This paper discusses journalists’ vast misunderstanding, underestimation and ignorance of the nature of statistics and their role in shaping the public’s daily work and life. In countering what the authors see as the most common myths about numbers and the news, it aims to set the scene for the key issues and debates that this special issue covers. At the centre of this discussion are three key points: (a) statistics are not distant from the news: they are at the heart of journalism; (b) statistics are not mathematics: they are about the application of the same kind of logical and valid reasoning needed for other types of news material; and (c) statistics are neither cold nor boring: they are an endless source of inspiration for much excel...
By Alison Powell, Assistant Professor and Programme Director of the MSc in Media and Comms (Data and...
This article proposes that the underlying ideas of data journalism are not new, but rather can be tr...
Statistical reasoning is not the same as doing calculations. Instead, it involves cognitive skills s...
This paper discusses journalists' vast misunderstanding, underestimation and ignorance of the nature...
This paper discusses journalists’ vast misunderstanding, underestimation and ignorance of the nature...
How should statisticians interact with journalists? The author, an academic statistician, has worked...
Let\u27s face it, journalists tend to disavow any love of mathematics. Their stock-in-trade-so they ...
Surveys of journalism department heads in 1997 and 2008 showed general support for the need for jour...
This study examines the usage of statistics by journalists in delivering information quality. It exa...
Journalists are tasked with holding power to account; often, that means evaluating and interpreting ...
Statistics are an essential part of science communication, yet there is little theory about how jour...
Anyone who has been paying attention over the past two years will be aware of the importance of data...
The use of data is often viewed as a potentially powerful democratic force in journalism, promoting ...
This research is dedicated to the memory of Victor Cohn, former science reporter for the Washington ...
Although research into the relationship between quantitative literacy (QL) and news reporting is spa...
By Alison Powell, Assistant Professor and Programme Director of the MSc in Media and Comms (Data and...
This article proposes that the underlying ideas of data journalism are not new, but rather can be tr...
Statistical reasoning is not the same as doing calculations. Instead, it involves cognitive skills s...
This paper discusses journalists' vast misunderstanding, underestimation and ignorance of the nature...
This paper discusses journalists’ vast misunderstanding, underestimation and ignorance of the nature...
How should statisticians interact with journalists? The author, an academic statistician, has worked...
Let\u27s face it, journalists tend to disavow any love of mathematics. Their stock-in-trade-so they ...
Surveys of journalism department heads in 1997 and 2008 showed general support for the need for jour...
This study examines the usage of statistics by journalists in delivering information quality. It exa...
Journalists are tasked with holding power to account; often, that means evaluating and interpreting ...
Statistics are an essential part of science communication, yet there is little theory about how jour...
Anyone who has been paying attention over the past two years will be aware of the importance of data...
The use of data is often viewed as a potentially powerful democratic force in journalism, promoting ...
This research is dedicated to the memory of Victor Cohn, former science reporter for the Washington ...
Although research into the relationship between quantitative literacy (QL) and news reporting is spa...
By Alison Powell, Assistant Professor and Programme Director of the MSc in Media and Comms (Data and...
This article proposes that the underlying ideas of data journalism are not new, but rather can be tr...
Statistical reasoning is not the same as doing calculations. Instead, it involves cognitive skills s...