LibGuides: Reporting and Writing: Reporters' Toolbox

Research Resources

Nexis Uni News Database
Major U.S. Daily Newspapers
USAFacts
Not a FAMU database but free online.
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USAFacts is a not-for-profit, nonpartisan civic initiative providing the most comprehensive and understandable government data. We provide accessible analysis on US spending and outcomes in order to ground public debates in facts.

Journalist's Toolbox - Presented by the Society of Professional Journalists

Journalist's Resource -- Harvard Kennedy School, Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy

Duke Reporters' Lab
The Duke Reporters’ Lab is a project of the DeWitt Wallace Center for Media & Democracy at the Sanford School of Public Policy.
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The Reporters’ Lab maintains a database of global fact-checking sites. You can use the map to explore sites around the world or use the menu below.
CUNY Graduate School of Journalism - Fact Checking
The City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism, Research Guide on Fact Checking
Identify and Avoid Fake News
Indiana University East Library's Research Guide on how to identify and avoid fake news. Aimed at non-journalists but still a good resource.
FactCheck.org
A project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center
SourceWatch
"profiles the activities of front groups, PR spinners, industry-friendly experts, industry-funded organizations, and think tanks trying to manipulate public opinion on behalf of corporations or government."
Verification Junkie
A growing directory of tools for verifying, fact checking and assessing the validity of eyewitness reports and user generated content online.
Verification Handbook
Verification Handbook for Investigative Reporting

City-Data.com -- be sure to scroll down to see interactive maps and a lot of data.

US Census Bureau Quick Facts -- The whole Census website has many, many kinds of data: population, business, income levels, etc.

Tallahassee Democrat -- tallahassee.com (visit Library to get login information)

Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce -- The following are all programs of the Chamber

Access Tallahassee -- Connecting and Engaging Young Professionals

Leadership Tallahassee -- Community Improvement

Sustainable Tallahassee -- Environmental, Economic and Social Sustainability