The state of data and statistics in journalism and journalism education: Issues and debates
Authors: Nguyen, A. and Lugo-Ocando, J.
Journal: Journalism
Volume: 17
Issue: 1
Pages: 3-17
eISSN: 1741-3001
ISSN: 1464-8849
DOI: 10.1177/1464884915593234
Abstract:This paper discusses journalists' vast misunderstanding, underestimation and ignorance of the nature of statistics and their role in shaping the public's daily work and life. In countering what the authors see as the most common myths about numbers and the news, it aims to set the scene for the key issues and debates that this special issue covers. At the centre of this discussion are three key points: (a) statistics are not distant from the news: they are at the heart of journalism; (b) statistics are not mathematics: they are about the application of the same kind of logical and valid reasoning needed for other types of news material; and (c) statistics are neither cold nor boring: they are an endless source of inspiration for much excellent journalism in the past, present and, undoubtedly, future.
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The state of data and statistics in journalism and journalism education: Issues and debates
Authors: An, N. and Lugo-Ocando, J.
Journal: JOURNALISM
Volume: 17
Issue: 1
Pages: 3-17
eISSN: 1741-3001
ISSN: 1464-8849
DOI: 10.1177/1464884915593234
https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/22230/
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The state of data and statistics in journalism and journalism education: Issues and debates
Authors: Nguyen, A. and Lugo-Ocando, J.
Journal: Journalism
Volume: 17
Issue: 1
Pages: 3-17
eISSN: 1741-3001
ISSN: 1464-8849
DOI: 10.1177/1464884915593234
Abstract:© The Author(s) 2015.This paper discusses journalists' vast misunderstanding, underestimation and ignorance of the nature of statistics and their role in shaping the public's daily work and life. In countering what the authors see as the most common myths about numbers and the news, it aims to set the scene for the key issues and debates that this special issue covers. At the centre of this discussion are three key points: (a) statistics are not distant from the news: they are at the heart of journalism; (b) statistics are not mathematics: they are about the application of the same kind of logical and valid reasoning needed for other types of news material; and (c) statistics are neither cold nor boring: they are an endless source of inspiration for much excellent journalism in the past, present and, undoubtedly, future.
https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/22230/
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The state of statistics in journalism and journalism education: issues and debates
Authors: Nguyen, A. and Lugo-Ocando, J.
Journal: Journalism: Theory, Practice & Criticism
Volume: 17
Issue: 1
Pages: 3-17
ISSN: 1464-8849
Abstract:This paper discusses journalists’ vast misunderstanding, underestimation and ignorance of the nature of statistics and their role in shaping the public’s daily work and life. In countering what the authors see as the most common myths about numbers and the news, it aims to set the scene for the key issues and debates that this special issue covers. At the centre of this discussion are three key points: (a) statistics are not distant from the news: they are at the heart of journalism; (b) statistics are not mathematics: they are about the application of the same kind of logical and valid reasoning needed for other types of news material; and (c) statistics are neither cold nor boring: they are an endless source of inspiration for much excellent journalism in the past, present and, undoubtedly, future.
https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/22230/
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