Many journalists still think of computer-assisted reporting as long-term, tree-eating (at least for newspapers) projects. But this month's Uplink highlights how computer-assisted reporting can be used for beat and deadline reporting.
Ralph Frammolino of the Los Angeles Times shows how quickly a database manager can help a reporter get the scoop and beat the competiton on a story everyone else is covering.
Paul D'Ambrosio writes about the non-stop CAR stories the Asbury Park Press produces, while Bill Dedman of AP and Richard Mullins of NICAR recount the tribulations and triumphs of supplying AP bureaus nationwide with federal campaign finances.
And, for the beat, Gwen Carleton offers a review of some of the year's best CAR crime stories.
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