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Re:CNN Has a Strong Contender for the Worst Chart You’ll Eve... by SiempreViernes on Thursday June 24, 2021 @04:35PM (#27623419)
I think reversing the x-axis was a particularly inventive choice!
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Re:CNN Has a Strong Contender for the Worst Chart You’ll Eve... by spfzero on Thursday June 24, 2021 @05:01PM (#27623704)
And using a different interval for every tick-mark. That's something I never considered looking out for before. What possible credential and/or experience could you have, to get this job at CNN and also create this graphic?
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Re:CNN Has a Strong Contender for the Worst Chart You’ll Eve... by garaetjjte on Thursday June 24, 2021 @06:08PM (#27624481)
Polish state TV also does have strong entry in this category: https://www.wykop.pl/cdn/c3201142/comment_1623238768TSBQUXC0...
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Re:CNN Has a Strong Contender for the Worst Chart You’ll Eve... by Guest42 on Thursday June 24, 2021 @06:02PM (#27624415)
It makes me wonder the extent to which it’s diabolical, as though someone can get a PhD in manipulative statical disinformation. Surely there are layers of approval for this.
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Re:CNN Has a Strong Contender for the Worst Chart You’ll Eve... by zinekeller on Thursday June 24, 2021 @05:31PM (#27624066)
I was reminded of another chart that I see on a US-based media organisation (can't remember the org, sorry, but definitely not CNN) that has an inverted y-axis.

Who will be the next "talented" org that will do a graph with both axes inverted (without justification)?

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Re:CNN Has a Strong Contender for the Worst Chart You’ll Eve... by tfehring on Thursday June 24, 2021 @06:43PM (#27624875)
Maybe this one? https://www.businessinsider.com/gun-deaths-in-florida-increa...
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Re:CNN Has a Strong Contender for the Worst Chart You’ll Eve... by zinekeller on Thursday June 24, 2021 @07:30PM (#27625256)
Yes!

P.S. It was not Business Insider (as the URL implied), it was Reuters.

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