Briggs Chapter 9
In Briggs Handbook, Journalism Next, Chapter 9 is titled “Data-Driven Journalism and Digitizing Your Life”. This basically means the importance of data in any news story.
Briggs goes on to say that technology is all around us, why not use it?
Tools can only help you as a news journalist. There are so many free things online that one can use to their advantage that it would be dumb not to.
Briggs also talks about how important it is to keep organized on your PC or MAC.
Some tips he gives his readers are as follows:
– Always keep all your files on your PC properly named and in there correct folders so that they are easy to find
– Have your emails in folders according to events or news
– Have all your contacts saved in case something happens and everything is lost.