The purpose of this publication is to provide you with a starting point for finding resources for the unit KJB101 - Journalism Information Systems.
- Information Guide for Journalism at QUT
- Unit Objectives
- Electronic tools in journalism
- Social applications of new media technologies
- Appraisal of sources
- New technologies in the future of journalism
Information guide for Journalism at QUT
Information Guide for Journalism at QUT - This resource has been built specifically to support journalism students at all stages of their academic development. It includes subject help guides for KJB101, tutorials to help you acquire strong catalogue and database search skills, and resources of value in improving your generic journalism skills.
Graduate Outcomes for Journalism at QUT - This page gives you access to library and Internet resources that support the development of the learning outcomes that you will gradually develop through your studies.
Unit Objectives
Upon completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- Use electronic tools in journalistic exercises (eg. in computer assisted reporting).
- Use software such as word processing, databases, spreadsheets, the internet and e-mail in preparing news copy and feature material.
- Combine these practices with more traditional journalistic methods such as interviewing.
- Demonstrate enhanced general skills and critical thinking in the appraisal of sources, ethical consideration of material and copy writing.
- Debate in an informed way themes such as the place of new technologies in the future of journalism as a profession.
Electronic tools in journalism
CAR - Computer Assisted Reporting
| URL / Call number | Title & Description | |
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| 070.4 64 | Stovall, J. G. (2004) Web journalism: practice and promise of a new medium, Allyn and Bacon, Boston, MA. | |
| 302.23071173 1 | Murray, M. D. and Moore, R. L. (2003) Mass communication education, Iowa State Press, Ames, Iowa. | |
| 070.172 32 | Gunter, B. (2003) News and the Net, L. Erlbaum, Mahwah, N.J. | |
| 025.060704 3 | Ward, M. (2002) Journalism online, Focal Press, Oxford; Boston. | |
| 070.7 1 (CDROM) | Arts., D. U. F. o. (c2003) Hotcopy a virtual newsroom, Deakin University; Allen & Unwin, St Leonards, N.S.W. | |
| http://search.yahoo.com/news | Yahoo News Search | Still in beta-testing but worth trying out as a search tool. This site covers thousands of periodicals and web sites. |
| http://members.optusnet.com.au/ ~slamble/index.html |
Computer-Assisted Reporting | Stephen Lamble's CAR research pages for journalists, journalism educators and students. |
www.nicar.org/ |
NICAR's The Resource Centre has freely accessible 19,000-plus investigative stories, 1,900 Tipsheets, Reporting Guides, Beat Sources. | |
| www.ryerson.ca/~dtudor/mega11. htm |
The CAR/CARR Links Page | Professor Dean Tudor's Computer-Assisted Reporting and Research links page. |
www.people.vcu.edu/~jcsouth/ |
Super research site from Jeff South, a computer-assisted reporting professor, dealing with online research and data analysis. |
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www.thescoop.org/ |
A weblog about journalism and computer-assisted reporting. |
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www.samspade.org/t/ |
Online investigative resources, including deciphering incorrect urls, address digger, international whois? |
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www.journaliststoolbox.com/news |
Links to Investigative/Backgrounding sites. Some of these sites charge a fee. |
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www.journaliststoolbox.com/news |
Spreadsheets – some useful examples for learning with. |
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Atlases & almanacs
| URL / Call number | Title & Description | |
|---|---|---|
| 320.994 234 | Wilson, P. (2002) The Australian political almanac, Hardie Grant Books, South Yarra, Vic. | |
| 912 236 /2 | Parker, B. and Watson, S. (2003) Macmillan global atlas, Macmillan Education Australia, South Melbourne. | |
| www.embassyworld.com/maps/ |
Maps - All the Worlds Maps | A Compilation of Each Nation's Maps - Including Cities. |
| www.whereis.com.au | Whereis Online | Adestination directory of Australia's major cities based on UBD digital maps. |
| www.auslig.gov.au/mapping/index/ | Topographic Map and Data Index: Australia | The site of Geoscience Australia - a national agency for geoscience research and geospatial information. |
| http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/ features/mapcenter/map.aspx |
Encarta Atlas |
Zoomable maps of all countries. |
Website Construction
| URL / Call number | Title & Description | |
|---|---|---|
| 005.276 25 /2 | Whittaker, J. (2002) Web production for writers and journalists, Routledge, London; New York. | |
| 025.060704 3 | Ward, M. (2002) Journalism online, Focal Press, Oxford; Boston. | |
| 005.72 74 | Rich, C. (1999) Creating online media: a guide to research, writing, and design on the Internet, McGraw-Hill, Boston. | |
brizcomm.com.au |
Brisbane based site with free weekly newsletter on web design - by QUT trained journalist. Includes an archive of tips; a database of Web site reviews from a weekly columnist and weekly radio show. |
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www.journaliststoolbox.com/news |
Web design tools |
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| hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/ | Webmonkey | The Lycos web developers' resource |
| www.htmlgoodies.com/nontechintro/ | HTMLGoodies | If you know what the notion of a website is, but that's about it, then this site is for you! |
| http://plaza.ufl.edu/mmcadams/ | Very clear, concise teaching resources for students of online journalism from the University of Florida. | |
| http://www.macloo.com/webwriting/ | Tips for Writing for the Web | Written by Cindly McAdam, academic from University of Florida. |
| http://www.macloo.com/journalism /index.htm |
Online Journalism | |
Social applications of new media technologies
| URL / Call number | Title & Description | |
|---|---|---|
| 025.0678 1 | Menn, J. (c2003) All the rave: the rise and fall of Shawn Fanning's Napster, Crown Business, New York. | |
| 320.014 15 | Jenkins, H., Thorburn, D. and Seawell, B. (c2003) Democracy and new media, MIT Press, Cambridge, Mass.; London. | |
| 070.40285 7 | Pavlik, J. V. (c2001) Journalism and new media, Columbia University Press, New York. | |
http://ojr.org/ojr/ethics/ |
An online journalism review that covers the full range of journalistic issues in all media, with a particular emphasis on the internet. |
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| http://www.reportage.uts.edu.au/stories /social/index.html |
Reportage online magazine | Social and indigenous issues addressed by the Australian Centre for Independent Journalism. |
Appraisal of sources
| URL / Call number | Title & Description | |
|---|---|---|
| 808.06607 36 | Attkisson, S. and Vaughan, D. R. (c2003) Writing right for broadcast and internet news, Allyn and Bacon, Boston; London. | |
| 070.4 61 | Burns, L. S. (2002) Understanding journalism, SAGE, London. | |
| 070.4493240973 3 | Kovach, B. and Rosenstiel, T. (1999) Warp speed: America in the age of mixed media, Century Foundation Press, New York. | |
| 070.40285 8 | Borden, D. L. and Harvey, K. (1998) The Electronic grapevine: rumor, reputation, and reporting in the new on-line environment, L. Erlbaum Associates, Mahwah, N.J. | |
| www.rtndf.org/resources/wiredweb /wng2.html |
Wired News | Interesting discussion on evaluating sources |
| http://www2.widener.edu/Wolfgram-Memorial-Library/webevaluation/news.htm | Wolfgram Memorial Library | Criteria for recognising a quality news page on the web. |
| library.albany.edu/internet/evaluate .html |
Evaluating Internet Resources | From the State University of New York |
| http://www.library.qut.edu.au/learn /learnhow/evaluating.jsp |
QUT Library's resource for evaluating information | |
www.library.qut.edu.au/services/research |
Using the Internet for information research: a student guide |
QUT Library's resource for evaluating web resources |
New technologies in the future of journalism
| URL | Title & Description |
|---|---|
| 071.3 47 | Merritt, D. and McCombs, M. E. (2004) The two W's of journalism: why and what of public affairs reporting, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Mahwah, NJ. |
| 070.172 32 | Gunter, B. (2003) News and the Net, L. Erlbaum, Mahwah, N.J. |
| 956.054 1 | McGeough, P. (2003) Manhattan to Baghdad, Allen & Unwin, Crows Nest, N.S.W. |
| http://todmaffin.com/futurefile/ archives/cat_journalism.shtml |
FutureFile - The Future of Journalism CBC broadcaster and technology futurist, Tod Maffin, speaks about the future of journalism in a digital economy. A newsletter is available. |
| http://todmaffin.com/futurefile/ archives/cat_communications.shtml |
FutureFile - the Future of BroadcastingTod Maffin Writes about the future of communications |
www.ojr.org/ojr/future/index.php |
OJR - Online news opinion leaders discuss the future of online journalism in this comprehensive study through USC (Uni of S Calif ), covering a range of journalistic issues in all media, but with a particular emphasis on the Internet. |