journalism 285 mondays and wednesdays 8:10 a.m. - 11 a.m., room 26-207
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Journalism 285 Mondays and Wednesdays 8:10 a.m. - 11 a.m., Room 26-207. Course Info: http://cpj285.wordpress.com Dave Schermer Lecturer. Quiz. 4 multiple choice questions based on readings and past classes You can take it between 8:10 and 8:15 a.m. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Journalism 285Mondays and Wednesdays
8:10 a.m. - 11 a.m., Room 26-207
Journalism 285Mondays and Wednesdays
8:10 a.m. - 11 a.m., Room 26-207
Course Info:
http://cpj285.wordpress.com
Dave SchermerLecturer
Course Info:
http://cpj285.wordpress.com
Dave SchermerLecturer
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Quiz
• 4 multiple choice questions based on readings and past classes
• You can take it between 8:10 and 8:15 a.m.
• To begin, log in to Blackboard, click “Assignments,” then click on the quiz.
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Midterm
• Grade, answers and comments on Blackboard
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Vox Pops
• How did you pick your topic? • How did you pick your interviewees? • What was it like getting them to
talk? • How easy or hard was it to get good
responses? • What did you learn about the
shooting and editing process?
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Data Driven JournalismData Driven Journalism
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Data Driven Journalism?
• Web is a vast sea of data• Often too complicated for public• Journalist’s role– Examine it– Look for newsworthy info– Refine it– Make it clear
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Data Examples
• City salaries • Restaurant inspections • Property values • Crime maps (SLO Sheriff)
• Police Logs (Cal Poly PD)
• Sex offenders
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Reporting Examples
• SLO Tribune - Crime Map
• LA Times – Teacher Performance
• Sac Bee – Wildfire History
• NY Times – Census Map
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People Search
• Zabasearch.com (free)• Intelius.com (paid)
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Using Spreadsheets
• Microsoft Excel, iWork, OpenOffice• Example: City Council travel• Copy data into Excel: Example• Managing info: time off requests• Google Docs Spreadsheets
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Demo: Build a ChartTop 10 highest salaries in SLO
• Get the data• Copy into Excel• Upload to Google Docs
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LAB: Build a Chart
• Find the top 10 highest salaries in your hometown at: lgcr.sco.ca.gov– Use “Total Wages” column– Click column name to sort list
• Put the data into Excel– Column A should be “Title”– Column B should be “Salary”
• Create a chart using Google Docs• Show me your finished chart
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Reminders
• Blog Post 4 due next class • Readings