Journalism 285Mondays and Wednesdays

8:10 a.m. - 11 a.m., Room 26-207

Journalism 285Mondays and Wednesdays

8:10 a.m. - 11 a.m., Room 26-207

Course Info:

http://cpj285.wordpress.com

Dave SchermerLecturer

Course Info:

http://cpj285.wordpress.com

Dave SchermerLecturer

Quiz

• 4 multiple choice questions based on readings and past classes

• You can take it between 8:10 and 8:15 a.m.

• To begin, log in to Blackboard, click “Assignments,” then click on the quiz.

Midterm

• Grade, answers and comments on Blackboard

Vox Pops

• How did you pick your topic? • How did you pick your interviewees? • What was it like getting them to

talk? • How easy or hard was it to get good

responses? • What did you learn about the

shooting and editing process?

Data Driven JournalismData Driven Journalism

Data Driven Journalism?

• Web is a vast sea of data• Often too complicated for public• Journalist’s role– Examine it– Look for newsworthy info– Refine it– Make it clear

Data Examples

• City salaries • Restaurant inspections • Property values • Crime maps (SLO Sheriff)

• Police Logs (Cal Poly PD)

• Sex offenders

Reporting Examples

• SLO Tribune - Crime Map

• LA Times – Teacher Performance

• Sac Bee – Wildfire History

• NY Times – Census Map

People Search

• Zabasearch.com (free)• Intelius.com (paid)

Using Spreadsheets

• Microsoft Excel, iWork, OpenOffice• Example: City Council travel• Copy data into Excel: Example• Managing info: time off requests• Google Docs Spreadsheets

Demo: Build a ChartTop 10 highest salaries in SLO

• Get the data• Copy into Excel• Upload to Google Docs

LAB: Build a Chart

• Find the top 10 highest salaries in your hometown at: lgcr.sco.ca.gov– Use “Total Wages” column– Click column name to sort list

• Put the data into Excel– Column A should be “Title”– Column B should be “Salary”

• Create a chart using Google Docs• Show me your finished chart

Reminders

• Blog Post 4 due next class • Readings