The U.S. Census Bureau’s Facts for Features is specially designed for reporters, with timely press releases on a wide variety of topics. […]
Category: Statistics & Data
Have You Been to the DSSC?
The Digital Social Science Center (DSSC) is located in Lehman Library in the School of International and Public Affairs on Amsterdam and 118th St. It’s a great new space featuring computer workstations with 30 inch monitors, scanners, color printers, collaborative study areas, and presentation practice rooms. Subject specialist librarians in the Social Sciences (including Journalism!) […]
Research Alert (via Factiva)
Sometimes, you’re writing a trend story and want some quick facts to plug in. Sometimes, you’re casting around for a story idea. In both cases, Research Alert, a publication searchable via Factiva, provides quick and convenient access to useful stats taken from market research reports (which are generally not available for free on the web). […]
NYC Elections Links
Board of Elections in the City of New York – recent NYC election results and statistics, voter registration information/enrollment, information on candidates provided here at the Board of Elections website New York City Campaign Finance Board – a non-partisan, independent city agency that educates voters on candidates and campaign contributions […]
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, […]
Visual NYC Data for RW1 Students
The Journalism School along with the Center for New Media Teaching and Learning created an amazing new reporting resource for RW1 students – an electronic map of New York City that allows students to view census data by neighborhood, election district, etc. To use this resource, and for more information on how to use it, […]
Library Resources for MA Students – handouts from Evidence and Inference course, Fall 2008
Library resources for MA students, handouts from Evidence and Inference course, Fall 2008 – Columbia Beyond Columbia […]