RESOURCES FOR JOURNALISTS

RESOURCES FOR JOURNALISTS
 http://sfns.online/resources/

I have shared information I found this morning on South Florida News Service, a blog written by students at Florida International University. It is a comprehensive list of resources that journalist, and writers of all media, might find useful. Do you have a favorite site or source that helps you in the writing process? Please share in the comments below! Thanks!

Concise AP Style Guide Compiled by Professor Neil Reisner (PDF)
Investigative Reporting Workshop – SPJ 2013 (PDF)
Background Check by Scott Andron (PDF)

FIU Library/Journalism page: Lexis-Nexis, Newsbank, and Proquest
American Society of Newspaper Editors 
Angie’s List
Broward County Clerk of Court 
Computer-Assisted Reporting
Consortium News
Consumer Affairs
Consumer Federation of America
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Consumer Reports
Consumers Union
Consumer Watchdog
Consumer World
Consumer-Driven
C-SPAN
Exempt Organizations Select Check 
Expert.com
FBI – Freedom of Information Act
FDA Food and Drug Import Refusals
FDLE Criminal History Information
Federal Trade Commission
Finding Experts (FIU library)
Food License
Frugal Corner
Government Made Easy
GuideStar
Healthcare Practitioner License Search
HSBC Watchdogs & Consumer Advocates
Human Rights Watch
International Consortium of Investigative Journalists
Investigative Reporters and Editors
Investigative Reporters and Editors | Database Library
Investigative Reporting and Research
Investigative TV Shows
Journalism and Media Resources
Journalism Library
Journalism Net
Journalistopia: Danny Sanchez’s world for digital media
Latin American Sources
Licensing Portal – License Search
Miami-Dade County – Clerk of Courts
Miami-Dade County – Property Tax – Real Estate Property Tax Information 
Muckraker: The Website of the Center for Investigative Reporting
National Association of Attorneys General
National Association of Insurance Commissioners
National Consumer Law Center
National Consumers League
 National Council on Consumer Interests
National Fraud Information Center
National Student Clearinghouse
NETR Online
Online News Association
Open Secrets  – Campaign Finance
Pipl Searches – Background
Pew Research Center
Poynter Institute
PRNewswire
Product Reviews and Consumer Reports 
Property Appraiser
Public Access to Court Electronic Records
Public Records for Miami-Dade and Broward Counties (FIU library)
Quack Watch
Recall Warnings
Reporter’s Desktop
Reverse look up
Rip off Report
Scam Busters
Social Media search
Society for Environmental Journalists
Society for Features Journalism
Society of Professional Journalists
Stimulus spending/federal government waste and fraud
Sunbiz.org
The Florida Bar
United States and Canada BBB Consumer and Business Reviews, Reports, Ratings, Complaints and Accredited Business Listings