Computer-assisted reporting: a practical guide

by Houston, Brant

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Title Statements

Full title :Computer-assisted reporting : a practical guide / by Brant Houston.

Summary

Reporters in the newsroom are becoming more involved in computer-assisted reporting and online news research than ever before. This edition introduces readers to computer-assisted reporting and to describe how leading journalists are using personal computers for news gathering in modern print, broadcast, and online newsrooms. It provides a thorough discussion of technology and its applications to news reporting. Computer Assisted Reporting focuses on the computerization of newsgathering, highlighting the fact that the computer assists journalists by making writing easier, and also makes gathering and organizing information more efficient. As it begins, the book demonstrates methods for journalists to get more from their computers, such as data retrieval, data analysis, information storage, and dissemination of that information in both processed and unprocessed forms. It concludes with a refined proposal, originally proposed in the first edition, for five stages for development of computer literacy in the newsroom.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2015.
Edition:Fourth edition

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Routledge
Place of Publication:London
Language:eng
Publication Date:2015.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (xiv, 249 pages) : : illustrations

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781003064237, 100306423X, 9781000105919, 1000105911, 9781000149128, 1000149129, 9781000127799, 1000127796, 9781317519430, 1317519434, 9781315720593, 1315720590
oclc:on1182799928
LC Classification:PN4784.E5
Dewey Decimal:070.40285

Machine generated contents note: 1. Data Journalism: What Computer-Assisted Reporting Is and Why Journalists Use It -- History of Computer-Assisted Reporting -- The Basic Tools -- Trial and Error, and Repetition -- Where You're Going -- Practical Advice -- CAR Wars -- Chapter Checklist -- Your Turn to Practice -- pt. 1 Learning Computer-Assisted Reporting Skills -- 2. Online Resources: Researching and Finding Data Online -- Finding Data -- Digital Information and Data on the Internet -- Using Online Resources -- What Online Resources to Use -- Digital Library Researchers and Journalists -- Newsroom Databases -- Discussion Groups and Social Media -- Using Boolean Logic to Search the Internet -- Downloading Databases -- Different File Types -- Downloading Different Files -- CAR Wars -- Chapter Checklist -- Your Turn to Practice -- 3. Spreadsheets, Part 1: Basic Math for Journalists -- Becoming Friendly with Numbers -- Learning Addresses -- Calculating Percentages

Note continued: Going from Horizontal to Vertical -- Comparing Parts to the Sum -- Sorting the Results -- Using Average and Median for Better Accuracy -- Interpreting Outliers -- CAR Wars -- Chapter Checklist -- Your Turn …