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Search results for "stimulus" ...
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Health Information Technologies
Schulte provides a list of websites for tracking developments in health information technologies.
Tags: health care; stimulus; MAUDE; health information technology
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Resources for the Education Beat
This tipsheet is simply a list of 32 resources for covering schools - agencies and their websites. (Five of them are specific to the state of Michigan.)
Tags: education; schools; Department of Education; Education statistics; ERIC; private schools; charter schools; stimulus; health and human services; Education Writers Association (EWA)
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Tracking the stimulus
Cochran points out some of the excellent coverage of the stimulus - such as ProPublica's continuing project that includes data and guides to coverage; the Investigative Reporting Workshop's focus on renewable energy grants; and some local coverage. He points to resources available on the TARP/bank bailout, and government sources such as GAO reports and Recovery.org
Tags: stimulus; TARP; Troubled Asset Relief Program; Recovery.org; Government Accountability Office; GAO reports; bank bailout
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Following the Stimulus Money
Poston and Grabell give links to and information on several sites that can assist you in reporting on and tracking stimulus funds
Tags: Recovery act; stimulus; government spending; federal procurement data; transportation; infrastructure
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10 stories for most anywhere
Herzog provides a list of stories that can be done in almost any community and the data you can use to complete them: overtime for public workers; underground fuel tank issues; emergency service response time; parking tickets; problems with voter rolls; daycare inspections; stimulus spending on bridges; speeding tickets; minority home-loan gap; gas pump accuracy
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Stimulus Webinar
Cohen dissects the stimulus explaining some of the basics, and describing the best way to report on it. Cohen includes a list of possible story ideas using stimulus data.
Tags: stimulus; economic recovery; The Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board (RAT); Office of Management and Budget; OMB; federal spending; recovery.gov; USASpending.gov; contracts: FPDS;
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Understanding Stimulus Data
LaFleur discusses the use of stimulus data, and how it impacts "nearly every beat" such as housing, transportation, community programs, unemployment and technology. She outlines how to get started with the data, and useful federal sites to reference in your coverage. She explains how to sort through the data and see the role it is playing locally.
Tags: stimulus; recovery; economics; bridges; dams; infrastructure; community programs;
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Tracking the stimulus in your community
LaFleur equips reporters with the tools they need to track stimulus funding within their community.
Tags: stimulus; federal government; Recovery.gov; USASpending.gov; infrastructure; American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; Recovery Act; Ethnic Media Workshop - Washington, D.C. (Oct. 2009)
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Watchdog Investigations in Tough Times
Collister offers suggestions for watchdog stories to do during these tough times. Included: following stimulus funds; Congressional spending; discretionary spending of governments; farm subsidies; and many others. He also gives brief accounts of good investigative work being done across the country using these as suggestions for similar watchdog reporting in your own newsroom.
Tags: investigative reporting; broadcast; government spending; watchdog reporting;
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Cutting-edge Internet tips and tricks
Lorek highlights various search sites - from the general (such as google and its advanced search functions) to the more specific (such as where to go to track stimulus funds). She also covers social networking sites, comprehensive resources, and other popular sites.
Tags: search engines; internet; social networking;