E-book
Online newsgathering : research and reporting for journalism / Stephen Quinn and Stephen Lamble.
Journalists used to rely on their notepad and pen. Today, professional journalists rely on the computer-and not just for the writing. Much, if not all, of a journalist's research happens on a computer. If you are journalist of any kind, you need to know how to find the information you need online. This book will show you how to find declassified governmental files, statistics of all kinds, simple and complex search engines for small and large data gathering, and directories of subject experts. This book is for the many journalists around the world who didn't at.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781136033056
- ISBN: 113603305X
- ISBN: 0240808517
- ISBN: 9780240808512
- Physical Description: 1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations
- Publisher: Burlington, Mass. : Focal Press, ©2008.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | How the Internet is changing journalism, and how it affects you -- Generating ideas and finding experts -- Blogs as a newsgathering and reporting tool -- Citizen journalism and audience-generated content -- Beyond Google: finding trustworthy information online -- Multimedia newsgathering -- Evaluating information quality -- Using CAR to help develop a beat -- Web sites and links for journalists -- CAR and the law -- Advanced CAR. |
| Source of Description Note: | Print version record. |
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| Subject: | Journalism > Computer network resources. Reporters and reporting > Computer network resources. Journalism > Computer network resources. Reporters and reporting > Computer network resources. |
| Genre: | Electronic books. |
