Data for journalists : a practical guide for computer-assisted reporting /: a practical guide for computer-assisted reporting. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Uniform Title: Computer-assisted reporting
• Further Information: Note: Brant Houston.
• Authors: Houston, Brant
• Contents: 1. Data Journalism: What Computer-Assisted Reporting Is and Why Journalists Use It Part I. Learning Computer-Assisted Reporting Skills 2. Online Resources: Researching and Finding Data on the Internet 3. Spreadsheets, Part 1: Basic Math for Journalists 4. Spreadsheets, Part 2: More Math That Matters 5. Database Managers, Part 1: Searching and Summarizing 6. Database Managers, Part 2: Matchmaking and Advanced Queries Part II. Using Computer-Assisted Reporting In News Stories 7. Getting Data Not on the Web: How to Find and Negotiate for Data 8. Building Your Own Database: How to Develop Exclusive Sources 9. Fact Checking the Database: How to Find and Clean Dirty Data 10. Doing the Computer-Assisted Reporting Story: How to Report and Write with Data APPENDICES; A. A Short Introduction to Mapping; B. A Short Introduction to Social Network Analysis; C. Choosing Hardware and Software Selected Bibliography; Glossary
• Edition: Fifth edition
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 070.40285; Computer-assisted reporting; Journalism -- Data processing
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781351249294; 9781351249300; 9781351249287; 9781351249317
• Related ISBNs: 9780815370345; 9780815370406
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