{"product_id":"paper-route-finding-my-way-to-precision-journalism-9781462083121","title":"Paper Route: Finding My Way to Precision Journalism","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs author Philip Meyer sat in a college class listening to a professor lecture about systematic tools for measuring things like trust in government, a thought struck him: a journalist could do this!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eHe thought about the newsroom conversations he'd had about the possibility of reporting on some interesting social phenomena. The group always ended with a shrug and a lament that there was no way to measure it--but he began to wonder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt was an epiphany for Meyer, who went on to report on the 1967 racial riots in Detroit and write the groundbreaking book \u003ci\u003ePrecision Journalism\u003c\/i\u003e. While others were arguing that reporters should not use scientific methods to make conclusions of their own, Meyer was using computers and statistical software to elevate the standards of traditional journalism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eAt age fifty, he switched gears and entered the world of academe, where he continues to stir the pot. In \u003ci\u003ePaper Route\u003c\/i\u003e, he recalls two interconnected careers and examines how journalism, quantitative methods, and original thinking led him to live the remarkable life that he's still enjoying.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Philip Meyer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/25\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 364\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.93lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.75d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781462083121\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"iUniverse","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45063397900403,"sku":"9.78146E+12","price":27.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_c2073b26-d3ab-4089-9041-0a960f947257.jpg?v=1780430453","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/paper-route-finding-my-way-to-precision-journalism-9781462083121","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}