Apostles of Certainty: Data Journalism and the Politics of Doubt
Author:   C.W. Anderson (Professor of Media and Communication, Professor of Media and Communication, University of Leeds)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
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9780190492335


Pages:   240
Publication Date:   25 October 2018
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Apostles of Certainty: Data Journalism and the Politics of Doubt


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Author:   C.W. Anderson (Professor of Media and Communication, Professor of Media and Communication, University of Leeds)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 23.90cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 16.00cm
Weight:   0.482kg
ISBN:  

9780190492335


ISBN 10:   0190492333
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   25 October 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Chapter One: Introduction Chapter Two: The Idea of Data, Documents, and Evidence in Early 20th Century Journalism Chapter Three: Journalism Interprets, Sociology Scientizes: Boundary Work Between Empirical Occupations in the 1920s and Beyond Chapter Four: Context, Social Science, and the Birth of Precision Journalism Chapter Five: Precision Becomes Data Chapter Six: Databases, Stories, Databases: Narrative, Semantics, and Computational Journalism Chapter Seven: Three Overview Cases: Varieties of Information in the Digital Age Chapter Eight: Solidarity and Uncertainty Appendix: On Objects, Objectivity, and Method Primary Sources and Archives Bibliography Index

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...C. W. Anderson's book-length study significantly broadens our perspective on data journalism and the technological, institutional, practical, and intellectual settings that allowed it to emerge and thrive. * Christian Pentzold, University of Bremen, The International Journal of Press/Politics *


...C. W. Anderson's book-length study significantly broadens our perspective on data journalism and the technological, institutional, practical, and intellectual settings that allowed it to emerge and thrive. -- Christian Pentzold, University of Bremen, The International Journal of Press/Politics


"""...C. W. Anderson's book-length study significantly broadens our perspective on data journalism and the technological, institutional, practical, and intellectual settings that allowed it to emerge and thrive."" -- Christian Pentzold, University of Bremen, The International Journal of Press/Politics"


Author Information

C.W. Anderson is Professor of Media and Communication at the University of Leeds. He studies journalism, politics, and how the production of public knowledge is being transformed in the digital age. He is the author, co-author, or co-editor of several books including Rebuilding the News, Remaking News (with Pablo Boczkowski), and News: What Everyone Needs to Know (with Michael Schudson and Len Downie).

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