When using the internet to research stories, it is recommended that the journalist is aware of search shortcuts in google such as ‘:site’. These allow for more detailed searching, with the phrase ‘*topic*:site gov.uk’ searching only governmental sites, and the searching of discussions on social network sites such as facebook by googling ‘*topic* site:facebook.com/topic’. A journalist can find experts on certain subjects by googling, for example, ‘Fossil Fuels :site ac.uk’ which will prioritise sites that are from academic based sites in the
This process of using computers in journalism is known as Computer Assisted Reporting (CAR). The internet can also be used as a form of directory inquiries. Sites like 123people.com and 192.com can be used to search through social networking sites in order to get photos and find out personal information about an individual, even telephone numbers and addresses. There are limitations to this, as a person can remove themselves from being registered on electoral register listings, but it is a useful way to get information.
Archived newspaper articles can also be accessed, through lexisnexis.com and the likes of Bloglines.com allow a journalist to be constantly updated with the latest news through a single website.
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