Best websites for reporters

Do you know where to go on the Internet to look at old websites? How about how to find SEC filings or property records online? The Specialized Information Publishers Association has recently released a list of websites every reporter and information professional should know, including:

• http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/LocateInmate.jsp (inmate locator)
• http://www.archive.org/index.php (old web site pages)
• http://numbrary.com/ (statistics)
• http://www.switchboard.com/ (phone numbers)
• http://www.info.gov/phone.htm (government phones)
• http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/stats.html
• http://www.guidestar.org/ (non-profits)
• http://www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar/webusers.htm (SEC info)
• http://www.secinfo.com/
• http://www.reporter.org/desktop/tips/johndoe.htm (backgrounding guide)
• http://www.pipl.com/ (great people finder)
• http://indorgs.virginia.edu/portico/home.html
  
• http://www.statelocalgov.net/50states-secretary-state.cfm
• http://www.allwhois.com/ (domain lookup)
• http://www.networksolutions.com/whois/index.jsp (domain lookup)
• http://publicrecords.netronline.com/ (property records)
• http://www.virtualchase.com/ (research site)

View the complete list of recommended websites in the SIP Alert online.