Visual Trumpery: A Talk by Alberto Cairo

Alberto Cairo, the Knight Chair in Visual Journalism at the School of Communication of the University of Miami, will be joining us in Atlanta as part of his Visual Trumpery tour to give a talk about visual literacy. In the talk, he will discuss how to assess the reliability, truthfulness, and accuracy of graphics, using examples of misleading visualizations from across the political spectrum. For more information on Alberto and his Visual Trumpery tour, visit http://trumperytour.com

The meetup will be held at the GT Marcus Nanotechnology Building in Room 1116-1118.

Agenda for tonight:

• 7pm - Event starts with pizza, soda, and socializing

• 7:30pm - Alberto Cairo speaks

• 8:45pm - Event wraps up with closing remarks