Power Journalism: Computer-Assisted Reporting
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| Rating | : | 4.16 (835 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0155039768 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 262 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-05-08 |
| Language | : | English |
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The Learning Goes On. Everybody's Talking: Usenet Newsgroups and Internet Relay Chat. BBS, AOL, and Other Letters of the Online Alphabet. Appendix B: Exercises. 4. 5. Finding Meaning with Spreadsheets and Database Managers - An Introduction. 11. Journalists in Cyberspace. 2. Life, and More Work, After CAR. Glossary. 1. 14. It's Computerized, But It's Not Online, Part II - Information on Floppy Disk or Tape. For Further Reading. 12. Spreadsheets - By the Number. Legal and Ethical Questions and CAR. . 9. Traveling Through Cyberspace: Telnet and FTP. 13. Car Chases, Elevators and Dogs Named Bear: What Computer- Assisted Reporting Is All About. 10. 16. Gopher - Menus by the Millions. It's Computerized, But It's Not Online, Part I- Information on CD. 7. An Information Explosion - The World Wide Web. 6. 15. Appendix A: World Wide Web Sites. Sorting and Matchmaking - Using a Database Management Program to Find Meanin
Resources discussed include: newsgroups; bulletin board systems; commercial databases; commercial services such as Compuserve, FTP, Gopher, the World Wide Web, CD-ROM databases, spreadsheet and database management programs; and information on nine-track tape and floppy disks.. Providing both practical and theoretical information for student journalists who need to know how and why, POWER JOURNALISM demystifies online research by outlining and explaining computer-assisted reporting techniques. In clear, easy-to-understand explanations of the latest research technologies, this text details how and why journalists use specific resources, and provides actual computer commands for using each resource, as well as written examples by journalists who utilized the discuss
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Professors--do us a favor. Please, never assign this book to a student again. Using sources over a decade old is frowned upon in every other discipline; surely, text about using internet as a source for journalists, is even more outmoded as technology is changing faster than research can keep up with.