Part VI-Math for the Journalist Journalists use numbers because they tell us a great deal about the way we live in simple and graphic terms. Numbers tell us how fast or how slowly our city's population is growing, how many died and were injured in traffic accidents last month, what next year's property tax will be. To make these numbers easy to understand, the journalist uses some basic mathematical skills which are used to derive percentages, averages and rates. Let's examine these three tools of the journalist. | ||||||
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