Fundamentals of Data Reporting

Catalog description

(cross-leveled with JOURN 7122 ). Explores the importance to journalists of mining public records and data; reviews basic newsroom mathematics; teaches basic techniques for using Microsoft Excel to create and manipulate spreadsheets and to produce graphics. This course is not to be taken by students who have already completed JOURN 4430 or JOURN 7430 . Graded on A-F basis only. Credit Hour : 1 Prerequisites: C- or higher in JOURN 4180 or C- or higher in JOURN 4200 ; Journalism major