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2016012131 |
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DLC |
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20190729110623.0 |
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160310s2016 mau b 001 0 eng |
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2016012131 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780674545502 |
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(alk. paper) |
| 042 ## - AUTHENTICATION CODE |
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pcc |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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MH/DLC |
| Language of cataloging |
eng |
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rda |
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MH |
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DLC |
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MvI |
| 050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
PN4888.I56 |
| Item number |
H36 2016 |
| 082 #0 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
071/.3 |
| Edition number |
23 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Hamilton, James, |
| Dates associated with a name |
1961- |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Democracy's detectives : |
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the economics of investigative journalism / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. |
James T. Hamilton. |
| 263 ## - PROJECTED PUBLICATION DATE |
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1608 |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE |
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| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture |
Cambridge, Massachusetts : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer |
Harvard University Press, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice |
2016. |
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pages cm |
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text |
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rdacontent |
| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE |
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unmediated |
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rdamedia |
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volume |
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rdacarrier |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc. |
Investigative reporting generates new information about important issues that someone is trying to keep secret. Impacts of this journalism can be high. Yet the costs of discovering and telling these stories may also be significant. Democracy's Detectives uses economic theories of information to explain both how institutions breakdown in predictable ways and how journalists find and reveal which programs, products, and people go astray. The book analyzes the market for investigative reporting by examining more than 12,000 prize competition entries from 1979 to 2010 in the annual awards contest of Investigative Reporters and Editors. The results show what these investigative works in the United States uncovered and their impacts, and how the investigations were conducted and financially supported. Case studies of several investigative series demonstrate that each dollar invested in a story can yield hundreds of dollars in policy benefits. Examining the work of a Pulitzer prize-winning reporter shows how a single journalist over four decades generated more than 150 investigations that led to changes, including the passage of thirty-one state laws. Many valuable accountability stories go untold because media outlets bear the costs of reporting while the benefits spillover onto those who don't read or watch these investigations. Computational journalism may improve the economics of investigative reporting in two ways: lowering the cost of finding stories through better use of data and algorithms, and telling stories in more personalized and engaging ways. While breakdowns in institutions are inevitable, the combination of computation and journalism offers an expanded set of people new ways to hold those in power accountable and serve as democracy's detectives.-- |
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Provided by publisher |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc. note |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
Economic theories of investigative reporting -- Detectives, muckrakers, and watchdogs -- What's the story? -- What's the impact? -- How is it produced? -- How is it supported? -- A single investigative reporter -- Accountability and algorithms. |
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Investigative reporting |
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Economic aspects |
| Geographic subdivision |
United States. |
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Press |
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United States |
| General subdivision |
Influence. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Press |
| General subdivision |
Economic aspects |
| Geographic subdivision |
United States. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Journalism |
| Geographic subdivision |
United States |
| General subdivision |
Data processing. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Government and the press |
| Geographic subdivision |
United States. |
| 948 ## - LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (OCLC); SERIES PART DESIGNATOR (RLIN) |
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u620806 |
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