Very selected public records and training resource links for journalists -- compiled by Debbie Wolfe (Web: canyonwolfephoto.com e-mail: dpwolfe@yahoo.com)
Very useful sites for finding and using public records -- a treasure trove for self-learning and investigative reporting:
I dig answers, the Home page of Joe Adams -- Joe is the author of The Florida Public Records Handbook that "details everything you always wanted to know about public records in Florida but didn't know who to ask." -- Associated Press ... Journalists from other states will benefit from Joe's sleuthing methods and insights. He works for the Florida Times-Union in Jacksonville, Florida. Focus point: Joe's Hit Records page -- follow the link to it from his Home page -- you'll be glad you did! (www.idiganswers.com)
You can now have a self proclaimed "infomaniac" on your public records team by saving the following links to your "must have" Web list: (1) News Research Blogspot at newsresearch.blogspot.com and (2) a list of public records Web sites (Florida, national and international) that beats them all hands down edonovan.home.infionline.net/behind/pubrecs.htm Both sites are the creative work of Elisabeth Donovan, former research manager at The Miami Herald, now retired. Liz is one of the most gifted news researchers I've ever met and her organized and frequently updated sites clearly display her extraordinary efforts.
In addition to oodles of FREE training materials at canyonwolfephoto.com, here's where to find additional archives, online courses or low-cost CDs that will help you toward your goal of refining your craft: