Online Newsgathering: Research And Reporting For Journalism

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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 attend a formal journalism school before going to work, those journalists who were educated before online research became mainstream, and for any student studying journalism today. It will teach you how to use the Internet wisely, efficiently and comprehensively so that you will always have your facts straight and fast.Online Newsgathering:. reflects the most current thinking. is pertinent to both industry and education. focuses on what people need to knowPlease visit the authors' companion website at http://computerassistedreporting.com for additional resources. *Written by a repeat Focal Press author who has lived in the States, UK and Australia teaching journalism in colleges and lecturing to professionals around the world on CAR* Full of time-saving tips to make every journalist more efficient*The Pulitzer Prize for investigative and/or public service journalism has gone every years since 1989 to reporters who used computers 'significantly' in gathering and analyzing data for their stories

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Online Newsgathering This page intentionally left blank Online Newsgathering Research and Reporting for Journalism Stephen Quinn and Stephen Lamble AMSTERDAM • BOSTON • HEIDELBERG • LONDON NEW YORK • OXFORD • PARIS • SAN DIEGO SAN FRANCISCO • SINGAPORE • SYDNEY • TOKYO Focal Press is an imprint of Elsevier Acquisitions Editor: Publishing Services Manager: Senior Project Manager: Assistant Editor: Marketing Manager: Cover Design: Interior Design: Cara Anderson George Morrison Brandy Lilly Robin Weston Marcel Koppes Alisa Andreola Alisa Andreola Focal Press is an imprint of Elsevier 30 Corporate Drive, Suite 400, Burlington, MA 01803, USA Linacre House, Jordan Hill, Oxford OX2 8DP, UK Copyright © 2008, Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Permissions may be sought directly from Elsevier’s Science & Technology Rights Department in Oxford, UK: phone: (+44) 1865 843830, fax: (+44) 1865 853333, E-mail: [email protected] You may also complete your request online via the Elsevier homepage (http://elsevier.com), by selecting “Support & Contact” then “Copyright and Permission” and then “Obtaining Permissions.” Recognizing the importance of preserving what has been written, Elsevier prints its books on acid-free paper whenever possible. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Quinn, Stephen, 1953Online newsgathering : research and reporting for journalism / Stephen Quinn and Stephen Lamble. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-0-240-80851-2 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Journalism—Computer network resources. 2. Reporters and reporting—Computer network resources. I. Lamble, Stephen. II. Title. PN4729.3Q56 2008 070.4′30285—dc22 2007020305 British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. ISBN: 978-0-240-80851-2 For information on all Focal Press publicati