Media Activities Overview

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Media Activities Overview
State Data Center Workshop
September 11, 2003
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The Birth and Tracking of a News Release
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We Dont Have a 12-Step Program but We Do
Have 10!
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Release Development, Clearance Takes Weeks, Even
Months
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A Few Words About Embargoes
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The SDC Embargo System Is a Separate Entity We
Try to Provide You a 24-Hour Lead Time over Media
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Many Factors Are Considered in Scheduling the
Release
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Coverage? Check http//news.google.com
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Newsroom on the Internet
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All Products Are Online
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Reporters Have Quick Access
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Most Reporters Get Information Electronically
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Our Tip Sheet Alerts Reporters to Upcoming
Releases
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One of Our Most Popular Products
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Multimedia Pages Are Interactive Portals to
Data, and More!
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More Reporters Use E-Mail to Communicate with Us
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Queries Reported Online, Saved in Database
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Database Tracks Media Activities
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Database Used for Daily Media Report
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News Articles Online and Archived on Intranet
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Who Calls the Bureau?Top 10 Media Customers 2002
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Customer Complaint Too Much Data!
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Referring Reporters to SDCs?
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In the 2000 documentation (pums.pdf), the
explanation starts on Page 33 of 475. From that
explanation, I gather the flag identifies data
that the Census Bureau generated to fill in
missing or unacceptable answers provided by the
people filling out the long-form. Unacceptable
data includes data that falls outside the range
offered on the questionnaire (my own example
would be someone filling out Martian for their
race/ethnicity). From a reporter's perspective,
it seems the main use is to check each query by
also running it with the allocated data excluded
to get a feel for how much of the result is due
to people actually answering the question and how
much was generated by the Census Bureau. The
documentation warns specifically about spurious
correlations in cross-tabulations dealing with
sub-populations. The example it gives is a
probable upward bias in incomes reported for
respondents who were 80 or over due to data
editing. Regards, Brian Bowling Reporter The
Charleston Daily Mail www.dailymail.com (304)
348-4842 mailtobrianbowling_at_dailymail.com -----Or
iginal Message----- From owner-census-l_at_svr1.nica
r.org mailtoowner-census-l_at_svr1.nicar.orgOn
Behalf Of phillip reese Sent Friday, August 29,
2003 521 PM To census-l_at_ire.org Subject
Allocation flags... What are they and why are
they important? They make up nearly every other
field in IPUMS data. (Answer is probably
somewhere within 475-page technical documentation
for IPUMS, but I cant find it.)
Thanks, Phillip Reese Arkansas
Democrat-Gazette Little Rock, AR
Reporters Sophisticated Data Users or Neophytes?
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Partnerships and Opportunities
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Contacting Subject Matter Experts
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Contacting Subject Matter Experts
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Contacting Subject Matter Experts
Mike Bergman Public Information Office Direct
Line [phone] michael.l.bergman_at_census.gov
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Media Activities Overview