- 11.24.2009
- |
54°F
- Blogs > The Editors' Blog
You may also like The Opinion Shop | Triangle Grammar Guide | Techn&ology
The Editors' Blog
Top editors answer questions and talk about The N&O's print and online news reporting. Contributors are John Drescher, executive editor, and senior editors Dan Barkin, Steve Riley and Linda Williams. Email John with questions or suggestions.
Saving Watchdog Journalism
The good folks at Duke are continuing to push the conversation about how watchdog journalism can be saved.
A new report from
The DeWitt Wallace Center for Media and Democracy examines ways that
can make smaller numbers of reporters more efficient at combing through
piles of documents or large databases. The 20-page report has an
intimidating title: "Accountability Through Algorithm: Developing the
Field of Computational Journalism," but it's written so that even the
most hard-bitten of journalists can follow along.
Newsrooms
across the country are shrinking, but many are trying to hang onto
their investigative teams and to encourage beat reporting that
continues to examine and challenge the actions of those in power. At
The News & Observer, for example, we have expanded our
investigative team this year from two reporters to three, and we
continue to get great watchdog work from reporters on their beats.
The
co-authors of the report, James T. Hamilton of Duke and Fred Turner of
Stanford, say that by applying existing and emerging technology,
journalists can find better ways to sift through thousands of Internet
sites and find trends. They can use software to more quickly search
through huge documents or use voice recognition software to plow
through long videos or audiotapes.
At Duke, they aren't just writing papers. Sarah Cohen, the new
Knight Professor of the Practice of Journalism and Public Policy, is at
work with journalists and software developers to try to adapt available
technology to the work of reporters and editors. She has visited our
newsroom twice to alert us to what's possible. We hope to have some
success stories soon.
-- Steve Riley
Steve Riley
Steve Riley is Senior Editor/Investigations. He has worked at The N&O since 1986 as a reporter and editor, including time as Sports Editor and Metro Editor. He has edited investigative projects since 2003.
Comments
af
Tue, 11/24/2009 - 02:04 — salinnaStill, A&F as in other whipsawed industries, a few survivors stand to abercrombie benefit from the widespread pain. To figure out who they are, I analyzed data provided by financial research firm Capital IQ, a unit of Standard & Poor's, to see which publicly owned restaurant companies with at least $250 million in annual sales have gained revenue and market share abercrombie fitch since the recession began near the end of 2007. Then I researched earnings abercrombie & fitch reports and other sources to separate firms with strong inherent growth from those benefiting from mergers, abercrombie Jeans accounting anomalies, or one-time events.Of 41 firms on Capital IQ's initial list, abercrombie Pants only eight made the final cut. abercrombie Tees All emphasize value, whether it's huge portions or quality for less. abercrombie Shorts And all of these companies are financially healthy,abercrombie Sweaters with reasonable debt and the wherewithal to keep expanding despite a credit crunch. abercrombie Outerwears Here are the restaurants with the right recipe for lean times:It might not be good for America's waistline, abercrombie Hoodies but froufrou dining off petite plates is out. abercrombie Polos The recession has made us hungry for family-size piles of comfort food, abercrombie fitch Jeans skyscraping burgers, abercrombie fitch Pants and all-you-can-eat fries.Like other segments of the retail economy, abercrombie fitch Tees the restaurant industry has struggled over the past two years abercrombie fitch Sweaters as unemployment has soared and consumers have curtailed spending. abercrombie fitch Outerwears The National Restaurant Association's performance index shows that the industry has been shrinking for 23 months in a row. abercrombie fitch Hoodies High-end bistros have fared the worst, with sales at fancy restaurants like Ruth's Chris and Morton's Steakhouse off by 20 percent or more, abercrombie fitch Polos as corporate customers pare expenses and other diners trade down.
http://www.besttrendsshop.com
Tue, 11/17/2009 - 03:07 — pandorajewelryThis is what I look for a long time information, are very grateful.buy ugg
boots online
links of london Sweetie Bracelets
Tue, 11/17/2009 - 00:19 — linksoflondonChipotle Mexican Grill links of london jewellery . The fast food at these casual links of london eateries feels slow, links london jewelry thanks to organic ingredients cheap links of london , custom combos, link of london and an emphasis on freshness. links of london sale Traffic is down at many locations, links of london jewelry but the company has been able to compensate by raising prices, links london Olive Garden. links of london Charms More food for less money hits the sweet spot these days, links of london Charm which makes the family-style portions at this casual Italian chain a hit with diners. links of london Necklaces Olive Garden is a division of Darden Restaurants, links london Necklace which also operates Red Lobster, links of london Bracelets Longhorn Steakhouse, links london Bracelet and a few smaller chains. links of london Sweetie Bracelets Olive Garden has been the best performer of the bunch, links london Sweetie Bracelet with same-store sales down slightly but overall sales up, links of london Friendship Bracelets thanks to about 35 new outlets that have opened over the past year links london Friendship Bracelet
wow power leveling wow power
Sat, 11/14/2009 - 00:45 — salinnawow power leveling wow power leveling street lamps street lamps
links of london
Mon, 11/09/2009 - 02:15 — salinnalinks of london Sweetie Bracelets links of london Sweetie Bracelets
links of london Friendship Bracelets links of london Friendship Bracelets
links of london Charms links of london Charms
links of london Bracelets links of london Bracelets
links of london Necklaces links of london Necklaces
links of london Earrings links of london Earrings
links of london Rings links of london Rings
links of london Pendants links of london Pendants
links of london Silver Chain links of london Silver Chain
links of london letters charm links of london letters charm
links of london friendship links of london friendship
links of london valentine's bracelet links of london valentine's bracelet
links of london classic sweetie links of london classic sweetie
links of london raindance links of london raindance
links of london classic charms links of london classic charms
links of london heart links of london heart
links of london classic smiley links of london classic smiley
links of london animal charms links of london animal charms
The botched computer upgrade
Fri, 11/06/2009 - 08:54 — dpfox1The story by SARAH OVASKA is likely a lead on another instance of at best misfeasance or at worst corruption in city governement. Someone has turned the project into a personal piggy bank. Follow the money and you'll find the corruption.