LibGuides: Data Resources for Reporting: Data Resources for Reporting

Data Planet

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Data Planet opens one door into a whole bunch of data! Users can search and browse through 35 billion data points in over 4.9 billion datasets sourced from over 500 public and private sources. Sixteen subject areas are covered.

NYC Open Data Portal
Free public data published by New York City agencies and other partners, including historical 311 complaints by neighborhood.
NYC Boundaries Map
A tool for viewing and querying overlapping administrative boundaries in NYC, from BetaNYC.
DATA2GO.NYC
Online mapping and data tool of indicators by Community District, created by the nonprofit Measure of America with funding from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust.
Guided Tutorial for DATA2GO.NYC
BetaNYC's List of NYC Open Data Resources
Links to NYC Data repositories created by BetaNYC

Data.gov
A searchable federal open data portal.
TracFed
From Syracuse University, the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse tracks data and reports on the enforcement activities of the federal government.

Statista This link opens in a new window
Statista is a searchable database of statistics, studies, dossiers, infographics and more, from over 100,000 vetted sources.

eMarketer This link opens in a new window
Collects data from thousands of sources to give a complete view of digital marketing, media and commerce. Includes analyst reports, daily research articles and e-business and online marketing statistics

HealthData.gov
Find data on a wide range of topics, including environmental health, medical devices, Medicare & Medicaid, social services, community health, mental health, and substance abuse. Data is collected and supplied from agencies from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services as well as state partners. This includes the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Food and Drug Administration, and the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality, among others.
NYC Interactive Health Data (EpiQuery)
From the NYC Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene.
A Few of My Favorite (Health Data) Things
From Charles Ornstein of ProPublica.
National Public Health Data Resources
A list of National Health Data Resources from the NYS Department of Health.
Kids Count Data Center
Data on child and family well being from Annie E. Casey Foundation.

National Archive of Criminal Justice Data
From the University of Michigan - a searchable database of shared criminal justice data, which includes data on NYC and NYS.
Criminal Justice Statistics
From the NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services.

20 Questions a Journalist Should Ask About Poll Results
From the National Council on Public Polls.
Breaking News Consumer’s Handbook: Election Polls Edition
From WNYC’s On The Media.
Polling Report
A non-partisan site that lists polls from various reliable sources.
FiveThirtyEight
Aggregates polls and uses statistical analysis to tell stories about elections, sports, economics, etc.
RealClear Politics
Aggregates latest election polls and selected news stories.

Data Journalism Handbook
An initiative of the European Journalism Centre and the Open Knowledge Foundation.
Data Journalism Tools
From the Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT.
El Manual de Periodismo de Datos Iberoamericano
By the Poderomedia Foundation in partnership with the School of Journalism at the Universidad Alberto Hurtado, supported by Hivos and the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ).
OjoPublico
"The Swiss Army Knife reporter. Research tools in the era of mass data," a guide on investigative reporting.
Data is Plural - Structured Archive
Links of data sources from Jeremy Singer-Vine, founder of The Data Liberation Project and former data editor at BuzzFeed News.
Data Journalism Resources
From the Global Investigative Journalism Network.
Open Data Handbook
A handbook providing case studies and resources on the importance of data.
Dataset digest: Open data, tools and resources that can help fuel your stories
From the Harvard Kennedy School's Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy.
Resources for learning and doing data journalism
From the American Press Institute.
Data Driven Journalism Resources
Free resources and materials on data journalism.