Teaching Computer-Assisted Reporting

Resources for teaching computer-assisted reporting

CARinCanada is a website where Canadian journalists can learn about computer-assisted reporting in Canada, and get weekly tips to help them use spreadsheets and databases in their reporting. The site is maintained by Fred Vallance-Jones, a reporter at the Hamilton Specator, part-time instructor at the University of King's College, and a veteran user of computer-assisted reporting techniques. He also edits J-Source's CAR J-Topic.

A guide to computer-assisted reporting

An article, from the Poynter Insistitute, about how computer-assisted reporting enriches newspaper stories.

Syllabi for computer-assisted reporting courses

A select list of links from the Investigative Reporters and Editors to some of the best courses in computer-assisted and investigative reporting.

More syllabi for computer-assisted reporting courses

A broad collection of links to a variety of university-level computer-assisted reporting courses.