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Why paper maps still matter in the digital age

  • Written by Meredith Broussard, Assistant Professor of Journalism, New York University
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Ted Florence is ready for his family trip to Botswana. He has looked up his hotel on Google Maps and downloaded a digital map of the country to his phone. He has also packed a large paper map. “I travel all over the world,” says Florence, the president of the international board...

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