Starting a discussion of news-related visualizations.
Votes in the UK are being counted today regarding Scottish independence, and relevant graphics would include maps depicting the potential split. Here's a basic approach, might be tough to get fancier within Twitter limits, but I encourage folks to try.
GeoGraphics[{GeoStyling[None],Polygon[=[uk]],GeoStyling[White],Polygon[AdministrativeDivisionData[=[scotland]]]}]
http://t.co/pb1YPl9YOK