The History of the Zika Virus: StoryMap – Meg
StoryMap is an effective tool to clarify stories that take place over a spread out geography. It helps to visualize a journey like that of an outbreak of the Zika virus. The online platform was easy to use, navigate, and design, and allowed you to choose places as specific as a building or as general as a country. Since the tool is interactive for the reader, it keeps them more engaged and the visuals help them fully understand the implications of the epidemic. To further clarify the history, I combined the map aspect with a timeline to give a relationship between the two. I would definitely recommend this tool to enhance a journalist’s story.
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