ABSTRACT
Numerous news organizations, such as those in Indianapolis and Jacksonville, have also discovered that advanced computer-assisted reporting tools, such as relational database management systems and sophisticated analytical mapping programs, are not just the territories of investigative projects for major dailies or network news magazines. The most powerful and versatile of the quantitative approaches used by computer-oriented reporters are relational database management systems, analytical mapping software, and nine-track tape drive PC database systems. The most powerful and versatile of the quantitative approaches used by computer-oriented reporters are relational database management systems, analytical mapping software, and nine-track tape drive PC database systems. Corresponding with the growth of personal computing, computerized mapping software has become a significant tool in reporting news in recent years. Analytical mapping software, a tool that permits merging two or more databases, is easier to use today and less expensive.
