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• Broadcast: After Breaking News, What's Next?

  This tipsheet is comprised of many useful web links covering topics of aviation accidents, automobiles and trucks, political campaign data, federal spending, U.S. court system, crime, business records, weather and more.

  Tags: aviation; transportation; accidents; weather; government; federal spending; courts; crime

  By Stephen Stock

  2011

• Ready when the story breaks

  This tipsheet offers ways to include data in a breaking news story or when you're on a tight deadline. The author offers a database of websites to keep on hand, as well as tips on analyzing data "using your own software."

  Tags: databases; raw data; analyze; plane crash; car accident; OSHA; NOAA; NICAR; CAR

  By MaryJo Webster

  2011

• Useful Websites for data and quick lookup

  A comprehensive list of links for accessing data and information online for topics such as: aviation accidents; automobiles/trucks; political campaign data; federal spending; U.S. court system; crime/inmates; business records and nonprofits; weather; general useful tools online.

  Tags: aviation accidents; automobiles/trucks; political campaign data; federal spending; U.S. court system; crime/inmates; business records and nonprofits; weather

  By n/a

  2010

• Broadcast CAR: Quick Hits & Sweeps Packages

  Thompson outlines the basic rules of CAR for broadcast. She identifies data sets that broadcasters should be familiar with so that when a story breaks they are prepared to effectively cover the story.

  Tags: quick hits; broadcast; CAR; computer-assisted reporting; database; statistics; airplane safety; airplane registry; aircraft safety; aircraft registry; OSHA; hazardous materials; state disciplinary database; boating accident; infrastructure; campus crime; UCR database

  By Tisha Thompson

  2009

• Quick Hit CAR Stories

  Okeson discusses some CAR stories done by reporters at Florida Today with some fairy common databases. The databases she describes are easy to acquire and can turn into very interesting and relevant stories.

  Tags: sex offenders; voter registration; parcel data; accident data; fires; liquor sales; data analysis; story ideas; story telling

  By Sarah Okeson

  2008

• Broadcast and CAR: Quick Hits and Visuals

  Thompson lists databases to use when breaking news happens. She includes sources for data about airplane crashes, hazardous materials, boating accidents, bridges and campus crime.

  Tags: NICAR; databases; breaking news

  By Tisha Thompson

  2008

• Hunting for Trends in Data

  LaFleur uses a database of Wisconsin hunting accidents to illustrate how to look for trends in data. This 18 page tipsheet is full of screen shots that show how to structure queries in Access in order to reveal patterns and trends in data.

  Tags: hunting accidents; database analysis; SQL; Microsoft Access

  By Jennifer LaFleur

  2008

• Dying for a Job: CBC News Investigation

  excellent tipsheet outlining sources and pitfalls for doing workplace safety investigations. applicable to U.S.

  Tags: workplace safety; workplace deaths; accidents; workplace violence;

  By Susanne Reber

  2007

• First Day on the Beat: Covering Cops

  Barton's tipsheet offers a list of 15 items of vital importance when covering law enforcement - from obtaining lists of sworn officers to securing statistics regarding police officers' use of force.

  Tags: police; law enforcement; cops; first day on the beat; civil court records; accident reports; use of force;

  By Gina Barton

  2007

• Transportation

  Amons tipsheet explains how she went about an investigation into fatigues truck drivers and related accidents. She explains how to utilize Uniform Traffic Crash Reports, with samples of the data

  Tags: trucking; trucks; accidents; Uniform Traffic Crash Reports; transportation; driver safety

  By Nancy Amons

  2007