1st Edition
The Journalist’s Toolbox A Guide to Digital Reporting and AI
Acknowledgements
Visual Tour
Introduction
Chapter 1
Reporting, Writing and Editing for the Web
Chapter 2
Searching the Web and Using AI in Research
Chapter 3
Fact-Checking and Building Trust
Chapter 4
Social Media and Audience Engagement
Chapter 5
Data Journalism
Chapter 6
Mobile Journalism
Chapter 7
Multimedia: Podcasting | Audio | Photo Editing
Chapter 8
Google Earth | Satellite Imagery
Chapter 9
Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Journalism
Chapter 10
AI | Productivity Tools and Exercises
Chapter 11
Digital Security | Advanced Exercises
Index
Biography
Mike Reilley teaches data and digital journalism at the University of Illinois at Chicago, USA. A former reporter at the Los Angeles Times and web producer at the Chicago Tribune and WashingtonPost.com, Mike is an early adopter of web and data technologies in journalism. He’s taught full-time for 20 years at Northwestern, Arizona State, DePaul and UIC.
Mike founded the digital resources site JournalistsToolbox.org in 1996 and currently operates a new AI-focused site, JournalistsToolbox.ai. He also consults with newsrooms on digital tools and has trained thousands of journalists around the world on Google News Initiative tools. He is co-author of the Routledge textbook Data + Journalism with investigative reporter Samantha Sunne.
Mike and his students cover Chicago urban issues through data reporting on RedLineProject.news. Mike speaks at dozens of journalism conferences and has a large following on his @itsmikereilley Twitter account.
“The Journalist's Toolbox is a significant contribution to the world of modern journalism education and practice. The book not only offers insights for students and academics, but also for professionals who want to hone their skills in facing the challenges of the digital age.”
- Betirudin, Moehammaad Iqba Sultan, Muliadi Mau, Department of Communication Science, Hasanuddin University, Indonesia.
