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Title: The Associated Press Guide to Internet Research and Reporting by Frank Bass ISBN: 0-7382-0533-8 Publisher: Perseus Publishing Pub. Date: 08 January, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 1 (1 review)
Rating: 1
Summary: Only worthwhile if you've never used a computer
Comment: I was extremely disappointed with this book. This book is aimed either at people who have never used a computer, or at first-graders. The fact that most first graders have already used computers and the Internet probably won't help matters.
Coming from the Associated Press (who publishes other worthwhile books), one would guess that this is a fairly detailed guidebook on how to cite online resources, use of the Internet in the modern reporting environment, and also key information on online copyright and publishing in the digital age. Not even close.
Instead, this book proceeds to explain what the Internet is. Then it delves into what the "www" means, why there's a "." or "dot" between that and what's known as a "domain". It continues in this vein for the entire book.
The chapters entitled "Searching the Web", "Spreadsheets" and "Databases" aren't focused on how these can be leveraged with online reporting, they're primers. "Searching the Web" explains the concept of a "search engine" and why and how anyone would use one (such as the concept of "keywords" and "search results"), and provides examples of valuable resources called "Google" and "AltaVista". The same for the Spreadsheet and Database chapters.
The only value this book has is that chapter one has an interesting summarization of the personal computer and internet industries in about six pages. It sheds absolutely no new light, but as a quick read, it can get you up to speed (browser wars explained in twenty-five words or less). Chapter 12, which deals with online copyright, also explains at a first-grade level what a copyright is, etc. There's about four interesting paragraphs on "fair use", and the rest is filler.
Bottom line - you're reading this online, so you have already mastered 10 out of the 12 chapters without ordering the book. The other two chapters can be skimmed in about 4 minutes, and mostly are common sense. Avoid.
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Title: The Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law by Norm Goldstein, Associated Press ISBN: 0738207403 Publisher: Perseus Publishing Pub. Date: 02 July, 2002 List Price(USD): $17.50 |
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Title: The Associated Press Guide to Punctuation by Rene Jack Cappon, Jack Cappon ISBN: 0738207853 Publisher: Perseus Publishing Pub. Date: 07 January, 2003 List Price(USD): $7.95 |
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Title: Associated Press Guide to Newswriting (Study Aids/On-the-Job Reference) by Rene J. Cappon ISBN: 0028637550 Publisher: Arco Pub Pub. Date: February, 2000 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Associated Press Reporting Handbook by Jerry Schwartz ISBN: 0071372172 Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary Books Pub. Date: 28 August, 2001 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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Title: The New York Times Manual of Style and Usage : The Official Style Guide Used by the Writers and Editors of the World's Mostauthoritative Newspaper by Allan M. Siegal, William G. Connolly ISBN: 081296389X Publisher: Three Rivers Press Pub. Date: 02 January, 2002 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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