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... > social science subjects > communication and media studies > media studies > media forms > journalism > news categories > precision journalism
... > social science subjects > library and information science > information science > publishing > journalism > news categories > precision journalism
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... > social science subjects > library and information science > information science > publishing > book industry > publishing industry > journalism > news categories > precision journalism

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precision journalism  

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  • Precision journalism is the application of social and behavioral science research methods to the practice of journalism. The term was coined by Everette E. Dennis for a “Seminar in the New Journalism” that he taught in the winter of 1971 at the University of Oregon. [Source: Encyclopedia of Journalism; Precision Journalism]

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