Who's behind the news?
Who's behind the news?
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Newsjunkie.net is a resource guide for journalists. We show who's behind the news, and provide tools to help navigate the modern business of information.
Use of Data
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Prairie Fire is dedicated to the work of preserving public knowledge and assisting researchers in continuing their work. That doesn’t happen in isolation. Across universities, newsrooms, libraries, nonprofits, and volunteer networks, thousands of people are trying to safeguard datasets, research, and public records that might otherwise disappear.
This page collects tools, funding opportunities, legal guidance, essential reading, and organizations that support that work. Some resources are aimed at scientists and archivists trying to preserve data. Others are designed for journalists, researchers, technologists, and citizens who want to help ensure that publicly funded information remains accessible to everyone.
Think of this page as a shared toolkit for the information commons. Whether you are trying to mirror a dataset, understand the legal framework around public records, find collaborators, or secure funding for preservation efforts, the links below are meant to help you do that work more effectively.
If you know of resources that belong here, we encourage you to share them. Prairie Fire is an evolving effort, and the strength of this project—like the preservation of public knowledge itself—depends on the people who contribute to it.
Non-federal support for independent research
Non-federal support for independent research
Your map to our favorite research preservation sites
A "best of" guide to the independent research community's rescue efforts, including collections of preserved government data and resources, plus re-created data tools.
Everything you need to cover the independent research beat
Tools for covering the independent research beat
Information and services for scientists and federal workers
Information and services for scientists and federal workers
How to help preserve and continue scientific research
Guides, tools, and best practices for independent data preservation and research
A reading list for understanding federal research. Courtesy of data librarian and founding member of the Data Rescue Project, Lynda Kellam.
Curated by data librarian and Data Rescue Project co-founder Lynda Kellam, this reading list offers key books, reports, and articles for understanding how federal data is created, maintained, and used.
Tracking Trump's impact on public data, the environment, global health, and more
Tracking the Trump administration's impact on public data, the environment, global health, and more.