Author : Philip Meyer
Release : 2002
Genre : Language Arts & Disciplines
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 883/5 ( reviews)
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Book Synopsis Precision Journalism by : Philip Meyer
Download or read book Precision Journalism written by Philip Meyer. This book was released on 2002. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meyer (journalism, U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) advocates for the use of social science research methods in the reporting of news stories. As an example, he cites how a reporter analyzed storm damage inspections, property tax rolls, Dade County's Building Master File, and the county's Building and Zoning database to show how relative levels of damage from Hurricane Andrew were directly related to weakened building codes. He describes the use of surveys, databases, computer analyses, and other tools of the social sciences in analyzing and presenting information. The previous edition of this work was titled The New Precision Journalism. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR