Data for journalists : a practical guide for computer-assisted reporting / (Record no. 38988)
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780815370406 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 070.40285 |
| Item number | HOU |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Houston, Brant |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Data for journalists : a practical guide for computer-assisted reporting / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Brant Houston |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 5th ed. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | New York : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | Routledge, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | 2019. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Total number of pages | 231p. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Previous editions titled: Computer-assisted reporting. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | What Data Journalism and Computer-Assisted Reporting Is and Why Journalists Use It...................................<br/><br/>The Fundamentals Remain...............................<br/><br/>How to Learn: Trial and Error...............................<br/><br/>Learning Computer-Assisted Reporting Skills...............................<br/><br/>Online Resources: Researching and Finding Data on the Internet...............................<br/><br/>Finding Data...............................<br/><br/>Digital Information and Data on the Internet...............................<br/><br/>Using Online Resources...............................<br/><br/>What Online Resources to Use...............................<br/><br/>Digital Library Researchers and Journalists...............................<br/><br/>Newsroom Databases...............................<br/><br/>Discussion Groups and Social Media...............................<br/><br/>Using Boolean Logic to Search the Internet...............................<br/><br/>Downloading Databases...............................<br/><br/>Downloading Different Files...............................<br/><br/>Web Scraping...............................<br/><br/>Gathering and Analyzing Text and Social Media...............................<br/><br/>Social Media for News Gathering and Analysis............................... <br/><br/>Crowd-Sourcing...............................<br/><br/>Authenticity and Accuracy............................... <br/><br/>Spreadsheets Basic Math for Journalists............................... <br/><br/>Becoming Friendly with Numbers............................... <br/><br/>Learning Addresses...............................<br/><br/>Calculating Percentages............................... <br/><br/>Going from Horizontal to Vertical............................... <br/><br/>Spreadsheets, More Math that Matters...............................<br/><br/>Pivot Tables...............................<br/><br/>Database Managers :Searching and Summarizing...............................<br/><br/>The Query...............................<br/><br/>Selecting and Searching...............................<br/><br/>Criteria and Filtering...............................<br/><br/>Sorting...............................<br/><br/>Criteria and Wildcards...............................<br/><br/>Boolean Logic: And, Or, Not...............................<br/><br/>Matchmaking...............................<br/><br/>Relational Databases Are Everywhere...............................<br/><br/>Joining Tables...............................<br/><br/>Enterprise Matchmaking...............................<br/><br/>Using Computer-Assisted Reporting in news Stories...............................<br/><br/>Getting Data Not on the Web: How to Find and Negotiate for Data...............................<br/><br/>Finding Data...............................<br/><br/>Obtaining a Database...............................<br/><br/>The Record Layout...............................<br/><br/>Privacy and Security Issues...............................<br/><br/>Building Your Own Database: How to Develop Exclusive Sources...............................<br/><br/>When to Build...............................<br/><br/>Spreadsheet or Database Manager...............................<br/><br/>Dirty Data: How to check our Data and Clean...........................<br/><br/>Cryptic Codes...........................<br/><br/>Doing the Data Journalism and Computer-Assisted Reporting Story: How to Report and Write with Data<br/> |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | "This straightforward and effective how-to guide provides the basics for any reporter or journalism 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. An ideal core text for courses on data-driven journalism or computer-assisted reporting, Houston emphasizes that journalists are accountable for the accuracy and relevance of the data they acquire and share. With a refreshed design, this updated new edition includes expanded coverage on social media, scraping data from the web, and text-mining and provides journalists with the tips and tools they need for working with data"-- |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Computer-assisted reporting. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Journalism |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Houston, Brant |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Item type | Books |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Edition number | 23 |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Copy number | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | Main Library | Main Library | 19/05/2025 | Professional Book Centre | 4316.73 | 070.40285 HOU | 47291 | 19/05/2025 | 1 | 19/05/2025 | Books |