Computer-Assisted Reporting: A Practical Guide [Plastic Comb]

Brant Houston (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1996

This concise handbook provides an accessible guide to the esentials of computer-assisted reporting, It gives a practical overview of database managers, spreadsheets, and the various on-line resources used to produce news stories.

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About the Author

BRANT HOUSTON is Executive Director of Investigative Reporters and Editors, Inc. and the National Institute of Computer-Assisted Reporting and associate professor at the University of Missouri School of Journalism. He is also a co-author of The Investigative Reporter's Handbook (Bedford St. Martin's 2002) and was database editor at the Hartford Courant and an investigative reporter at the Kansas City Star.

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Product Details

• Plastic Comb: 286 pages
• Publisher: St Martins Pr; Pap/Dsk edition (December 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312132603
• ISBN-13: 978-0312132606
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,257,073 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Click here, but why?, July 13, 1999

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This review is from: Computer-Assisted Reporting: A Practical Guide (Plastic Comb)

Like the old Chilton manuals for car repair. They're great if you already know how to repair your car. Long on click here, short on why or when.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Practically worthless, January 19, 2006

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This review is from: Computer-Assisted Reporting: A Practical Guide (Plastic Comb)

I agree wholeheartedly with the last review. This out of date book gives advice that is a little too "practical" so much so that it is almost useless. I simply don't understand why this book was written. And it is too simplistic in its outlook. Sorry, news stories aren't that clean. Worthless.

2.0 out of 5 stars not "like new", May 23, 2011

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