What do readers actually pay attention to when consuming data-driven 📊 news, including automated stories?

🚨 Our in-depth investigation reveals 28 perception criteria that have application in future research on how audiences perceive different types of data-driven journalism.

For journalists producing data-driven reporting, our findings indicate what audiences want: that it is constructive, concise, provides analysis, has a human angle, and includes visual elements:

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/14648849231179606