Online newsgathering research and reporting for journalism
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 onli...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam ; Boston :
Focal Press
c2008.
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| Edición: | 1st edition |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009626945506719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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
