annie oakley of pecos

The Washington Post, like many media outlets, is gaga over cool, interactive software.

This is a good thing.

But sometimes, it can lead to fluff, leaving readers with nothing more than pretty interactive graphics and nothing relevant to learn.

A good example is The Washington Post’s use DayLife’s software to generate an infographic showing a story count of U.S. Presidential candidates coupled with a particular topic:

Am I naive about this graphic? Your comments are welcome.
However, it seems like a ton of wasted space, sadly coming from a pithy publication such as The Washington Post.

We can do better for our readers than this example.

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