Making Data Meaningful: A guide to writing stories about numbers

This guide is designed as a practical tool to help managers, statisticians and media relations officers use text, tables, graphics and other information to bring statistics to life using effective writing techniques. It contains suggestions, guidelines and examples – but recognizes that there are many practical and cultural differences among statistical offices, and that approaches vary from country to country. It may prove helpful for countries preparing national reports on pollutant releases and transfers. The guide was prepared within the framework of the UNECE Work Session on Statistical Dissemination and Communication, under the programme of work of the Conference of European Statisticians.