bentley (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} bentleywg) wrote,@ 2005-06-07 21:04:00 |
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Digging through mounds of computer data to find the story
A Guide to Computer Assisted Reporting - Tips and tales of investigative journalism, by Pat Stith. Poynter Online, June 3, 2005.
http://www.poynter.org/content/content_v
"In the midst of all the pushing and shoving for a place at the news table, here's a banquet of wonderful stories reserved for reporters who can use a computer to analyze data. ... I want to talk with you first about how [Computer Assisted Reporting] has enriched some of our stories, starting with a series we called 'Boss Hog, North Carolina Pork Revolution.' For the 'Boss Hog' story we acquired records of almost all calls made with state telephones or state telephone credit cards for a period of two years -- about 40 million records. And we made some interesting discoveries." [More]
A Guide to Computer Assisted Reporting - Tips and tales of investigative journalism, by Pat Stith. Poynter Online, June 3, 2005.
http://www.poynter.org/content/content_v
"In the midst of all the pushing and shoving for a place at the news table, here's a banquet of wonderful stories reserved for reporters who can use a computer to analyze data. ... I want to talk with you first about how [Computer Assisted Reporting] has enriched some of our stories, starting with a series we called 'Boss Hog, North Carolina Pork Revolution.' For the 'Boss Hog' story we acquired records of almost all calls made with state telephones or state telephone credit cards for a period of two years -- about 40 million records. And we made some interesting discoveries." [More]
