Honoring Philip Meyer, data journalism pioneer
Philip Meyer, a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter who pioneered incorporating data analysis into investigative journalism, died at the age of 93. The New York Times and Detroit Free Press, where he worked when he won a Pulitzer Prize, both wrote obituaries to honor his legacy.
He wrote a book titled “Precision Journalism: A Reporter’s Introduction to Social Science Methods” in 1973, which has had multiple updated editions since. His legacy is also honored in IRE’s Philip Meyer Journalism Award, started in 2005, that “recognizes excellent journalism done using social science research methods.”
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Jobs:
- Austria, International Press Institute, Innovation Projects Manager
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- Dec 1-3, Amman, Jordan, Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism Conference
- Dec 5-6, Online, JournalismAI Festival
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- March 7-10, Baltimore, US, NICAR Conference
- April 17-21, Perugia, Italy, International Journalism Festival
- May 30 - June 2, Mechelen, Belgium, Dataharvest
- June 20-23, Anaheim, US, IRE Conference
