February 21st, 2013
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“ My sense is that most journalists who’ve worked with a spreadsheet – knowingly, or unconsciously – kind of “get” the concepts… However, where the conceptual meets the practical, there can be some bumpy landings. ” Phillip Smith, a digital...

My sense is that most journalists who’ve worked with a spreadsheet – knowingly, or unconsciously – kind of “get” the concepts… However, where the conceptual meets the practical, there can be some bumpy landings. 

Phillip Smith, a digital publishing consultant, provides great tips for journalists working with spreadsheets and databases to improve the way they handle data in How Journalists Can Think Like Programmers | PBS.

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