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Tracking down public records
Your Client: The Reporter
Reporters lead difficult lives
An Interview
This Story Began With a Government Document
Source: National Archives, College Park, Md.
Why Government Records?
The Candidate's Words
The Official Record
The Top Official's Quote
Tools for Government Records
So Many Governments, So Little Time
So Many Jurisdictions...
Sources
Department of Justice FOIA Requests
The Internet
PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic Records)
The Future of Court Records
TRAC (Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse)
Screen shots of TRAC
Deeds, liens, etc.
Uniform Commercial Code filings
Electronic Data
Government Records and Clothing
Internal Database
Database Screenshot
Images of sweatshops
BATF gun tracing data available
The story...
Licensed Nurse's Aids
Database of nurse's aids with criminal pasts
The story...
Public records are the backbone of investigations
The Tip: Go to certain farms or factories and you will find children working illegally.
We decide to use a web site to manage
MS Internet Info Server, SQL Server and Lotus Notes
Research assembled to prep reporters
Searchable in-house data
Web can provide detailed reporting aids.
Reporters search for underage workers
...and find them.
...and find them.
...and find them.
Quotes, anecdotes, interviews meshed
The story moves on the wire
Images of news articles
Finding Mimi
Must-have public records data
Bob's Top 10 Web Sites
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Author: Bob Port, New York Daily News
Email: jrport@computerjournalist.com
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