The Oscars Diversity Problem

Source: Time
Author: Eliza Berman & David Johnson

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Best Practices:

• Using intensity of color to make the data and story stand out
• Good choice of colors
• Including an option to highlight the winners with the dark borders
• Very clear story

Recommended Enhancements:

• The overall picture would be easier to see if it was all in one view. I would fix this by swapping the axes.
• Change the order of the years; I'd like to see it in chronological order.
• Add an option to filter the years, i.e., I might want to focus on only the last 10 years.