504 Pages
by
Routledge
504 Pages
by
Routledge
504 Pages
by
Routledge
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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... Read more
Contents: Preface/Acknowledgments. Part I: Introduction. The Second Wave. Using Personal Computers. Part II: Online News and Information. Online Information. Online and CD-ROM Databases. Using the Internet. Government Databases. Accessing Public Databases. Portable CAR. Part III: Elementary Information Management. News Research. Word Processors and Personal Information Managers. Part IV: Advanced Database Reporting Strategies. Merging Data Analysis With News. Building and Editing Databases. Spreadsheets and Basic Data Analysis. Relational Databases and Mapping. Statistics and Advanced Analysis. Survey Research as CAR. Part V: Goals for Journalists. The Computer-Literate Journalist. Appendices: CAR on the World Wide Web. Government World Wide Web Sites. World Wide Web Search Engines. NICAR Databases List.
Biography
Bruce Garrison (Author)
