Philip Meyer

This is Philip Meyer's own homepage at the University of North Carolina. Click over and you'll find an author photo, and some links to information about his life and work.

Here's another approach to Meyer's life: his CV, or curriculum vitae. How does the information found here differ from that found above? Why do you think the info differs?

Here's an article that Meyer co-wrote with Deborah Potter called "Making A Difference: Covering Campaign '96." Read it and compare/contrast it to the piece in your text.

This link will automatically download the "If Hitler" piece to your computer's hard drive in .pdf format. Download it and compare it to the hard copy. Are there differences?

This page has some more information about The New Precision Journalism, one of Meyer's books.

This is an article called "Quality! Influence! Profits!: Philip Meyer Hunts for the Missing Link," by Robin Sloan. Before you read it, and judging from the title, answer this: What do you think Sloan thinks of Meyer? Now click here.

One of Meyer's interests is "computer-assisted reporting," or CAR. Click here and you'll find the CARstat website. What does Meyer have to do with it?

If you the topic above interests you, search for and read "Computer-Assisted Journalism: An Overview," an article from News Media Libraries.

Investigative reporting became a "glamour job" after Watergate. Does some aspect of investigative reporting sound like a good research idea? If so, visit the homepage of IRE, or Investigative Reporters and Editors, Inc.