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• The one-query story: Quick hits for your newsroom

  Amaze your editors and wow your readers with these quick-hit data story ideas. Learn techniques on how to look for the short-form watchdog and how to juggle it all. Afflict the comfortable by fact-checking their statements, find expert sources and use spreadsheets to inform your next project.

  Tags: spreadsheets; query; data; car

  By Megan Luther, Kate Martin, Grant Smith

  2013

• Quick Hit Investigations Tip Sheet

  The tipsheet provides "fishing list" with suggestions for easy investigations.

  Tags: investigative; quick; fishing

  By Scott Friedman, Eva Parks

  2012

• Covering the big disaster (and quick-hit story ideas)

  Dowdell offers step by step instruction on how to cover big disasters and quick-hit stories. She also includes many helpful database links such as OSHA, EPA, and FAA.

  Tags: natural disasters; OSHA; EPA; FAA; IRE; lotteries; taxes

  By Jaimi Dowdell

  2011

• Doing Quantity and Quality

  Limor's tipsheet discusses reporting methods that keep the broadcast reporter ever-ready for quick hit stories and indispensable in the newsroom. She also discusses how to go about the in-depth investigations, and ideas for sweeps week. Included in this document is an extensive list of valuable websites for data that can drive your investigations.

  Tags: quick hit; broadcast; general assignment reporting; in-depth investigations; breaking news; data

  By Hagit Limor

  2010

• Exposing Dangerous Caregivers

  Kauffman's tipsheet decribes how to use unemployment-benefit claims to track caregiver misconduct; using federal labor records to track caregivers also acting as employers; and quick hit stories that can be done with this information.

  Tags: misconduct; medical professionals; unlicensed doctors; physicians; hospitals; licensing boards; HIPPA

  By Clark Kauffman

  2010

• Data on Deadline

  This powerpoint explores the use of data when reporting on deadline. It explores possible stories that break and must be reported on deadline, and what sort of data should be available to better inform your reporting. Included are a list of useful websites for all sorts of available data online.

  Tags: data; deadline; breaking news; databases; quick hits

  By Stephen Stock

  2010

• CAR stories for every newsroom

  Off suggests data and stories that can be used in every newsroom to cover stories on such topics as: school call to police; dam inspections; group homes; property records and many more.

  Tags: CAR; computer-assisted reporting; quick hits;

  By Gavin Off

  2010

• Data on Deadline

  This tipsheet lists helpful websites to use when you need to access data on deadline. Suggested data links include the American Community Survey to campaign finance data to tracking airplane tail numbers.

  Tags: data; quick hit; deadline; census; campaign finance; aviation; transportation; economics; FAA; NHTSA; automobile; consumer safety; politics; courts; federal spending; databases; reporting

  By Robert Benincasa

  2010

• Quick hit watchdog stories: No-nonsense nonprofit reporting

  Sforza discusses what to look for when doing quick hit stories on nonprofit organizations. Focusing on the 990, she points out where the story might be. For instance, how does total revenue compare to total expenses?

  Tags: nonprofits; Guidestar; investigation; quick hits; 990 form; charities

  By Teri Sforza

  2009

• Quick-hit watchdog stories: Where to find them

  Sforza describes the documents to ask for so journalists can "an eye on those holding the public trust and how they’re spending our money." Making a habit of gathering this material will provide a constant stream of stories at your fingertips.

  Tags: public trust; watchdog journalism; local government; public records; records requests; FOIA;

  By Teri Sforza

  2009