Journalism Next: Chapter 9

This chapter is about data, data and more data.

“There’s no such thing as information overload, only filter failure,” Briggs said.

Personal Productivity Tools are very important in any profession. Briggs describes a list of the top ten productivity basics.

1. Text Expansion
2. Keyboard Shortcuts
3. Inbox Zero
4. Quick Searches (Local)
5. Quick Searches (Web)
6. Timers and Working in Dashes
7. Ubiquitous Capture
8. Remind your Future Self
9. Ninja-like Search Skills
10. Doable to-do Lists

Data driven journalism is important for accuracy and information. Also, accuracy brings creditability and creditability brings readers. We all WANT readers.