William Heisel discusses a recent reporting project for which he could not find existing databases, so he built his own:"From dangerous doctors to dangerous candy to dangerous dirt, I have been involved in project after project that started with little more than an empty spreadsheet and the will to fill it. That will must endure, too. Because building a database can be extremely frustrating. It requires less technical know-how than you might think and lots of patience."
March 1, 2016
