News librarians have been a big part of computer-assisted journalism projects in news papers. This Story from a cool site ibiblio.org is about how The News & Observer in NC came to undertake computer-assisted investigative reporting projects.
\”. News research librarians, alert to their potential role in CAJ
are exploring techniques and resources beyond database journalism. While
most news librarians are not centrally involved in this area of
investigative reporting, they are keeping current with development by
attending workshops and seminars as well as by keeping up to date with the
growing literature on CAJ.\”
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