%0 Journal Article
%T ¡®I Don¡¯t Like Maths, That¡¯s Why I am in Journalism¡¯: Journalism Student Perceptions and Myths about Data Journalism
%A Amy Schmitz Weiss
%A J¨¦ssica Retis-Rivas
%J Asia Pacific Media Educator
%@ 2321-5410
%D 2018
%R 10.1177/1326365X18780418
%X Journalism programs today face the need to train their students in the latest applications and tools - including data journalism techniques. Despite several classes and programs available in this subject area (Berret & Phillips, 2016), students are not actively enrolling in such classes. Using an epistemological approach and Actor-Network Theory (Latour, 2005), this exploratory study of US journalism students identifies some key perceptions that highlight potential barriers to entry for enrollment in such courses
%K Data journalism
%K actor-network theory
%K journalism education
%K math
%K statistics
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1326365X18780418