IRE Tipsheet
Databases in Disaster
Number:
3192
Title:
Databases in Disaster
Subject:
Disasters
Author(s):
Zach Kucharski
Author Affiliation:
Gazette (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)
Year:
2009
Conference:
Indianapolis_CAR_2009
Summary:
Kucharski details how to report on natural disasters with the assistance of databases. He covered the June 2008 flooding in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. "Databases played an important role in our coverage as the community went from a state of shock to rebuilding. We used databases in three main ways: simple searchable databases providing basic community information, as a tool to assist our ongoing reporting and as a stand-alone storytelling tool."
Total pages:
2
Keywords:
natural disasters; disasters; flooding; databases; computer-assisted reporting; CAR;assessor
Other info:
Tipsheet files available
 3192.pdf (96.5KB)




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