You thought Housing Maps was cool. Then you got all excited about the Google Maps Pedometer. But the insanity continues… To keep up, you can check in with Google Maps Mania, a blog that tracks websites, tools, and innovative ways that internet users are customizing Google maps. […]
Category: Research Tips
Journalism: The Big Picture
While you are enrolled in the J-School, and hard at work on assignments, it can be difficult to look at the bigger picture. When you do have a moment, or once you have graduated, here are some sites to explore to continue learning, both about the field and about the consumers of journalism’s products. The […]
Free Government Information (FGI)
Free Government Information is a site (started by a few librarians) which tracks threats to government information’s freedom from “many economic and political forces,” and is also involved in raising public awareness about the importance of this type of information. Click on Delicious FGI to get FGI del.icio.us tags and bookmarks! […]
My Neighborhood Statistics from NYC.gov
How clean are the streets in your beat neighborhood? How many water main breaks were reported in FY08? What is the average response time to all critical crimes in progress in your beat? How many 311 calls have come in to complain about illegal parking??? Answer these questions and many more with My Neighborhood Statistics, […]
Branch Out Using NYC’s Branch Libraries
An indispensable part of getting to know your beat neighborhood is exploring its public library branch. Public libraries across the U.S. draw local residents for events and group meetings, and in New York, branch libraries of the New York Public Library system (serving Manhattan, the Bronx, and Staten Island), as well as branches of the […]
Community Districts and District Managers and City Planning and…
Perhaps you have already been assigned a beat neighborhood, or a community district to cover, and are not sure exactly what a community district is, or where your beat is located? Here are some ways to start discovering your new beat. Scoping Out Your Beat is a guide with links to some crucial resources, including […]
News As It Breaks
Want to be the first on the scene? Use Gothamist Maps to get a snapshot of police, fire & rescue activity around the 5 boroughs (e.g. “Plane Crash into Building, East 72nd St & 1st Ave”). Then race over there to get the story. Are you witnessing something as it unfolds? If so, you can […]
The Poynter Institute Resource Center
The Poynter Institute Resource Center provides a variety of subject bibliographies and tip sheets, as well as links to journalism organizations and libraries with journalism resources. Check out the tip sheet for Reporting, Writing & Editing! […]