Joe Grimm, Recruiting and Development Editor of the Detroit Free Press, tells you how to become more diligent with digits.

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Newspaper math
Taking the numb out of numbers

Let's face it. Many journalists chose this path because it led them away from math. But there is no escape!

Numbers are concise, precise and we use them all the time. Overcome your love-hate relationship with numbers and become more comfortable using them in your articles or editing them when they come across the desk.

This powerpoint presentation and the accompanying cheat sheets can help you become more diligent with digits.

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