Background
Meyer, Philip Edward was born on October 27, 1930 in Deshler, Nebraska, United States. Son of Elmer Edward and Hilda Grace (Morrison) Meyer.
(Five years ago, Meyer offered the newspaper industry a bu...)
Five years ago, Meyer offered the newspaper industry a business model for preserving the social responsibility functions of the press in a way that could outlast technology-driven changes in media forms. Now he has updated this groundbreaking volume, taking current declines in circulation and the number of dailies into consideration and offering a greater variety of ways to save journalism. For ex
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( Five years ago in The Vanishing Newspaper, Philip Meyer...)
Five years ago in The Vanishing Newspaper, Philip Meyer offered the newspaper industry a business model for preserving and stabilizing the social responsibility functions of the press in a way that could outlast technology-driven changes in media forms. Now he has updated this groundbreaking volume, taking current declines in circulation and the number of dailies into consideration and offering a greater variety of ways to save journalism. Meyer’s “influence model” is based on the premise that a newspaper’s main product is not news or information, but influence: societal influence, which is not for sale, and commercial influence, which is. The model is supported by an abundance of empirical evidence, including statistical assessments of the quality and influence of the journalist’s product, as well as its effects on business success. Meyer now applies this empirical evidence to recent developments, such as the impact of Craigslist and current trends in information technologies. New charts show how a surge in newsroom employment propped up readership in the 1980s, and data on the effects of newsroom desegregation are now included. Meyer’s most controversial suggestion, making certification available for reporters and editors, has been gaining ground. This new edition discusses several examples of certificate programs that are emerging in organizations both old and new. Understanding the relationship between quality and profit probably will not save traditional newspapers, but Meyer argues that such knowledge can guide new media enterprises. He believes that we have the tools to sustain high-quality journalism and preserve its unique social functions, though in a transformed way.
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( Five years ago in The Vanishing Newspaper, Philip Meyer...)
Five years ago in The Vanishing Newspaper, Philip Meyer offered the newspaper industry a business model for preserving and stabilizing the social responsibility functions of the press in a way that could outlast technology-driven changes in media forms.
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( The publication of ""Precision Journalism"" in 1973 est...)
The publication of ""Precision Journalism"" in 1973 established a new trend in journalism--the use by reporters of social science research techniques to increase the depth and accuracy of major stories. That book was updated in 1978 but has been out print for several years. The basic principles are the same in the 1990's, but the technology has changed dramatically. ""The New Precision Journalism"" shows journalists and students of journalism how to use the new technology to analyze data and provide more precise information in easier-to-understand form. It covers the history of journalism in the scientific tradition, various elements and techniques of data analysis, the use of statistics, computers, surveys, and field experiments, database applications, how to do an election survey, and the politics of precision journalism. This is an important resource for working journalists and an indispensable text for all journalism majors.
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(Based on a survey of editors, publishers and staff member...)
Based on a survey of editors, publishers and staff members of 300 newspapers, this work documents the ethical confusion in the American press in the wake of the Watergate scandal and the Pentagon Papers controversy. It provides an analytical and historical framework to show how the press reached this point and argues for an ethical audit to give publications an independent check on their moral condition.
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(As author Philip Meyer sat in a college class listening t...)
As 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! He 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. It was an epiphany for Meyer, who went on to report on the 1967 racial riots in Detroit and write the groundbreaking book Precision Journalism. 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. At age fifty, he switched gears and entered the world of academe, where he continues to stir the pot. In Paper Route, 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.
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(In the comprehensively updated fourth version of Precisio...)
In the comprehensively updated fourth version of Precision Journalism a Reporters Introduction to Social Science Methods (the third version is called The New Precision Journalism), the author introduces for the reportors and the students majored in Journalism how to analyze data with new technologies, and how to provide more accurate information with the ways that are easier to understand. This straightaway textbook is an indispensable one for students majored in Journalism ans also an important training textbook for professional journalists.
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(Philip Meyer's work in precision journalism established a...)
Philip Meyer's work in precision journalism established a new and ongoing trend-the use by reporters of social science research techniques to increase the depth and accuracy of major stories. In this fully updated, fourth edition of the classic Precision Journalism (known as The New Precision Journalism in its third edition), Meyer shows journalists and students of journalism how to use new technology to analyze data and provide more precise information in easier-to-understand forms. New to this edition are an overview of the use of theory and science in journalism; game theory applications; introductions to lurking variables and multiple and logistic regression; and developments in election surveys. Key topics retained and updated include elements of data analysis; the use of statistics, computers, surveys, and experiments; database applications; and the politics of precision journalism. This accessible book is an important resource for working journalists and an indispensable text for all journalism majors.
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Meyer, Philip Edward was born on October 27, 1930 in Deshler, Nebraska, United States. Son of Elmer Edward and Hilda Grace (Morrison) Meyer.
Bachelor of Science, Kansas State University, 1952. Master of Arts, University North Carolina, 1963.
Assistant state editor Topeka (Kansas) Daily Capital, 1954-1956. Reporter Miami (Florida) Herald, 1958-1962. Washington correspondent Akron Beacon Journal, 1962-1966.
National correspondent Knight-Ridder, Inc., Washington, 1967-1978, director news research Miami, 1978-1981. William Rand Kenan Junior professor journalism University North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1981-1993. Knight professor, 1993—2008.
Professor emeritus, since 2008.
(In the comprehensively updated fourth version of Precisio...)
(As author Philip Meyer sat in a college class listening t...)
( Five years ago in The Vanishing Newspaper, Philip Meyer...)
( Five years ago in The Vanishing Newspaper, Philip Meyer...)
(Based on a survey of editors, publishers and staff member...)
(Based on a survey of editors, publishers and staff member...)
(Five years ago, Meyer offered the newspaper industry a bu...)
( The publication of ""Precision Journalism"" in 1973 est...)
(Philip Meyer's work in precision journalism established a...)
(A guide to readership research methods for newspaper owne...)
Project director Russell Sage Foundation, New York City, 1969-1970. Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1952-1954. Fellow Society Professor Journalists, member American Association for Public Opinion Research (president 1989-1990, award exceptionally distinguished achievement 2000), World Association for Public Opinion Research (president 1994-1995), Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communications (member United States of America Today board contributors since 1998), National Press Club (Washington), North Carolina Journalism (Hall of Fame).
Married Sue Quail, August 5, 1956. Children: Caroline, Katherine, Melissa, Sarah.