CARR, EIG Resource List

Books, Articles, URLs, Other References

E. J. Trayes - Temple University

January l997

________. 100 Computer Assisted Investigations (2nd ed.). Columbia, MO: Investigative Reporters and Editors, Inc., l995.
________. 101 Computer-Assisted Investigations (revised). Columbia, MO: Investigative Reporters and Edoitors, Inc., l993..
________. American Journalism Review.
Online at http://ajr.newslink.org/
________. Columbia Journalism Review.
Online at http://www.cjr.org/
________. IRE (Investigative Reporters and Editors) Book 6: 100 selected investigations. Columbia, MO: Investigative Reporters and Editors, Inc., l994.
________. The IRE Journal Index. Abstracts from two decades of The IRE Journal (l976-l996). Book or diskette. Columbia, MO: Investigative Reporters and Editors, Inc., l996.
________. The IRE Morgue (10,000-plus articles). Available in book or diskette through Investigative Reporters and Editors, Inc., Columbia, MO. Most recent publication date: l996.
Anderson, Rob; Dardenne, Robert, and Killenberg, George M. The Conversation of Journalism. Westport, CT: Praeger, l994.
Asian American Journalists Association
Online at http://www.aaja.org
Basch, Reva. Secrets of the Super Net Searchers. Wilton, CT: Pemberton
Press, l996.
Baskette, Floyd K.; Sissors, Jack Z., and Brooks, Brian S. The Art of Editing.
Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon, l997.
Berger, Guy. "The Internet: A Goldmine for Editors and Journalists."
World Editors Forum, May l996.
Can be found on-line at: http://www.rhodes.ac.za/academic/departments/journalism/frameset.html, then click on "research" bar and article is 8th down the list, with a link to reading.
Brislin, Richard W. The Art of Getting Things Done: A Practical Guide to the Use of Power. Westport, CT: PRAEGER Publishers, l991.
Brooks, Brian S. Journalism in the Information Age: A Guide to Computers for Reporters and Editors. Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon, l997.
CAR Resource Listings Online at http://www.poynter.org/research/car.htm
Census Bureau (U.S.)
Online at http://www.census.gov/
Center for New Media at the Graduate School of Journalism,
Columbia University
Online at http://newmedia.jrn.columbia.edu/
Central Intelligence Agency (site, publications/fact book)
Online at http://www.odci.gov/cia/
Ciotta, Rose. "Baby You Should Drive This Car."
American Journalism Review, March l996, pp. 34-39.
Columbia Journalism Review
Online at http://www.cjr.org/
Computer-Assisted Reporting and Research, a listserv
To subscribe, write: carr-l@ulkyvm.louisville.edu
Copy Editing, a listserv
To subscribe, write: copyediting-l@cornell.edu
Culligan, Joseph J. You, Too, Can Find Anybody. Miami, FL: Hallmark Press, l994.
Data Search Online
at http://www.robertniles.com/data/
Demers, David Pearce, and Nichols, Suzanne. Precision Journalism: A Practical
Guide. Newbery Park, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., l987.
Editor & Publisher (weekly trade magazine, annual directory of the newspaper industry)
Online at http://www.mediainfo.com/
Ernst, Morris L., and Loth, David. The People Know Best: The Ballots vs. The Polls. Washington, DC: Public Affairs Press, 1949.
Evans, James. Law on the Net. Berkeley, CA: Nolo Press, l996.
FAIR (Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting)
Online at http://www.fair.org/
Featherstone, Mike, and Burrows, Roger. Cyberspace/Cyberbodies/Cyberpunk: Cultures of Technological Embodiment. London: SAGE Publications, l995.
Flesch, Rudolf. The Art of Plain Talk. New York, NY: Harper & Brothers, l946.
Flesch, Rudolf. The Art of Readable Writing. New York, NY: Harper &
Brothers, l949.
Flesch, Rudolf. How to Make Sense. New York, NY: Harper & Brothers, 1954.
Fowler Jr., Floyd J. Survey Research Methods. Newberry Park, CA:
SAGE Publications, Inc., 1984 and l988 (rev. ed.).
FreedomForum Online
at http://www.freedomforum.org
Freedom Forum Related Links:
page containing PeaceNet, EcoNet, WomensNet, AntiRacismNet at: http://www.igc.org/igc/gateway/index.html
Freedom of Information Act Form Letter and Followup Advice
Info at http://tje.net/para/documents/foia_kit.htm
Online form at: http://foia.larc.nasa.gov/request.cgi
Garrison, Bruce. Computer-assisted Reporting. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, l995.
Garrison, Bruce. Successful Strategies for Computer-assisted Reporting.
Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, l996.
Government Information Locator Service
Online at http://www.usgs.gov/public/gils/us_fed.html
Guide to the Freedom of Information Act
Online at http://www.well.com/user/fap/foia.htm
Hahn, Harley. The Internet Complete Reference. Berkeley, CA: Osborne McGraw-Hill, l996.
Hale, Constance, editor, and the editors of Wired. Wired STYLE: Principles of English Usage in the Digital Age. San Francisco, CA: HardWired, l996.
Houston, Brant. Computer-Assisted Reporting: A Practical Guide.
New York, NY: St. Martin's Press, l996.
Investigative Reporters and editors, Inc. Publications
at http://www.ire.org/
Javers, Ron. "Techs Vs. Lits." American Journalism Review, July/August l995, pp. 16-17.
Koch, Tom. Journalism for the 21st Century: Online Information, Electronic Databases, and the News. Westport, CT: Praeger, l991.
Lavrakas, Paul J. Telephone Survey Methods: Sampling, Selection, and Supervision. Newberry Park, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., l987.
Lemert, James B. Criticizing the Media: Empirical Approaches. Newberry Park, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., l989.
Maxwell, Bruce. Washington Online: How to Access the Federal Government on the INTERNET l995 (or more recent edition). Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly Inc., l995.
Maxwell, Bruce. Washinton Online: How to Access the Government's ELECTRONIC BULLETIN BOARDS. Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly Inc., l995.
McCormick, Mona. The New York Times Guide to Reference Materials (rev. ed.).
New York, NY: Dorset Press, l988.
Meyer, Philip. Precision Journalism: A Reporter's Introduction to Social Science Methods. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, l973.
Meyer, Philip. The New Precision Journalism. Bloomington, IN:
Indiana University Press, l991.
Available Online at http://www.unc.edu/~pmeyer/book/
Miller Jr., Ryle L. How to Write for the Professional Journals: A Guide for
Technically Trained Managers. Westport, CT: Quorum Books, l988.
National Association of Black Journalists
Online at http://www.nabj.org
National Institute for Computer-Assisted Reporting (includes available database list)
Online at http:www.nicar.org
Newby, Gregory B. Directory of Directories on the Internet: A Guide to Information Sources. Westport, CT: Meckler, l994.
NewsLink (media sites online)
Online at http://www.newslink.org/news.html
Newspaper Association of America
Online at http://www.naa.org/
Parten, Mildred. Surveys, Polls, and Samples: Practical Procedures. New York,
NY: Harper & Brothers, l950.
Paul, Nora. C.A.R. on the Beat: An introduction to information needs and
where to go to fill them. St. Petersburg, FL; Poynter Institute for Media Studies. IRE Conference, June l995.
Paul, Nora   Six Sensible Steps to Searching on the World Wide Web.  July 1999 http://www.poynter.org/research/car/car_6steps.htm
Paul, Nora. Computer-Assisted Research: A Guide to Tapping Online Information (4th ed.). St. Petersburg, FL: Poynter Institute for Media Studies, Bonus Books, Aug./Sept. 1999
Online at http://www.poynter.org/research/newcar/index.html
Pavlik, John V. New Media Technology: Cultural and Commercial Perspectives.
Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon, l996.
Penn, Stanley. Have I Got a Tip for You. . .And Other Tales of Direty Secrets, Political Payoffs and Corporate Scams. New York, NY: Dow Jones & Co.,
l994.
Potter, Deborah,  Election Handbook (3rd. ed.) Poynter Institute for Media Studies, November 1999 Online at: http://poynter.org/pub/Elect/EHindex.htm
Also check out Campaign/Election Coverage Resource File at Poynter: http://www.poynter.org/research/elect.htm
Poynter Institute for Media Studies.
Online at http://www.poynter.org/
Reddick, Randy, and King, Elliot. The Online Journalist: Using the Internet and Other Electronic Resources. Fort Worth, TX: Harcourt Brace, l996.
Reisner, Neil H. "On the Beat: Computer Assisted Reporting Isn't Just for Projects Anymore." American Journalism Review, March l995, pp. 44-47.
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. "Access to Electronic Records: A Guide to Reporting on State and Local Government in the Computer Age." The News Media and the Law, Fall l994, pp. 2-9.
Reynolds, H. T. Analysis of Nominal Data. Newberry Park, CA: SAGE
Publications, Inc., l977.
Rieman, Richard. "Putting News on the Web." Communicator, April l996,
pp. 29-32.
Rose, Lou. How to Investigate Your Friends and Enemies. St. Louis, MO: Albion
Press, l992.
Rowe, Chip. "A Journalist's Guide to the Internet." American Journalism Review, January/February l995, pp. 30-34.
Rowland, Robin, and Kinnaman, Dave. Researching on the Internet. Rocklin, CA: Prima Publishing, l995.
Semonche, Barbara P. Computer-Assisted Journalism: An Overview. 1993
Online at http://www.ibiblio.org/journalism/cajinv.html
Semonche, Barbara P. Computer-Assisted Research in Media Libraries:
The View from the United States. l996.
Online at http://www.ibiblio.org/journalism/aukml.html
Shaw, Russell. "Record Fees: When News Organizations Seek Computerized Data from the Government Under Freedom of Information Laws, the Bill Can Run Into the Millions." American Journalism Review, November l994, pp. 44-46.
Smith, Richard J. Navigating the Internet. Indianapolis, IN: Sams Publishing, l995.
Sneed, Don, and Riffe, Daniel. The Publisher-Public Official: Real or Imagined Conflict of Interest? Westport, CT: PRAEGER Publishers, l991.
Society of Environmental Journalists
Online at http://www.sej.org/
Society of Professional Journalists.
Info about at http://bcn.boulder.co.us/campuspress/spj.html
Online Searches at http://www.spj.org/search.htm
Statistics Every Writer Should Know
Online at http://www.robertniles.com/stats/
Statistical Abstract of the United States (annual publication)
Online at http://www.census.gov/statab/www/
Statistical Resources on the Web
Online at http://www.lib.umich.edu/libhome/Documents.center/stecon.html
Steele, Bob, and Cochran, Wendell. "Computer-Assisted Reporting Challenges Traditional News-Gathering Safeguards: But Ethics Must Remain in the Front Seat While Journalists Cruise the Information Superhighway."ASNE Bulletin, January l995, pp. 12-16.
Sullivan, Danny. "Computer-Assisted Reporting for the Masses: Spreadsheets in the Newsroom." IRE Journal, September/October l993, p. 6.
Swierenga, Robert P., editor. Quantification in American History: Theory and Research. New York, NY: Atheneum, l970.
Tillman, Hope N., editor. Internet Tools of the Profession: A Guide for Special Librarians. Washington, DC: Special Libraries Association, l995.
Tufte, Edward. Envisioning Information. Cheshire, CT: Graphics Press, October 1990.
Tufte, Edward. The Visual Display of Quantitative Information. Cheshire, CT:
Graphics Press, November 1987.
Ward, Jean, and Hansen, Kathleen A. Search Strategies in Mass Communication. White Plains, NY: Longman, l987.
Weinberg, Steve. "Following the Money." Columbia Journalism Review, July/August l99l, p. 49.
Weinberg, Steve. "Taxes, Murders, On-Line Information Gathering and More: New Resources for In-Depth Journalists." The IRE Journal, July/August l994, pp. 13-15
Weinberg, Steve. The Reporter's Handbook: An Investigator's Guide to Documents and Techniques (3rd ed.), New York, NY: St. Martin's Press, l996.
Wendland, Mike. News in the Next Century. Wired Journalist: Newsroom Guide to the Internet. Washington, DC: Radio and Television News Directors Foundation, l996.
Wendfland, Mike. "Using the Internet: A Crucial Skill for Journalists."Communicator, September l996, pp. 38, 40-44.
Williams, Frederick. Reasoning with Statistics (2d ed.). New York, NY: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, l979.
Wimmer, Roger D., and Dominick, Joseph R. Mass Media Research: An Introduction (2d ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, l987.
Wolff, Michael, editor. Netguide: Your Complete Guide to the Internet and Online Services. New York, NY: Michael Wolff & Co., Inc., Digital Publications and Random House Electronic Publishing, l995.
Zakalik, Joanna, ed. Gale Guide to Internet Databases. New York, NY: Gale Research Inc., l995.