Charticle Fever.

This article examines the role and impact of 'charticles' on newspapers. Charticles is a combination of chart and article. It is becomings a popular method of conveying information that may not be substantial enough for an entire article. The origins are in dispute but Monica Moses of the "Charlotte Observer" is generally credited with coining the phrase. But many in the business are critical of the practice such as Choire Sicha who quit the web site gawker.com because of its heavy reliance on charticles. Josh Crutchmer of the "Omaha World-Herald," believes there is a place for both charticles and traditional articles in today's paper.