http://www.thetakeaway.org/2010/mar/02/telling-story-through-numbers/ http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway030210_2d.mp3 Telling a Story Through Numbers http://www.thetakeaway.org/2010/mar/02/telling-story-through-numbers/ http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/numbers.jpg true 14396 segment Whether it’s the casualty count in Afghanistan, the national deficit or the size of an earthquake – numbers help us communicate. But are telling the numbers the best way to tell a news story? http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/cache/numbers_26_square.jpg http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/cache/numbers_26_square.jpg