The Internet and other facets of computer-assisted journalism are revolutionising newsgathering, but few Australian journalists know how to use these new tools and techniques to enhance traditional reporting methods.
US reporters have been using these new tools for years to get information from online databases and create their own databases. They use spreadsheets to crunch numbers. They develop ideas for stories and become instant experts by joining some of the thousands of online usegroups, newsgroups, bulletin boards and listservs. They use email to find and interview experts all over the world.
This book, written by journalists for journalists, is at the cutting edge of the revolution. Written in plain English and putting the Internet into the context of Australian daily journalism, the book is pitched at university journalism students and working professionals.
