Pushing numbers.

Deals with the popularity of the use of the computer-assisted retrieval (CAR) process by reporters in achieving their role in journalism. Role played by author Philip Meyer in the popularity of CAR use; Use of computers to analyze government records; Advantages of the use of CAR; Access of Meyer to...

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Published in:Quill Vol. 91; no. 2; pp. 10 - 15
Main Author: Rom, Louis
Format: Article
Published: Society of Professional Journalists Foundation Inc Mar2003
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Summary:Deals with the popularity of the use of the computer-assisted retrieval (CAR) process by reporters in achieving their role in journalism. Role played by author Philip Meyer in the popularity of CAR use; Use of computers to analyze government records; Advantages of the use of CAR; Access of Meyer to Harvard Data-Text, an advanced higher-level computer language.