Online newsgathering : research and reporting for journalism / Stephen Quinn and Stephen Lamble.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Quinn, Stephen, 1953-

Contributor:

Lamble, Stephen.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Journalism--Computer network resources.

Journalism.

Reporters and reporting--Computer network resources.

Reporters and reporting.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (202 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Boston : Focal Press, c2008.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Journalists used to rely on their notepad and pen. Today, professional journalists rely on the computer-and not just for the writing. Much, if not all, of a journalist's research happens on a computer. If you are journalist of any kind, you need to know how to find the information you need online. This book will show you how to find declassified governmental files, statistics of all kinds, simple and complex search engines for small and large data gathering, and directories of subject experts. This book is for the many journalists around the world who didn't at

Contents:

Cover; Online Newsgathering: Research and Reporting for Journalism; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; 1. How the Internet Is Changing Journalism, and How It Affects You; Boom in Online Advertising; Fragmenting Audiences; Journalists and Technology: Some Context and History; References; 2. Generating Ideas and Finding Experts; Ways to Generate Story Ideas; Newsgroups; How to Generate a Story Using Alerts; Home Pages; Follow the News; Useful Online Sites of Major News Organizations; Read Archives; Daily Events; Covering Humanitarian Emergencies; Refdesk; Finding People and Experts to Interview

Suggested ReadingReferences; 3. Blogs as a Newsgathering and Reporting Tool; Blogs and News: A Short History; Profile of a Blogger; Specialist Bloggers; Blogs and Research for Journalism; Search Tools for Blogs; Other Research Tools: Wikipedia; Profile of a Blogger Turned Columnist; User-Generated Content and Citizen Journalism; Bloggers in the Timescale of History; Suggested Reading; References; 4. Citizen Journalism and Audience-Generated Content; Sustainable Forms of Blogging; Blogs for Research; OhmyNews; Who is a Journalist?; Concerns and Issues Related to Citizen Journalism

Legal Issues and Audience-Generated ContentSuggested Reading; References; 5. Beyond Google: Finding Trustworthy Information Online; Basic Searching; Advanced Searching; Web Site Design and Search Engine Bias Affects Results; Searching the Hidden Web; Meta Searching; News Archives; Searching Within a Web Page; Suggested Reading; References; 6. Multimedia Newsgathering; Some Thoughts on Online News; What is Multimedia?; Northrup's Four Stages of News; Strengths and Weaknesses of Media; The Multimedia Newsgathering Process; At the Interview; Gathering Information for Video Packages

Skills for a Multimedia ReporterAppropriate Tools for Multimedia; Journalists Talk Technology; Online Readings; References; 7. Evaluating Information Quality; Journalists' Mistakes; Photo Faux Pas; Protecting Yourself; E-mail, Blogs, and Newsgroups; Plagiarism and the Internet; A Site to be Extremely Wary of; Conclusion; References; 8. Using CAR to Help Develop a Beat; Starting Out on a New Beat; Educating Yourself about a Beat; Finding Contacts; Learning the Language of the Beat; Build a Beat Web Site Database; Keeping Up with Beat-Related Developments Online; Suggested Reading; References

9. Web Sites and Links for JournalistsAustralia; Canada; Europe (except for the UK which is listed separately); India; New Zealand; Southern Africa; United Kingdom; United States; Global; 10. CAR and the Law; Laws that Help or Hinder; Systemic Legal Differences; Defamation-Libel and Slander; Contempt; Other Perils; Copyright; Conclusion; Further Reading; References; 11. Advanced CAR; CAR and Statistics; CAR and Excel; Finding the Numbers to Crunch; Interpreting Statistics; Suggested Reading; Online Reading; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786611059606

9781136033056

113603305X

9781281059604

1281059609

9780080553641

0080553648

OCLC:

499055561