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TASO's Evolving Data Visualization Guide: Bridging Reports and Social Media
TASO’s guide makes an important distinction between data visualizations built for reports and those built for social media.
In report settings, figure numbers and captions can live in surrounding document text. In social contexts, key framing text often needs to be embedded directly in the chart image while footnotes and numbering are simplified.
Recognizing multi-channel usage is a practical strength for any modern style guide, especially when teams publish the same story in multiple formats.
Jonathan Schwabish, PhD is an economist, writer, and educator known for helping organizations communicate research and policy findings with clarity and accessibility.