Statistics and the Quest for Quality Journalism by Alessandro Martinisi Jairo Alfonso Lugo-Ocando

Author:Alessandro Martinisi, Jairo Alfonso Lugo-Ocando [Alessandro Martinisi, Jairo Alfonso Lugo-Ocando]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Social Science, Media Studies, Statistics
ISBN: 9781785275340
Google: _asCEAAAQBAJ
Publisher: Anthem Press
Published: 2020-10-29T04:18:37+00:00

Content analysis

We present here the results in the form of graphs and tables, which were used to identify the frequencies, percentages and correlations of most of the 26 collection points, divided into five dimensions, as previously explained. Our data was evaluated using SPSS Statistics (Version 23) and covers topics such as crime and health in the Guardian and the Observer, the Times and the Sunday Times, the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday, the Daily Mirror and the Sunday Mirror between 2013 and 2016.

Test-retest reliability has been applied to guarantee consistency over time. The content analysis has examined, in quantitative terms, how journalists engage with the five quality dimensions in the articulation of statistical information. From the results, two of the main findings are worth mentioning here as an introduction: (1) there is an over-reliance on official statistics, which poses serious questions about the nature of the journalist-source relationship in terms of the quality dimension of Accessibility; and (2) there is a lack of critical thinking about statistical reports, which seems to drive journalists to omit information in relation to the quality dimensions of Accuracy and Timeliness.

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