We
don't read every newspaper in the U.S. or the world every day, so our
survey of the news media's infographics is, shall we say, a bit
flawed.  That said, we continue to be impressed by the ability of
the NY Times infographic team to consistently come up with ways of
showing a variety of concepts. 



There's a 250-year tradition
of illustrating quantitative data, but taking concepts and turning them
into quantitative is more recent.  Yesterday, the NYT gang worked
its magic on the issue of Sandra Day O'Connor and her votes as a
justice. 



Check out:

“Levels of Agreement” and “A Crucial Swing Vote.”