Math Across the Curriculum...Journalism and Math
Do math and journalism mix? Yes. Everyday.
Journalists say – sometimes seriously, sometimes jokingly – that they entered the profession so they wouldn't have to do a lot of math. Fortunately or unfortunately, most working reporters have to deal with math every day.
A good reporter knows how to calculate a ratio, figure an average, locate a median and compute a percentage.
These websites can be helpful for journalists and other communicators:
- Statistics every writer should know Niles Online
- Using Statistics in Research
- Introduction to Statistics iTunes U
- Learn more about statistics online American Statistical Association
- Statistics.com Institute for Statistics Education
- A Math Refresher David Stern
- S.O.S. Mathematics MathMedics
- Math Refresher NDT
- Math Test for Journalists Investigative Reporters and Editors
- Math Competency Test for Journalists School of Journalism and Mass Communication UNC-Chapel Hill
- Why Math Matters by Chip Scanlan at Poynter.org
- Avoiding Numeric Novocain: Writing Well with Numbers by Chip Scanlan at Poynter.org
- Writing With Numbers Journalist's Toolbox
- Math Mistakes Paul Cox
- Guide to Finding Data on the Internet Niles Online
- Learn more about budgets by Dave Herzog at The Providence Journal
- Online Conversion Convert anything to anything, 5,000 units, 50,000 conversions
- Metric Conversions Wight Hat
Prepared 2005, updated 2007, 2009, 2011
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© 2011 Dr. Anthony Curtis, Mass Communication Dept., University of North Carolina at Pembroke e-mail home page