Zwinger, SandraSandraZwingerLanger, JuliaJuliaLangerZeiller, MichaelMichaelZeiller2017-12-212017-12-212017-07-13iV2017 21st International Conference Information Visualisationhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11790/102121st International Conference Information Visualisation London, UK, 11.-14.7.2017Interactive infographics are a powerful tool to represent and communicate complex information. In data-driven journalism journalists use interactive infographics to explain new insights and facts while telling complex stories on the basis of retrieved data. However, readers of online news are still unexperienced while using interactive infographics. The results of a user survey among readers of online newspapers show how readers use and interact with interactive infographics in online newspapers. To improve the acceptance among users and to identify success factors of their utilization the results of a usability study of interactive infographics are presented.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessinteractive infographics; information graphics; information visualization; interaction; data-driven journalism; online journalism; online newspaper; usability; success factorKonferenzbeitrag10.1109/iV.2017.652-s2.0-85038828052