WSJ Map Graphic, Word Choice Causes Confusion

A column written by Daniel Henninger in yesterday’s print edition of WSJ has raised some eyebrows on the Internet, mostly for the graphic that accompanied it.

Under the headline “Obama’s Divided Nation” (the deck reads: “The nation is more divided than at any time in 50 years”) a map of the United States was printed alongside Henninger’s column. The version of the graphic on WSJ‘s website shows a map with red states and blue states. But a version of the map that went viral on Twitter is much different… All the states are black.

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