Computer-Assisted Reporting: A Practical Guide (Plastic Comb)

~ Brant Houston (Author)

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Product Description

From surfing the Internet for data to number crunching in spreadsheets and database managers, Computer-Assisted Reporting is the most practical introduction to the data analysis skills that journalists need to succeed in today’s newsrooms. This edition expands the highly-regarded basic skills instruction and offers more advice on how to write better news stories. Brant Houston’s extensive newsroom and teaching experience make this text easy to use as a core text or as a supplement in an introductory news reporting and writing course.

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.

Product Details

• Plastic Comb: 246 pages
• Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin's; 3rd edition (November 27, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312411499
• ISBN-13: 978-0312411497
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.7 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #811,739 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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7 of 8 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

By	Scoop the Dupe "nospamman" (New York City) - See all my reviews

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 This out of date book gives advice that is a little too "practical" so much so that it is almost useless.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.