Charities and the Commons: The Pittsburgh Survey - The People
Charities and the Commons: The Pittsburgh Survey - The People

Author: Various

Publisher: Good Press

Published: 2023-10-24

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13:

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Pioneering social work and investigative journalism intersect in 'Charities and the Commons: The Pittsburgh Survey - The People' by Various authors. This book serves as a comprehensive study of the living and working conditions of the people in Pittsburgh during the Progressive Era, shedding light on the industrialization's impact on urban populations. Written in a scholarly yet accessible style, the book incorporates detailed data, firsthand accounts, and analytical commentary, positioning it as a cornerstone of sociological literature. Through a series of in-depth case studies focusing on different aspects of urban life, 'Charities and the Commons' paints a vivid picture of the challenges faced by the working class in a rapidly changing society. Various authors, influenced by the social reform movements of the time, collaborated on this groundbreaking survey to advocate for social change and highlight the need for policy improvements to address the growing disparities in urban communities. Readers interested in urban studies, social welfare, and historical sociology will find 'Charities and the Commons' to be a compelling and thought-provoking read, offering valuable insights into the societal issues that continue to impact cities today.

Charities and the Commons
Charities and the Commons

Author: Various

Publisher: Good Press

Published: 2023-10-12

Total Pages: 316

ISBN-13:

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Charities and the Commons: The Pittsburgh Survey - The Place and Its Social Forces by Various offers a comprehensive overview of Pittsburgh's social landscape. This detailed survey delves into the city's social forces, providing readers with a deep understanding of its challenges, opportunities, and the role of charities in shaping its future.

Exhibiting Health
Exhibiting Health

Author: Jennifer Lisa Koslow

Publisher: Rutgers University Press

Published: 2020-09-18

Total Pages: 98

ISBN-13: 1978803281

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In the early twentieth century, public health reformers approached the task of ameliorating unsanitary conditions and preventing epidemic diseases with optimism. Using exhibits, they believed they could make systemic issues visual to masses of people. Embedded within these visual displays were messages about individual action. In some cases, this meant changing hygienic practices. In other situations, this meant taking up action to inform public policy. Reformers and officials hoped that exhibits would energize America's populace to invest in protecting the public's health. Exhibiting Health is an analysis of the logic of the production and the consumption of this technique for popular public health education between 1900 and 1930. It examines the power and limits of using visual displays to support public health initiatives.

Apostles of Certainty
Apostles of Certainty

Author: C.W. Anderson

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2018-08-16

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 019049235X

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From data-rich infographics to 140 character tweets and activist cell phone photos taken at political protests, 21st century journalism is awash in new ways to report, display, and distribute the news. Computational journalism, in particular, has been the object of recent scholarly and industry attention as large datasets, powerful algorithms, and growing technological capacity at news organizations seemingly empower journalists and editors to report the news in creative ways. Can journalists use data--along with other forms of quantified information such as paper documents of figures, data visualizations, and charts and graphs--in order to produce better journalism? In this book, C.W. Anderson traces the genealogy of data journalism and its material and technological underpinnings, arguing that the use of data in news reporting is inevitably intertwined with national politics, the evolution of computable databases, and the history of professional scientific fields. It is impossible to understand journalistic uses of data, Anderson argues, without understanding the oft-contentious relationship between social science and journalism. It is also impossible to disentangle empirical forms of public truth telling without first understanding the remarkably persistent Progressive belief that the publication of empirically verifiable information will lead to a more just and prosperous world. Anderson considers various types of evidence (documents, interviews, informational graphics, surveys, databases, variables, and algorithms) and the ways these objects have been used through four different eras in American journalism (the Progressive Era, the interpretive journalism movement of the 1930s, the invention of so-called "precision journalism," and today's computational journalistic moment) to pinpoint what counts as empirical knowledge in news reporting. Ultimately the book shows how the changes in these specifically journalistic understandings of evidence can help us think through the current "digital data moment" in ways that go beyond simply journalism.