Computer-Assisted Research: Information Strategies and Tools for Journalists (The IRE Beat Book Seri - Softcover

Nora Paul

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0976603780 ISBN 13: 9780976603788

Synopsis

Computer-Assisted Research: Information Strategies and Tools for Journalists, the 8th title in the IRE Beat Book series, offers journalists a guide to the vast number of tools and resources available on the internet to support their research and reporting efforts. This guide explores the proliferation of worthwhile resources on the Web with suggestions as to how to navigate them. What’s inside: * The 5 R's of computer-assisted journalism: Reporting, research, reference, reconnaissance and rendezvous * A conceptual view of the Internet: Primary and secondary resources that journalists can access on the Web * The World Wide Web: Recognizing and navigating useful information on the Internet * Types of material online: Comparisons of commercial services and Web sites * Evaluating information online: Determining the quality of information obtained via the Web

Edition details

• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0976603780
• ISBN 13: 9780976603788
• Binding: Spiral-bound
• Number of pages: 209