Journalism in an Era of Big Data - 9781138692039

Taylor & Francis

Journalism in an Era of Big DataCases, concepts, and critiques\nAuthor(s): Seth Lewis\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138692039, 978-1138692039\nSynopsis\nBig data is marked by staggering growth in the collection and analysis of digital trace information regarding human and natural activity, bound up in and enabled by the rise of persistent connectivity, networked communication, smart machines, and the internet of things. In addition to their impact on technology and society, these developments have particular significance for the media industry and for journalism as a practice and a profession. These data-centric phenomena are, by some accounts, poised to greatly influence, if not transform, some of the most fundamental aspects of news and its production and distribution by humans and machines. \n\nWhat such changes actually mean for news, democracy, and public life, however, is far from certain. As such, there.