In their joint cover letter, the quartet noted that they "would be able to do a better job than any one person could do" because collectively they offer varied skills in journalism, statistics, and business not to mention literature professor Renee Ward's "research on monstrosity and hybridity," which, they write, prepares her well "to interact effectively with various levels of government". .
The RSS Statistical Excellence Awards celebrate statistical excellence in journalism, official statistics and in the pharmaceutical industry.
We encourage applicants to consider Ph.D. courses as well as university classes offered by Economics, Engineering, Journalism, Psychology, Sociology, Statistics, Teachers College, etc.
Teams of two or more graduate students or postdoctoral fellows working in disciplines relevant to media and technology, (e.g., computer science, engineering, data science, statistics, communications, journalism, the digital humanities, design, and business) are encouraged to apply.
Menand deems the book a "suspenseful piece of business journalism" peppered with surprising statistics, including the fact that "seventeen and a half million people, Carson's nightly average back in 1977, is almost three times the number who today watch 'Tonight with Jay Leno' and 'The David Letterman Show' combined".
He has a background in journalism, computer science and statistics.
Throughout her career she has leveraged her unique blend of graphic design and data journalism, to unearth compelling statistics and visually stimulating stories with thought-provoking narratives.
The book blends interviews, statistics, opinion polls, journalism and personal reminiscence.
We seek applicants from teams of students, faculty, alumni, or members of New York City's larger creative and research communities working in areas relevant to media and technology (and specifically journalism, communications, the digital humanities, statistics, computer and data science, engineering, design and business).
So we've ended up with this mix of reality and … aesthetic pleasure, statistics, a bit of journalism, some irony.
Journalism watchdog groups warn that these statistics display a worrying trend: Journalists everywhere are facing more pressures and enjoy less safety.
