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Mapping Tools To Give You A Journalistic Edge

In today’s era of online journalism, readers are not just looking for relevant and timely written content; visual content that reinforces specific and overall information of a journalistic piece is also used for greater appeal, to draw more viewers, and encourage more likes and shares. To have a journalistic edge, it’s not enough to be the first to break the news; you also need to provide a unique and in-depth insight into the piece. 

Mapize’s smart and convenient mapping tools can give you that journalistic edge. Why provide just flat images along with your written content when you can strengthen your information with an interactive map that your readers can also manipulate for a more immersive reading experience!

Go beyond the click-bait trend and guarantee that your readers actually stay on the page once they get there. A great headline captures the attention and makes readers click; meaty and relevant content piques their curiosity; and adds to these a beautifully done and interactive map and you’ll have a higher number of engagements on your website, as well as on multiple platforms. 

Mapize’s interactive maps are automatically hosted on our servers so you can easily access your saved maps whenever you need to update them. They are also shareable and user-friendly on any device. 

As the popular quote says, “Work smarter, not harder.” As a journalist, you have to work hard for a story; but you should also be smart and take advantage of the tools available to make your story stand out!

Don’t Just Tell A Story; Tell A Great Story

Journalists are storytellers, too and they tell it to you straight. As a journalist, your job is to inform readers, to relay the facts as they unravel. 

With Mapize’s interactive and customizable maps, you can provide valuable facts in a creative way. Instead of getting lost in the homogeneity of black and white text, relevant information can stand out through uncluttered imagery and effectively get the meat of your article across more clearly. 

Use our smart mapping tools to unlock the real potential within your story. Especially when your piece contains locations and statistics tied into these locations, Mapize’s various analytical features can help you highlight these valuable and otherwise “boring” data through an interactive map.

Add Appeal And Value To Your Data-Driven Piece

Today’s internet technologies allow for incredible ease of access to virtually any information; unfortunately, a lot of the information on the internet is not reliable, much less factual. Valuable and valid data, therefore, is a highly-priced commodity in the current journalistic environment. 

Whether your target audience is the average reader or an expert who values analytics, you can make your data-driven piece more appealing and factually relevant when you supplement it with a smart map. Mapize can perform the analytics for you and represent your data creatively and accurately.

A Story Within A Picture

A picture is worth a thousand words, as the saying goes. This is exactly what Mapize’s interactive maps achieve – representing a thousand words in a picture. 

You can help your readers better appreciate and absorb the most relevant data within your story when you present them through interactive imagery. When you create a map using Mapize’s tools, you provide your readers with more than just lines, coordinates, and locations they can visualize; you give them an immersive experience. They do not just get to visualize information.

Mapize’s tools allow you to work with practically any geographic data and other related information so you can generate and customize your map to suit your purposes. 

Mapize Gives Your Readers Different Perspectives

Your interactive map gives your readers the ability to view your story from different points of view – literally and figuratively. Use any of our customizing tools – such as grouping and clustering – to help your readers discover amazing and useful insights. 

Other maps only allow clickable markers to reveal additional information. Mapize’s interactive maps give readers some degree of control over what they can see and explore. 

Create your own map today and give your story a unique twist to make it stand out!

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AddressCityStateZipcodeNamePhone NumberGroupURLEmail
12032 SE Sunnyside rdClackamasOR97015Safeway Clackamas(503) 698-1121Group Bhttps://local.safeway.com/safeway/or/clackamas/12032-se-sunnyside-rd.html[email protected]
4715 SE Cesar Estrada Chavez BlvdPortlandOR97202Trader Joe's Portland SE(503) 777-1601Group Chttps://locations.traderjoes.com/or/portland/143/[email protected]
3380 Lancaster Dr NESalemOR 97305Safeway Salem(503) 399-1502Group Bhttps://local.safeway.com/safeway/or/salem/3380-lancaster-dr-ne.html[email protected]
12220 SW Scholls Ferry RdTigardOR97223Whole Foods Market Greenway(971) 371-7000Group Ahttps://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/greenway[email protected]
8145 SW Barbur BlvdPortlandOR97219Safeway Barbur(503) 452-6068Group Bhttps://local.safeway.com/safeway/or/portland/8145-sw-barbur-blvd.html[email protected]
1550 NW 9th St Ste 100CorvallisOR97330Trader Joe's Corvallis(541) 753-0048Group Chttps://locations.traderjoes.com/or/corvallis/154/[email protected]
1210 NW Couch StPortlandOR97209Whole Foods Market Pearl(503) 525-4343Group Ahttps://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/pearl[email protected]
353 E Broadway EugeneOR97401Whole Foods Market Eugene(541) 434-8820Group Ahttps://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/eugene[email protected]
3527 SE 122nd AvePortlandOR97236Safeway 122nd(503) 760-5448Group Bhttps://local.safeway.com/safeway/or/portland/3527-se-122nd-ave.html[email protected]
9940 NE Cornell RdHillsboro OR97124Whole Foods Market Tanasbourne(503) 645-9200Group Ahttps://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/tanasbourne[email protected]
15391 Bangy RdLake OswegoOR97035Trader Joe's Oswego(503) 639-3238Group Chttps://locations.traderjoes.com/or/lake-oswego/142/[email protected]
2490 OR-99WMcMinnivilleOR97128Safeway McMinniville(503) 435-3120Group Bhttps://local.safeway.com/safeway/or/mcminnville/2490-n-hwy-99-w.html[email protected]
4121 NE Halsey StPortlandOR97232Trader Joe's Portland Hollywood(503) 284-4232Group Chttps://locations.traderjoes.com/or/portland/144/[email protected]
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AddressCityStateZipcodeNamePhone NumberGroupURLEmail
12032 SE Sunnyside rdClackamasOR97015Safeway Clackamas(503) 698-1121Group Bhttps://local.safeway.com/safeway/or/clackamas/12032-se-sunnyside-rd.html[email protected]
4715 SE Cesar Estrada Chavez BlvdPortlandOR97202Trader Joe's Portland SE(503) 777-1601Group Chttps://locations.traderjoes.com/or/portland/143/[email protected]
3380 Lancaster Dr NESalemOR 97305Safeway Salem(503) 399-1502Group Bhttps://local.safeway.com/safeway/or/salem/3380-lancaster-dr-ne.html[email protected]
12220 SW Scholls Ferry RdTigardOR97223Whole Foods Market Greenway(971) 371-7000Group Ahttps://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/greenway[email protected]
8145 SW Barbur BlvdPortlandOR97219Safeway Barbur(503) 452-6068Group Bhttps://local.safeway.com/safeway/or/portland/8145-sw-barbur-blvd.html[email protected]
1550 NW 9th St Ste 100CorvallisOR97330Trader Joe's Corvallis(541) 753-0048Group Chttps://locations.traderjoes.com/or/corvallis/154/[email protected]
1210 NW Couch StPortlandOR97209Whole Foods Market Pearl(503) 525-4343Group Ahttps://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/pearl[email protected]
353 E Broadway EugeneOR97401Whole Foods Market Eugene(541) 434-8820Group Ahttps://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/eugene[email protected]
3527 SE 122nd AvePortlandOR97236Safeway 122nd(503) 760-5448Group Bhttps://local.safeway.com/safeway/or/portland/3527-se-122nd-ave.html[email protected]
9940 NE Cornell RdHillsboro OR97124Whole Foods Market Tanasbourne(503) 645-9200Group Ahttps://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/tanasbourne[email protected]
15391 Bangy RdLake OswegoOR97035Trader Joe's Oswego(503) 639-3238Group Chttps://locations.traderjoes.com/or/lake-oswego/142/[email protected]
2490 OR-99WMcMinnivilleOR97128Safeway McMinniville(503) 435-3120Group Bhttps://local.safeway.com/safeway/or/mcminnville/2490-n-hwy-99-w.html[email protected]
4121 NE Halsey StPortlandOR97232Trader Joe's Portland Hollywood(503) 284-4232Group Chttps://locations.traderjoes.com/or/portland/144/[email protected]
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