This is not a list*

Reporting with data for business and economics

*With apologies to Pat Stith...

A data state of mind

“If it’s inspected, enforced or purchased, I want the data” �

-- Jennifer LaFleur

Federal data examples

• Envirofacts for EPA enforcement
• USASpending.gov for US gov contracts, grants
• CFPB complaints
• Saferproducts.gov
• FDIC bank financial reports
• GSA’s Systems for Award Management excluded list (includes sanctions, any provider removed from Medicare, etc.)
• data.medicare.gov

Finding government forms: federal edition

http://reginfo.gov

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Example: Database of minority contractors in Commerce

States often have forms clearinghouses

Example: Envirofacts’ Brownfields dataset

Brownfields grants go to local development and cleanup companies, usually to support future revitalization.

CFPB complaints

Federal grantees and contractors / excluded and sanctions list

Data clearinghouses

Sqoop.com: Court cases, SEC filings, Justice Department releases, patents

Public.enigma.com: “google for data”, unlimited non-commercial use (including journalism)

Records retention schedules: Your guide to state and local data sources

AP’s Data.world for members

Worldwide corporate records (where available)

ProPublica Data Store

IRE stories & tipsheets

Sarah Cohen�Knight Chair in Data Journalism�Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication �Arizona State University

�sarah.h.cohen@asu.edu