A charticle is a combination of text, images and graphics that takes the place of a full

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. Unlike a traditional news article that usually consists of large blocks of text with occasional images or other graphics used to enhance the article's visual appeal or to convey some ancillary information, a charticle is composed primarily of an image with text used only sparingly to provide additional information. The ratio of text to images is inverted in a charticle compared to a traditional article, essentially making it the graphic novel equivalent of a traditional news article.

Origins

Claims have been made that Van McKenzie, the sports editor at the ''

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'' and '' St. Petersburg Times'', incorporated graphics with text in the 1970s. Others claim that

Edward Tufte Edward Rolf Tufte (; born March 14, 1942), sometimes known as "ET",. is an American statistician and professor emeritus of political science, statistics, and computer science at Yale University. He is noted for his writings on information design ...

, a pioneer in

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, is behind the charticle even though he has not coined the term.

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