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Articles

Anderson, H. (1996). Cyberspace as journalism tool. Editor & Publisher, 129, (7), 14I.

Anderson, H. (1996). Site list for journalists. Editor & Publisher, 129, (7), 18I.

Balboni, P. (1993). Memo to: All journalists, re: The new information industry. Columbia Journalism Review, 4, 49-50.

Benfield, R. (1997). The net. New Statesman & Society, 9, (434), 102.

Bromley, R. (1994). Journalists assess computers' value in covering U.S. courts of appeals. Newspaper Research Journal, 15, (1), 2-13.

Cohen, J. B. (1996). Surfing for sources. Editor & Publisher, 129, (26), 34-35.

Davenport, L., Fico, F. & Weinstock, D. (1996). Computers in newsrooms of Michigan's newspapers. Newspaper Research Journal, 17, (3-4), 14-28.

De Riemer, C. (1992). A survey of VU/TEXT use in the newsroom. Journalism Quaterly, 69, 960-970.

Endres, F. (1985). Daily newspaper utilization of computer data bases. Newspaper Research Journal, 7, (1), 29-35.

Friend, C. (1994). Daily newspaper use of computers to analyze data. Newspaper Research Journal, 15, (1), 63-73.

Garrison, B. (1995). Online services as reporting tools: Daily newspaper use of commercial databases in 1994. Newspaper Research Journal, 16, (4), 74-87.

Garrison, B. (1997). Online services, Internet in 1995 Newsrooms. Newspaper Research Journal, 18, (3-4), 79-93.

Hannaham, J. (1996). Cipherspace. Village Voice, 41, (24), 18.

Hansen, K., Ward, J., Conners, J. & Neuzil, M. (1994). Local breaking news: Sources, technology , and news routines. Journalism Quarterly, 71, (3), 561- 572.

Jacobson, T. L. & Ullmann, J. (1989). Commercial databases and reporting: Opinions of newspaper journalists and librarians. Newspaper Research Journal, 10, (2), 15-25.

Katz, J. (1994). Online or not, newspapers suck. Wired, September, 50-58.

Martin, S. (1994). External information databases in small circulation newsrooms. Newspaper Research Journal, 15, (2), 154-161.

McDonald, L. (1984, Summer). Commercial Database Survey. Bulletin of the Newspaper Division of the Special Libraries Association, Summer, 12-18.

Miller, T. (1983, September). Information please, and fast: Reporting's revolution: Data bases. Washington Journalism Review, 51-53.

Reddick, R. (1996). Promises and pitfalls for journalists on the information highway. Quill, 84, (3), 23-26.

Rowe, C. (1995, January-February). A journalist's guide to the Internet. American Journalism Review, 30-34.

Shafer, J. (1998, February 15). The web made me do it. New York Times Magazine, 24.

Simon, J., & Napolitano, C. (1999). We're all nerds now. Columbia Journalism Review, 2, 19-28.

Splichal, S. L. (1992). How Florida newspapers are dealing with access to computerized government information. Newspaper Research Journal, 13-14, (4-1), 73-83.

Stepp, C. S. (1996). The new journalist. American Journalism Review, 18, (3), 19-23.

Tye, L. (1994). Reporters and the new age. Nieman Reports, 48, (2), 17-18

Ullmann, J. (1983). Tapping the Electronic Library. The IRE Journal, 6, (3), 9-20.

Upshaw, J. & Greim, L. (1995). The virtual water cooler. Columbia Journalism Review, 34, (1), 61-64.

Weinberg, S. (1996). Can "content-providers" be investigative journalists.? Columbia Journalism Review, 35, (4), 36-38.

Books

Many of the following books can be found at the IRE Bookstore.

Aucoin, J. L. (2005). The Evolution of American Investigative Journalism. University of Missouri Press.

Callahan, C. (1998). A journalists' guide to the Internet: The net as a reporting tool. Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon.

Cohn, V. (1989). News & Numbers. Ames, IA: Iowa State University.

Demers, D., & Nichols, S. (1987). Precision journalism. Newbury Park, CA: Sage.

DeFleur, M. (1997). Computer-assisted investigative reporting: Development and methodology. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.

Garrison, B. (1995). Computer-assisted reporting. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.

Garrison, B. (1996). Successful strategies for computer-assisted reporting. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.

Houston, B. (1999). Computer-assisted reporting: A practical guide (2nd. ed.). New York: St. Martin's Press.

Johnson, R. (1996). How to Locate Anyone Who Is or Has Been in the Military (7th. ed.). Spartanburg, SC: Military Information Enterprises.

Koch, T. (1991). Journalism for the 21st century. New York: Praeger.

Lacy, D. (1996). From Grunts to Gygabytes. Urbana, IL: University of Illinois.

Landers, M. (1996). Investigative Environmental Reporting: A Handbook for Journalists. Columbia, MO: Investigative Reporters and Editors

Meyer, P. (1973). Precision journalism. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press.

Meyer, P. (1991). The new precision journalism. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press.

Paul, N. (1999). Computer-assisted research: A guide to tapping online information (4th. ed.). St. Petersburg, FL: The Poynter Institute.

Paul, N. & Williams, M. (1999). Great Scouts! : CyberGuides for Subject Searching on the Web. Medford, NJ: Cyberage Books

Paulos, J.A. (1996). A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper. New York: Random House.

Penn, S. (1994). "Have I got a Tip For You …" And Other Tales Of Dirty Secrets, Political Payoffs And Corporate Scams. New York: Dow Jones & Company.

Reddick, R. & King, E. (1997). The online journalist: using the Internet and other electronic resources. Fort Worth: Harcourt Brace College.

Rose, Louis J. (1992). How To Investigate Your Friends and Enemies (3rd. ed.). St. Louis: Albion.

Sankey, M. (Ed.) (2000). Find Public Records Fast: The Complete State, County & Courthouse Locator (3rd. ed.) Tempe, AZ: Facts on Demand.

Sankey, M. (Ed.) (2000). Public Records Online: The National Guide to Private & Government Online Sources of Public Records. Tempe, AZ: Facts on Demand.

Schlein, A. (2000). Find It Online: The complete Guide to Online Research (2nd. ed.). Tempe, AZ: Facts on Demand Press.

Semonche, B. (1993). News media libraries: A management handbook. Greenwood, CT: Greenwood.

Tessier, M. (2000). Covering Aviation Safety: An Investigator's Guide. Columbia, MO: Investigative Reporters and Editors.

Ward, J. & Hensen, K. (1997). Search strategies in mass communication (3rd. ed.). White Plains, NY: Longman.

Weinberg, S. (1996). The Reporters' Handbook (3rd. ed.) New York: St. Martin's Press


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