Author : Philip Meyer
Release : 1991
Genre : Language Arts & Disciplines
Kind : eBook
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Book Synopsis The New Precision Journalism by : Philip Meyer
Download or read book The New Precision Journalism written by Philip Meyer. This book was released on 1991. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The reprint edition of a 1991 guide to "precision journalism," which uses social science research methods to increase the depth and accuracy of news stories. The method is in contrast to the more artful approach of "new journalism" writers like Tom Wolfe who use short-story techniques to illuminate nonfiction. Meyer (journalism, U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) covers the history of journalism in the scientific tradition; elements and techniques of data analysis; the use of statistics, computers, surveys, and field experiments; database applications; election surveys; and the politics of precision journalism. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR