[ddj] A classic book proposal

Sat Nov 19 21:59:43 UTC 2011

Hi everybody,

also just joined the list, I'm managing a new journalism training institution in Vienna, one of our first workshops was on ddj (always glad to get tips on people who are really good in teaching ddj).

For now, I just wanted to add to Plácido's link another one to great Phil Meyer's talk, held at our "Hedy Lamarr Lectures" in Vienna recently,
http://nieman.harvard.edu/reports/article-online-exclusive/100044/Precision-Journalism-and-Narrative-Journalism-Toward-a-Unified-Field-Theory.aspx

I noticed (at least here in the German speaking world) that many of those fit with the ddj tools are not too familiar with traditional skills – and the other way round. How to combine "precision" and "narration" in Phil Meyer's sense (and in terms of individuals and teams) seems a crucial question to me.

I don't know what your experiences are, but from my point of view, knowledge on methods in social sciences as well as  a critical assessment of data sources – and the question of how to tell the story! - should be added to every training, be it Excel, Access, Google Tools or …

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Hello!

I have just joint the list. As a lecturer and media researcher I am very interested in DDJ. Thanks in advance for your initiative.

First let me introduce myself. My name is Placido Moreno, PhD- MBA and I am responsible for a company based in The Netherlands called Caminum Media Research & Development (www.caminum.com<http://www.caminum.com>) specialized in Cross Media Strategy, Change Management for Media Companies, Training and Digital Publishing.

I just wanted to share with the list a book reference.

It is an interesting book written by professor Philip Meyer entitled The New Precision Journalism (4th Edition, 2002) that offers a good conceptual framework to journalists who want to practice DDJ and want to know more about its antecedents (as Computer Assisted Reporting). A classic. There is a web version here: http://tinyurl.com/7jq6uau

Hope you like it!

Kind regards.

Dr. Plácido Moreno, MBA
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