The Prince's New Clothes: Why Do Australians Dislike Their Politicians?

The Prince's New Clothes: Why Do Australians Dislike Their Politicians?

Computer-assisted Reporting is revolutionising Australian journalism. Unfortunately, few working journalists are equipped to use these new techniques. However, some tertiary journalism students are already using CAR to enhance traditional reporting methods. Students get information from online databases, create their own databases to spot trends, and use spreadsheets to crunch numbers. They get story ideas and become instant experts by lurking on some of the thousands of usergroups, newsgroups, bulletin boards and listservs. They use email to 'interview' experts worldwide. In short, students can produce investigative feature stories far beyond the capabilities of senior journalists.