Using digital tools to enhance public affairs reporting

    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Thornburg, Ryan (author)
    Format:
    Book excerpt
    Publication Date:
    2014
    Published:
    USA
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D11075
    Subject Term:
    communities, community newspapers, coverage, data analysis, government, journalism, newspapers, reporting, rural communities, rural journals, transparency, public affairs, journalist effectiveness, rural journalism, applications (apps), and public records
    Notes:
    Pages 131-132 in Penelope Muse Abernathy, Saving community journalism: the path to profitability. University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill. 254 pages., Describes use of a data mapping application called OpenBlock by rural and other community newspapers to enhance their reporting on public issues by providing context and analysis in government data.

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