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1 J421 - Week © J.T.Johnson 1999________________________________Fall 2004 Take Notes
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J421: Analytic JournalismFall ‘04
“We can teach you to write, but you first need to have something worthwhile to say.”
Prof. J. T. Johnson
San Francisco State University
tom@jtjohnson.com
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First things first…
Weekly assignment: Write an approx. 300-word news story at the end of every class about that class session.SLUG: J421WkTK-???DEADLINE: Hard copy and digital file submitted by 9:45 p.m.
Need to have pre-reqs?Going over handouts
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Description of course
Primary question for journalists:What do we know and how do we know it?
For journalists, implies issues of High quality research Skills and methods of analysis Skills and methods of measuring change
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Why do we need these skills?
ElectionsFEC contribution data www.politicalmoneyline.com Login: tomjohnson Pswd: sfsuj421USA Today election results and story
Who are we? DemographicsCensus 2000: Poverty
What’s happening with the environment?
Is the government doing its job?Baltimore’s CityStatsPublic Budgets
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Analytic Journalism ExamplesNYT Priest Study (in Yahoo)
Readings\Goldstein-NYT-PriestScandalStory.rtf
NYT Priest Study methodsReadings\Barbanel-NYT-PriestScandalMethodology.rtf
Bill Dedman’s Campaign Contribution “Hedging” story
Boston Globe: “Speed Trap”Orange County Bus ServiceDoig’s Hurricane Andrew
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Orange County, California Bus Study
Orange County, California
Bus Study
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Weather-Hurricane Andrew
Weather - Hurricane Andrew
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Digital Tools
Without the tools, new knowledge cannot be found
Early microbiologists
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Description of course
Basic – very basic -- introduction to more sophisticated ways of knowing than the mere 5Ws and H.
Broaden your perspective regarding tools used by the best and the brightest journalists today.
Lay foundation for you to engage in life-long learning.
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Description of course: Objectives Understanding of online search and
retrieval methods and relevant toolsKnowledge of journalism listservs and
organizations used in contemporary journalism
Recognition of a variety of databases and file and data types applicable in contemporary journalism research, reporting, analysis and writing.
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Description of course: Objectives
Applicable knowledge of data/information management tools, spreadsheets, databases and GIS programs and tools and how they are used to, first, understand various phenomena and, second, to tell stories
An elementary knowledge of statistical analysis and how to communicate the results of that analysis
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How it will operate
Four sub-sections of content Research tools and methods Spreadsheets and elementary statistical
analysis Possibly some data base work JAGIS (Journalism and GIS)
Many assignments memos, sometimes stories
Stories at the end of each class
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How it will operate
Possible quizzes (via Blackboard) on current events and readings
No more paper after todayComputers? E-mail? (No AOL)Broadband? Get it!Must always start early bcs of
potential problems
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Must have applications
MS Office (Not Works) A cheap one-year license available via the SFSU bookstore
WordExcelPowerPointOutlook (or some similar mail-handling
program, e.g. Eudora)Internet Explorer 6.0 Adobe AcrobatWinRAR (www.rarlabs.com) or WinZIP
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Interesting Journalism Topics/sites
Issues? Poynter Institute
http://www.poynter.org/default.asp API
http://americanpressinstitute.org/news.cfm?id=5
IREhttp://www.ire.org/
CJRhttp://www.cjr.org/
SPJhttp://www.spj.org/
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Interesting Journalism Topics/sites
Themes Money and politics
http://www.politicalmoneyline.com/http://www.fecinfo.com/
Money and governmentCity of St. Petersburg budgetSF Budget Analyst SF Budgets
Any sunshine?Sunshine Ordinance Task Force
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Course Rationale
What journalism was See/subscribe current
Columbia Journalism Review & Editor&Publisher & American Journalism Review
The information environment has changed Shift from “Wetware” and I-o-P storage to
also digital storage -- how we practice journalism must also change.
Traditional, symbolic literacy no longer sufficient
Requires new skills of data retrieval, technology and presentation
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New info. tools
Internet (not just “www”) info mgmt to desktop
SpreadsheetsDatabasesMapping
http://sfgov.org/site/gis_index.asp SF Prospector
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Analytic thinking/journalism
What is it?Where did it come from?How does it work?What are the necessary variables?
Frame the appropriate question Find and retrieve appropriate data Use appropriate analytic tools Show what you know with story-
appropriate media
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What journalists do:
Not an orderly, serial [i.e. step-by-step] progression.
RRAW-P process Research Reporting Analysis Writing Publishing-Producing-Packaging
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Intellectual multi-tasking
Applications Mail handlers Sophisticated use of browsers MS Word Excel Possible GIS applications Sites to “learn” applications
http://www.sfsu.edu/infotech.htmhttp://www.pcshowandtell.com/http://www.elementk.com/
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Getting Help
SFSU Computing Support center Using E-mail
Learn how to set up “mail forwarding” from SFSU account.
Or, best yet, register your own domain
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Digital Skills
Managing YOUR information Handling e-mail
Outlook, Eudora or Netscape Mail No AOL, Hotmail, Yahoo! E-mail accounts
Use BU or other “professional” ISP – AT&T, RCN, Register your own domain www.namesecure.com
Correct SUBJECT: line vital (see syllabus) Organize in folders Calendars To-do lists Ticklers Varied assignment deadlines
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How the course operates (print this)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SFSU-J421/
SyllabusClass calendarSemester projectSubscribe
New York Times SF Chronicle
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The New Infosphere extends the Old
Most canons of journalism stand fast (Though there are some new issues for ethics and law)
The challenge today is not the old, but the addition of the new
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Journalists, et al., in Infosphere
Changing Infosphere:
MetabolismLatent EnergyIn
EnergyOut
DataIn Analysis Info
Out
Species in Biosphere:
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Basic Information Theory =Process of Journalism
Data In
InfoOut
InterviewsText docsClipsPicturesInfographics
AnalysisThis is a headline DATELINE -- And the traditional text story starts here and goes on and on and on.
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Communications Revolution?
1st Era =
2nd Era = Symbols Print Paper Ink Writing
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“100% de la Población SufreProblemas de Salud Mental”
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Challenge of Digital Revolution
100% de la Poblacion SufreProblemas de Salud Mental
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Communications Revolution?
1st Era =
2nd Era = Symbols Print Paper Ink Writing
3rd Era = 101010101101010101000100101
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I-o-P vs.. Digital Environment
Traditional Data In Interviews Text docs Clips Pictures Infographics
100% of story
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I-o-P vs. Digital Environment
Digital DATA IN Interviews Text docs Scholarly articles Archival content Pictures Infographics Sound/Video Dynamic maps Database publshg
Ink-on-paper = <50% of storyDigital data = >50% of story
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Changing InfosphereAs storage medium changes from I-o-P to
1's and 0's…...we need functional technology
between the data/info and our brain.Requires new awareness/skills for
RRAW-P (Research, Reporting, Analysis, Writing-Packaging model)
Adopt new literacy to survive as old-style hunters-and-gathers and new era interpreters and explainers.
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Classic Journalism Information Environment
I-o-P storage, analysis and communication
Linear intake of data as TEXTPrimitive analytic toolsOnly literary skills needed and highly
regarded100% of our work qualitative -- text
or static images
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Classic Journalism Information Environment
I-o-P storage, analysis and communicationLinear intake of data as TEXTPrimitive analytic toolsOnly literary skills needed and highly regarded100% of our work was qualitative: text or
static images
Journalism: The first refuge of
the mathematically phobic!
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