The state of data and statistics in journalism and journalism education: Issues and debates
The state of data and statistics in journalism and journalism education: Issues and debates
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新闻和新闻教育中数据和统计的现状：问题和辩论
DOI：
10.1177/1464884915593234
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发表时间：
2016
期刊：
影响因子：
2.9
通讯作者：
J. Lugo
中科院分区：
文献类型：
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作者：
An Nguyen;J. Lugo
本文论述了新闻工作者对统计的本质及其在塑造公众日常工作和生活中的作用的巨大误解、低估和忽视。为了反驳作者所认为的关于数字和新闻的最常见的神话，它旨在为这期特刊所涵盖的关键问题和辩论奠定基础。这一讨论的中心是三个关键点：（a）统计与新闻并不遥远：它们是新闻的核心;（B）统计不是数学：它们是关于其他类型新闻材料所需的同样逻辑和有效推理的应用;（c）统计既不冷也不无聊：它们是过去，现在和未来许多优秀新闻工作的无尽灵感来源。
This paper discusses journalists’ vast misunderstanding, underestimation and ignorance of the nature of statistics and their role in shaping the public’s daily work and life. In countering what the authors see as the most common myths about numbers and the news, it aims to set the scene for the key issues and debates that this special issue covers. At the centre of this discussion are three key points: (a) statistics are not distant from the news: they are at the heart of journalism; (b) statistics are not mathematics: they are about the application of the same kind of logical and valid reasoning needed for other types of news material; and (c) statistics are neither cold nor boring: they are an endless source of inspiration for much excellent journalism in the past, present and, undoubtedly, future.