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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher M E Sharpe Inc
Publication date November 21, 2014
Pages 249
Binding Paperback
Edition 4 spi
Book category Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13 9780765642196
ISBN-10 0765642190
Dimensions 0.75 by 6.50 by 8.75 in.
Weight 0.80 lbs.
Original list price $49.95
Summaries and Reviews
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This straightforward and effective how-to guide provides the basics for any journalist or student beginning to use data for news stories. It has step-by-step instructions on how to do basic data analysis in journalism while addressing why these digital tools should be an integral part of reporting in the 21st century. The book pays particular attention to the need for accuracy in computer-assisted reporting and to both the potential and pitfalls in utilizing large datasets in journalism.

An ideal core text for courses on data-driven journalism or computer-assisted reporting, Houston pushes back on current trends by helping current and future journalists become more accountable for the accuracy and relevance of the data they acquire and share.

Online instructor's materials are available to adopting professors, and additional exercises are available free online to students at the below address:

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Editions
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Hardcover
Book cover for 9781138855038
 
4th edition from Routledge (January 5, 2015)
9781138855038 | details & prices | 249 pages | 6.00 × 9.50 × 1.00 in. | 1.10 lbs | List price $150.00
This edition also contains Computer-Assisted Reporting: A Practical Guide
About: This straightforward and effective how-to guide provides the basics for any journalist or student beginning to use data for news stories.
Paperback
Book cover for 9780312132606 Book cover for 9780312137885 Book cover for 9780765642196
 
The price comparison is for this edition
4 spi edition from M E Sharpe Inc (November 21, 2014)
9780765642196 | details & prices | 249 pages | 6.50 × 8.75 × 0.75 in. | 0.80 lbs | List price $49.95
This edition also contains Computer-Assisted Reporting: A Practical Guide
About: This straightforward and effective how-to guide provides the basics for any journalist or student beginning to use data for news stories.
Pap/dsk edition from St Martins Pr (December 1, 1996)
9780312132606 | details & prices | 286 pages | 6.00 × 8.50 × 0.50 in. | 0.80 lbs | List price $33.95
With William Campbell Powell | from St Martins Pr (January 1, 1996)
9780312137885 | details & prices | 6.00 × 9.25 × 0.75 in. | 0.80 lbs | List price $53.95
This edition also contains Expiration Day
Hardcover
Book cover for 9781138855038
 
4th edition from Routledge (January 5, 2015)
9781138855038 | details & prices | 249 pages | 6.00 × 9.50 × 1.00 in. | 1.10 lbs | List price $150.00
This edition also contains Computer-Assisted Reporting: A Practical Guide
About: This straightforward and effective how-to guide provides the basics for any journalist or student beginning to use data for news stories.
Paperback
Book cover for 9780312188528 Book cover for 9780765642196
 
The price comparison is for this edition
4 spi edition from M E Sharpe Inc (November 21, 2014)
9780765642196 | details & prices | 249 pages | 6.50 × 8.75 × 0.75 in. | 0.80 lbs | List price $49.95
This edition also contains Computer-Assisted Reporting: A Practical Guide
About: This straightforward and effective how-to guide provides the basics for any journalist or student beginning to use data for news stories.
2nd spiral edition from Bedford/st Martins (January 1, 1999)
9780312188528 | details & prices | 224 pages | 6.25 × 8.75 × 0.50 in. | 0.60 lbs | List price $46.15
About: This concise handbook provides an accessible guide to the esentials of computer-assisted reporting, It gives a practical overview of database managers, spreadsheets, and the various on-line resources used to produce news stories.

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