

Today, we’re taking the next step in reader involvement with the launch of The New York Times Visualization Lab, which allows readers to create compelling interactive charts, graphs, maps and other types of graphical presentations from data made available by Times editors. Since then, we’ve established a vibrant community of thousands of readers who have made thought-provoking, funny, passionate and insightful comments on hundreds of articles and blog posts. While hardly a new idea, it was an important step for The Times - a belief that our journalism could be enhanced through the views of our readers.

The New York Times Data Visualization LabĪlmost a year ago, launched a new platform that gave our readers the ability to post comments on our articles.
