by Nathan Smith | Aug 31, 2016 | Fall 2016 Student Work
I thought that the first point in the American Press Institute article was very important – you should not give to much credit to the data you have, nor should you rely on it too much. I’m definitely guilty of assuming statistics I read in academia or journalism are...
by Nathan Smith | Aug 31, 2016 | Fall 2016 Student Work
1 thing I found important from reading the “How to avoid 10 Common Mistakes in Data Reporting” is #1: Do not overestimate the meaning of your data. I think this is important to know and put towards work as a journalism because when you’re reading...
by Nathan Smith | Aug 31, 2016 | Fall 2016 Student Work
I found mistake number 8 specifically eye opening because I would have never thought to keep a detailed list of what I’ve been doing day to day for not just my editor but also for myself. I seems like something obvious but until reading the article I...
by Nathan Smith | Aug 31, 2016 | Fall 2016 Student Work
I found it interesting and helpful that in How to Avoid 10 Common Mistakes in Data Reporting they talked about running spreadsheets through an internet-based open-source tool. It’s important to triple check your data to make an accurate story. I also like that they...
by Nathan Smith | Aug 29, 2016 | Fall 2016 Student Work
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