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Useful newsgathering links:
Niles Guide to Data on the Internet: Great guide to using and finding statistics.
Search Systems' Public Records: More than 4,400 free searchable public record databases.
University of Michigan Documents Center: Documents in the news.
FECinfo: Exhaustive campaign finance data.
Martindale's The Reference Desk: Broad array of reference tools sorted by topic.
How Stuff Works: Explainers on, well, how stuff works.
National Geographic's Map Machine: Map any place in the world, plus packed with data
MapQuest: The best street-by-street mapping site.
U.S. News archives on the Web: Cost, availability listed for each newspaper, by state.

Other reporters' guides:
NYTimes Navigator: The home page used by The New York Times newsroom.
Sree's Links: "Smarter Surfing Links" from a workshop Columbia University professor Sreenath Sreenivasan teaches for journalists.
Journalist's Toolbox: More than 6,500 reference links selected for journalists.
Gannett Web Resources: Newsroom resources organized by topic.
American Press Institute's Media Tools: Searchable database of Web sites.
AssignmentEditor: Commonly used links by journalists, organized by category.
OJR's J-links: A collection organized by beat from Paul Grabowicz of the University of California at Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. 
Barbara's News Research: Topical links for journalists.
CJR's Resource Guides: Reports on the best sites for major beats.
FACSNET: News backgrounders and annotated links to Web resources.

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