Searchable Databases

Priced Out of the Market

http://www.floridatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051003/NEWS01/510020337

Florida Today (Melbourne, FL)

“Nice tool for the community.”
-2006 Knight-Batten Advisory Board Judges

Series of articles from Florida Today covers the sharp upturn in property values in Brevard County, Fla., and the effect on residents. Zoomable, clickable maps show average home prices and 2005 home sales, as well as a comparison to the averages from 2000.

Under Stress: New York's aging bridges

http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/bridges

The Poughkeepsie Journal (Poughkeepsie, NY)

“Kudos for value-added journalism.”
-2006 Knight-Batten Advisory Board Judges

A searchable database of 680 local bridges that put safety records in the hands of the community. The Poughkeepsie Journal shows readers the poor condition of bridges they drive across every day. The project includes interactive graphics that allow closer looks at local bridges and the estimated cost of necessary repairs.

Campus Architecture

http://chronicle.com/indepth/architecture

The Chronicle of Higher Education (Washington, DC)

“Builds nifty tracking capacity for higher-ed community.”
-2006 Knight-Batten Advisory Board Judges

This online database created by The Chronicle of Higher Education lists almost 400 new buildings, renovation projects and landmark buildings on college campuses across the country. Articles and video tours allow colleges and architects to track and compare what peer institutions are building.

NewsSlider.org: Red vs. Blue Media

http://www.newsslider.org/

University of Miami School of Communication (Coral Gables, FL)

“Neat tool that could be applied differently”
-2006 Knight-Batten Advisory Board Judges

This project allows users to search for news headlines and only receive results from newspapers that match their political stances. Using a sliding scale from “Liberal” to “Conservative,” the user chooses a political position, then enters search terms. Yahoo! Maps and Google News are combined with NewsSlider’s database of newspaper bias ratings.

Unhealthy Air

http://hosted.ap.org/specials/interactives/archive/pollution/part1.html

Associated Press (New York, NY)

“Excellent and useful database.”
-2006 Knight-Batten Advisory Board Judges

This three-part package examin

This three-part package examines industrial air pollution health dangers in every American neighborhood. Using 10 years of Environmental Protection Agency research, AP created a Web-based address lookup tool for each of the eight million Census blocks. EPA data was made easier to understand and more accessible for readers.

Fire Alarm

http://www.newsday.com/firealarm

Newsday.com (Melville, NY)

“Compelling application of finding a really great story in your town.”
-2006 Knight-Batten Advisory Board Judges

Eight-day newspaper and Web series investigating problems with Long Island’s volunteer fire services such as volunteer shortages, extravagant spending and lagging response times. Newsday submitted more than 800 FOIA requests, built a database from the 5,444 facts and figures collected and prompted a federal investigation. The Web site features interactive tours of the area’s largest firehouse among other videos.

Spaceport

http://www.floridatoday.com/spaceport

Florida Today (Melbourne, FL)

“Superb beat-reporting venue.”
-2006 Knight-Batten Advisory Board Judges

Florida Today created this interactive, behind-the scenes look at the Kennedy Space Center. It includes live Web cams of the Space Center and Cape Canaveral, user-controlled high-resolution satellite maps of the locations, video tours and photo galleries. There is also a searchable and sortable database of every missile, rocket and shuttle launch attempted from Florida’s Space Coast.

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