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  "id": "1996-september-on-the-internet",
  "slug": "1996-september-on-the-internet",
  "url": "https://dwillis.github.io/uplink/article/1996-september-on-the-internet.html",
  "year": 1996,
  "month": "September",
  "monthNum": 9,
  "headline": "On the Internet",
  "kicker": "",
  "author_name": "Nora Paul",
  "author_title": "Internet trainer",
  "affiliation": "Poynter Institute",
  "summary": "A guide for journalists on designing and evaluating research web pages, including planning questions, features to include, and criteria for assessing website quality and usefulness.",
  "keywords": [
    "journalism",
    "research",
    "websites"
  ],
  "topics": [
    "Journalism & Newsroom",
    "Technology"
  ],
  "technologies": [
    "Internet",
    "World Wide Web"
  ],
  "full_text": "On the Internet\n\nFor an in-depth look at problems with databases, check out \"Computer-Assisted Reporting: A Practical Guide\" by Brant Houston. It can be ordered from NICAR or Investigative Reporters & Editors for $26 plus shipping. Call (573) 882-2042.\n\nlaws, and an excellent listing of sources on journalism ethics.\n\nwww Virtual Library: Journalism http://www.cais.com/makulow/vlj.htm) John Makulowich, Internet trainer and early compiler of resources for journalists created this compilation of journalism related links. Section 8. Other Resources and Services, lists a number of research web pages.\n\nCreating research pages\n\nThink about the following when you go to design and compile lists of links. The answers to these questions will help give the page focus and clarity.\n\nPlanning and design:\n\nWHAT is the purpose of the web site?\nWHO is the audience for the site, who will be seeing the site?\nWHAT types of resources do you want to make available?\nWHAT kind of description will be made about the sites?\nWHO will evaluate recommended sites?\nHOW can sites be recommended?\nHOW will the sites be evaluated?\nWHO will maintain links to sites? What is the process for checking and maintaining?\nHOW will the site be organized? (around beats, topic areas, needs?)\nHOW will the site be searchable, how will be it navigated?\nSHOULD \"non-Internet\" resources be included? If so, which ones and how can they be?\n\nResearch Web features:\nAnnotation: Why this site is useful, what the site contains, specific news applications.\nInstruction: Information about how to use the link (hints about searching).\nSearchability: How can you get to the exact site you need?\nControlled vocabulary?: Is there a set of terms being used by the newsroom; if so, use them again!\nLinks to non-Internetted resources: Pointers to internal databases, records\n\nGuidelines for evaluating sites:\nWHO put the site/page together? What is their agenda? Why was it put together?\nWHO was the site designed for?\nWHAT does the site/page contain?\nWHAT perspective/side does the site take?\nWHEN was the information last updated?\nWHERE did the information come from?\nHOW is the information updated?\nHOW can this site help the journalist; what need is filled by this site?\nHOW easy is it to use (or how frustrating?)\n\nNora Paul can be reached at (813) 821-0583, or send e-mail to npaul@poynter.org",
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