The New Precision Journalism

by Philip N. Meyer

The publication of ""Precision Journalism"" in 1973 established a new trend in journalism--the use by reporters of social science research techniques to increase the depth and accuracy of major stories. That book was updated in 1978 but has been out print for several years. The basic principles are the same in the 1990's, but the technology has changed dramatically. ""The New Precision Journalism"" shows journalists and students of journalism how to use the new technology to analyze data and provide more precise information in easier-to-understand form. It covers the history of journalism in the scientific tradition, various elements and techniques of data analysis, the use of statistics, computers, surveys, and field experiments, database applications, how to do an election survey, and the politics of precision journalism. This is an important resource for working journalists and an indispensable text for all journalism majors.

Genres: Journalism

Paperback

First published September 1, 1991

About the author

Philip Meyer (October 27, 1930 – November 4, 2023) was an American journalist and scholar who was a professor and holder of the Knight Chair in Journalism at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Reviews

[Marcelo · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book changed my life. Found it on the university library when I was 19 and it opened my eyes to a then-new way to understand journalism. At the time it was seen as a kind of science fiction, especially in Brazil where I studied, but now Data journalism has gone mainstream.