The IRE Resource Center is a major research library containing more than 23,250 investigative stories — both print and broadcast. These stories are searchable online or by contacting the Resource Center directly (573-882-3364 or rescntr@ire.org) where a researcher can help you pinpoint what you need. Browse or search the tipsheet section of our library below. Stories are not available for download but can be easily ordered by contacting the Resource Center:
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Rush to Judgment
Without using anonymous or unnamed sources the News & Observer looks at the "phony rape charges" brought against the three Duke lacrosse players. The paper specifically looked at the "prosecutorial and police misconduct"
Tags: Duke; lacrosse; sexual assault; rape; police department; Mike Nifong; Durham; misconduct
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Enemies at the Gate
"This hour-long NBC News broadcast is an unprecedented investigation into the international black market in passports. It exposes what the head of Interpol considers a "gaping hole" in global security, especially in terms of terrorism."
Tags: black market; passports; criminal networks; fraudulent identity papers; document brokers;
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Missing: Children at Risk
This yearlong investigation looked at mistakes police, the federal government and the national news media make in reporting missing children. Among the findings were that many police departments violate federal law by not immediately reporting missing children to state authorities, and that the National Child Search Assistance Act, passed by Congress in 1990, is largely ignored.
Tags: state government; federal government; children; kidnapping; amber alert; education; National Center for Missing and Exploited Children; National Child Search Assistance Act
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Afflicting the Comfortable: Journalism and Politics in West Virginia
This book is a complete and accurate account of decades of political corruption and scandal in West Virginia. Stafford discusses how his role as the editor of the Raleigh Register put him in a unique position to critique the scandals and endorse honest politicians. Stafford also writes about how he was offered bribes and favors from candidates in return for an endorsement, and how ethical dilemma that this situation caused.
Tags: election; politicians; candidates; news paper; news editor; voting; voters; bribery; scandal; political fraud; editorials; campaign finances; strip-mining
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Wal-Mart Heiress; Term Papers
ABC News 20/20 investigates academic cheating and plagiarism in colleges across the campus. The story also focuses on one of the most famous cases in which, Paige Laurie, the great-granddaughter of a Wal-Mart co-founder, paid her former roommate to do all of her papers and assignments while attending the University of Southern California. Reporters also look at why and how students cheat, from text messaging test answers to one another, to Internet "paper mills" which provide students with papers for a fee.
Tags: academic cheating; Internet; "paper mills; " plagiarism; Edith Martinez; Paige Laurie; turnitin.com
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"Deadly Delays: The Decline of Fire Response"
The Globe's investigation found that fire departments around the country are slower to respond to house fires than in previous years. The problem: lack of fire resources and an increase in responsibilities. Many communities have decreased fire personnel over the years and some communities have trouble convincing residents to pay higher taxes to build new fire stations and increase the size of the departments. In one case, firefighters were responding to a health call when a house fire started. The firefighters did not arrive until it was too late and a woman and her children died in the blaze. Months later, the town's residents did not approve a ballot measure that would have increased the department's size by 8.
Tags: Fire; response time; emergency; first responders
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Newsday Circulation Scandal
When charges that Newsday business executives had inflated the paper's circulation figures came out, these Newsday reporters wanted to find out just exactly what happened and why. But could a newspaper actually investigate itself and publish any wrongdoing? These reporters published more than 75 news articles about the scandal, and found falsification that went beyond what the company initially admitted.
Tags: newspaper investigation; Newsday investigation; executive kickbacks; Hoy; Raymond Jansen; Newsday circulation scandal; Newsday distribution; Louis Sito; Tim Knight; Raymond Jansen
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Failed Voter Purge: Florida's Felons List Generates Worries
Most news organizations examined the Florida voter purge list to see if the flaws from the 2000 election had been corrected. But, reporters from the Herald-Tribune picked up another story in the process: a flaw in the list ensured Hispanic felons would retain their right to vote while thousands of traditionally democratic black voters would remain disenfranchised. The paper also found that top election officials in Florida were aware of the discrepancies.
Tags: election; fraud; voting; ballots; discrimination
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Violators: How they stack up
A Dayton Daily News computer analysis of Occupational Safety and Health Administration Records shows that from 1972 to 1990, Sparrows Point, a steel corporation, was inspected and cited 26 times in workers' deaths or serious-injury accidents. This is more than any other facility in the country. Employees say the company has put steel ahead of workers' lives. The records show the company violated government safety standards, failed to adequately train workers, and failed to at on employee complaints about hazards. This is part 2 of a 5 part series.
Tags: OSHA; Bethlehem Steel Facility; injury accidents; Occupational Safety and Health Administration Records; steel; hazards; safety practices; forklift; cranes; Sparrows Point; storage tank; carbon monoxide; OSHA violations; Armco Steel Corp; The Sorg Paper Co.; Dayton Walther Corp.; General Motors Corp.; Butler County Common Pleas Court; union; faulty breaks; steel corporations; amputations; burns; eye injury; concealing injuries
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Times Reporter Who Resigned Leaves Long Trail of Deception
This report by the New York Times unveils the lies and embellished stories written by one of its own staff reporters, Jayson Blair. In the now-infamous story, Blair admitted to falsifying information from sources, making up quotes from people he never interviewed, and even inventing sources. The paper says that Blair's acts of "journalistic fraud" jepardized the credibility of the entire news organization.
Tags: fraud; embellishment; New York Times Company; plagiarism