its entirety but most certainly can assist to ensure people have accurate information. This may not be quickly form to communicate information quickly but defiantly is more appealing for readers.
Overall, this assignment has opened my eyes to creating more accessible ways to reading fact checked claims or stories. Throughout the creative process I have been able to summaries claims that are summarised and made easy to read. Completing this assignment has allowed me to think of alternatives to reading accurate information in a more engaging way.
References
ABC News. 2020. Fact Check: Is The Level Of Liberal Women In Parliament Lower Now Than It Was In 1996?. [online] Available at: <https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-06-06/fact-check-liberal-women-in-parliament/9796976> [Accessed 15 April 2020].
Africa Check. 2020. Africa Check | Sorting Fact From Fiction. [online] Available at: <https://africacheck.org/> [Accessed 15 April 2020].
Faktisk. 2020. Faktisk. [online] Available at: <https://www.faktisk.no/> [Accessed 15 April 2020].
Full Fact. 2020. Full Fact – Full Fact Is The UK’s Independent Fact Checking Organisation. [online] Available at: <https://fullfact.org/> [Accessed 15 April 2020].
Poynter. 2020. International Fact-Checking Network – Poynter. [online] Available at: <https://www.poynter.org/ifcn/> [Accessed 15 April 2020].