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Computer-Assisted Reporting: A Practical Guide, 3rd edition


Chapter 1
High-Tech Journalism: What Computer-Assisted Reporting Is and Why Journalists Use It
This chapter is an overview of computer-assisted reporting, its history, the basic tools, and the methodology.

After completing the assignments at the end of the chapter, try this short quiz.
  1. When did computer-assisted reporting begin?
  2. What are the three basic tools of computer-assisted reporting?
  3. What are other tools of computer-assisted reporting?
  4. Who is Philip Meyer? What was his groundbreaking story using social research methods?
  5. What was "The Color of Money?" What were findings of the story? Who was the author of the story?
  6. What is a database manager that can be used on MacIntosh computers?
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