Open AccessDatabases of information agencies for journalists and analysts. (Analytical characterization)
Author(s) -
N. A. Pomerantseva,
Л. Л. Делицын
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
naučnye i tehničeskie biblioteki
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2686-8601
pISSN - 1027-3689
DOI - 10.33186/1027-3689-2018-10-44-56
Subject(s) - journalism , the internet , analytics , computer science , work (physics) , database , world wide web , business , engineering , advertising , mechanical engineering
Using databases simplifies significantly the preparation of journalistic and analytical materials and complements online information search and verification practice. Introducing databases into everyday work of the mass-media results in the rise of the “data-driven journalism”. The authors analyze in brief the most popular foreign and Russian databases being maintained by news agencies (Bloomberg, Dow Jones Risk and Compliance, Interfax, ITAR-TASS) and by other information services (LexisNexis, Integrum, Kartoteka, Factiva, Dun & Bradstreet). Their history is discussed; they are defined by types and classified according to their content and access method (open/closed). In several cases, the database management system specifications are provided. Scenarios for use are given for journalists and analysts, for the latter the practical use is exemplified. Based on the classification they are suggesting, the authors compares the pros and drawbacks in using databases by news agencies (closed information systems) and Internet-based information retrieval systems (open systems) in journalism and analytics.