The IRE Resource Center is a major research library containing more than 23,250 investigative stories — both print and broadcast. Add to that more than 3,000 tipsheets from our national conferences on how to cover specific beats or do specific stories and you have a resource that no reporter or editor should be without. These stories and tipsheets 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. Logged-in members can view the tipsheets free online:
Search results for "Aviation" ...
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Broadcast: After Breaking News, What's Next?
This tipsheet is comprised of many useful web links covering topics of aviation accidents, automobiles and trucks, political campaign data, federal spending, U.S. court system, crime, business records, weather and more.
Tags: aviation; transportation; accidents; weather; government; federal spending; courts; crime
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Useful Websites for data and quick lookup
A comprehensive list of links for accessing data and information online for topics such as: aviation accidents; automobiles/trucks; political campaign data; federal spending; U.S. court system; crime/inmates; business records and nonprofits; weather; general useful tools online.
Tags: aviation accidents; automobiles/trucks; political campaign data; federal spending; U.S. court system; crime/inmates; business records and nonprofits; weather
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Mining the web for Data and Stories
This tipsheet lists valuable online resources including searchable data; downloadable data; advanced search strategies; mapping services.
Tags: online resources; data; online data; government data; databases; FedStats; Data.gov; USASPending.gov; BRB Publications; OSHA; MSHA; FARS: Federal Railroad Administration; GIS; mapping; census; Environmental Protection Agency; Federal Aviation Administration;
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Data on Deadline
This tipsheet lists helpful websites to use when you need to access data on deadline. Suggested data links include the American Community Survey to campaign finance data to tracking airplane tail numbers.
Tags: data; quick hit; deadline; census; campaign finance; aviation; transportation; economics; FAA; NHTSA; automobile; consumer safety; politics; courts; federal spending; databases; reporting
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Backgrounding People
This tipsheet provides a list of resources to use when backgrounding individuals. Lyle's is careful to denote which resources are free vs. for a fee. Her list is broken down to include national resources (for the U.S.) and regional resources specific to New York state. She also gives phone service information for several international countries.
Tags: background; phone records; public records; business records; property records; New York; professional licenses; aviation administration; medical license; biographies; WhoIs; social networking; international phone records
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Skytales: Military Dispatches
This very extensive tipsheet goes into great detail about covering the military. Fabey discusses how to approach military investigations, how to work around common Defense Department excuses, how to find military records and how to build your own database of military intelligence. The tipsheet also includes many examples of Fabey's own military reporting.
Tags: military; defense; FOIA; federal government; army; data negotiation; story ideas; beat reporting
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Defective Parts on Blackhawk Helicopters
This PowerPoint presentation explains the origin of WTNH-TV's investigation about defective parts being installed in military helicopters. Cohn includes information about his use of sources, FOIA and expert analysis.
Tags: military; war; weapons; aviation; federal government; department of defense; contractors
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Aviation Safety from the Ground Up
The authors discuss the various aviation-related investigations they have worked on. They share information about valuable sources, common issues that came up in their investigations, and the data they used. This tipsheet is a powerpoint presentation.
Tags: aviation; transportation; TSA; beat reporting
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Tips for Covering Aviation Stories
This tipsheet offers a lot of advice for reporters on the aviation beat. Tips include learning aviation lingo and making contact with a local Air Traffic Controller's Union.
Tags: TSA; airplane; transportation; aviation; beat reporting
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Contact List for Aviation Stories and Data
This tipsheet is a list of sources for reporters beginning investigations about aviation. The tipsheet includes contact information for NASA, NTSB and the FAA.
Tags: aviation; sources; federal government; airplanes; flying