COVID Cash and the Debt
What the huge infusion of federal money means for the nation’s long-term fiscal health.
The federal government has committed trillions to prop up the economy. How – and when – will it eventually pay for it?
A New Tool for Tracking COVID Cash
Volunteer Data Scientists Create Tool for Journalists
A group of data scientist volunteers has produced a new set of databases designed to make it easier for journalists to track federal pandemic stimulus funding.
Three Tools for Tracking COVID Cash
Updated tools to help reporters follow the pandemic stimulus money.
Millions of small and large businesses received COVID-fueled contracts and bailouts. Experts detail how to use three tracking tools to see who those companies are.
Tracking the People Receiving Loans
Top Investigative Reporters Offer Tips and Strategy on Backgrounding Businesses
The U.S. government has pushed out nearly 5 million small business loans. Learn how to find more about them.
Documenting Federal COVID Contracts
ProPublica Dashboard on Federal Contracts Helps Reporters Probe Coronavirus Spending
A data journalist details how he built a dashboard of every COVID-related government contract.
How EarthTime Maps the Planet
Documenting Global Trade with Data
How Journalists Can Get a Handle on Trade
Numbers explaining imports and exports are widely available, if journalists know where to look.
Using Data in Investigative Reporting
Learning Simple and Sophisticated Data Analysis Tools Can Boost Stories
Top investigative reporters share their advice on how to use data to find stories nobody else has.
How to Report on Police Shootings
Dive Into The Washington Post’s 50-State Database
Learn how to use The Washington Post’s database that catalogs fatal shootings by law enforcement.
Inside Story: Dogged Reporting Reveals Mental Hospital Horrors
Journalists Describe Reporting on Violence in Mental Facilities
A collaboration by two Florida newspapers produced a project that won multiple awards, including NPF’s Mattingly mental health reporting award.
Drilling Into Data to Document Trends
