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Computer-assisted reporting : a practical guide / Brant Houston.
Publication details: Boston : Bedford/St. Martin's, ©2015.Edition: 4th edDescription: xiv, 249 pages: illustrations ; 22 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780765642196 (pbk.) :
- 0765642190 (pbk.) :
- PN4784.E5 H68 2015
Contents:
Summary: This straightforward how-to guide provides the basics for data analysis for news stories, effectively covering the tools and skills that any journalist or journalism student will need to master for reporting toda ... while addressing why these digital tools should be an integral part of reporting in the 21st century. The book pays particular attention to the need for accuracy in computer-assisted reporting and to both the potential and pitfalls in utilizing large datasets in journalism"--Publisher's description
Data journalism: what computer-assisted reporting is and why journalists use it -- Part 1: Learning computer-assisted reporting skills. Online resources: researching and finding data online -- Spreadsheets, part 1: basic math for journalists -- Spreadsheets, part 2: more math that matters -- Database managers, part 1: searching and summarisong -- Database managers, part 2: matchmaking and advanced queries -- Part 2: Using computer-assisted reporting in news stories. Getting data not on the Web: how to find and negotiate for data -- Building your own database: how to develop exclusive sources -- Fast-checking the database: how to find and clean dirty data -- Doing the computer-assisted reporting story: how to report and write with data.
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American University in Dubai | American University in Dubai | Main Collection | PN 4784 .E5 H68 2015 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 5122404 |
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| PN 4784 .C615 T48 2012 News on the internet : information and citizenship in the 21st century / | PN 4784 .C7 W56 2012 The Bloomberg way : a guide for reporters and editors / | PN 4784 .C75 R87 2004 Strategic copy editing / | PN 4784 .E5 H68 2015 Computer-assisted reporting : a practical guide / | PN 4784 .E53 B69 2013 The life informatic : newsmaking in the digital era / | PN 4784 .F37 B58 1988 The art and craft of feature writing : based on the Wall Street Journal guide / | PN 4784 .F37 H46 1997 Writing feature articles /Brendan Hennessy. |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Data journalism: what computer-assisted reporting is and why journalists use it -- Part 1: Learning computer-assisted reporting skills. Online resources: researching and finding data online -- Spreadsheets, part 1: basic math for journalists -- Spreadsheets, part 2: more math that matters -- Database managers, part 1: searching and summarisong -- Database managers, part 2: matchmaking and advanced queries -- Part 2: Using computer-assisted reporting in news stories. Getting data not on the Web: how to find and negotiate for data -- Building your own database: how to develop exclusive sources -- Fast-checking the database: how to find and clean dirty data -- Doing the computer-assisted reporting story: how to report and write with data.
This straightforward how-to guide provides the basics for data analysis for news stories, effectively covering the tools and skills that any journalist or journalism student will need to master for reporting toda ... while addressing why these digital tools should be an integral part of reporting in the 21st century. The book pays particular attention to the need for accuracy in computer-assisted reporting and to both the potential and pitfalls in utilizing large datasets in journalism"--Publisher's description
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