Power Journalism: Computer-Assisted Reporting - Softcover

Miller, Lisa C.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0155039768 ISBN 13: 9780155039766

Publisher: Cengage Learning, 1997

Synopsis

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 discussed technology. 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.

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About the Author

In 2005 Donald Miller started"The Mentoring Project, " an organization that helps churches start mentoring programs and pairs mentors with boys in need. Don's work with the fatherless led the Obama administration to invite him onto the president's task force on fatherlessness and mentoring. Donald is the director of "The Burnside Writers Collective", an online magazine. He is a frequent speaker, appearing at events such as the Women of Faith Conference, The Democratic National Convention, and Harvard University. He still lives in Portland, Oregon with his dog Lucy

Edition details

• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0155039768
• ISBN 13: 9780155039766
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 262