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:
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Army's PA (Public Affairs) Guide to Dealing with the USMJ (Uniform Code of Military Justice)
"We developed this guide to provide assistance to Army public affairs offices preparing to provide support in high-profile military courts-martial proceedings."
Tags: Department of Defense; DoD; accused; right to trial; media; FOIA; information; scheduling; restitution; command function
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Air Force's PA (Public Affairs) Guide to Dealing with UCMJ (Uniform Code of Military Justice)
This is the Air Force's Public Affairs manual for releasing information to the media and public about military trial proceedings
Tags: privacy; FOIA; information; releasable/not releasable information; duty location; duty station; death; education; discharge types; DoD homosexual conduct policy
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DoD FOIA Handbook (in Q & A Format)
"This handbook is intended to assist you in making Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests for Department of Defense (DoD) records."
Tags: FOIA; military; records request; exemptions; reasonable search; fees
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National Defense Authorization Act, 1990; "Principles of Information", Cohen, 1997; FOI Letter, McNamara, 1967
Yes, there is an ombudsman at the DoD who makes sure that the First Amendment right of military personnel and their families are protected through the Stars and Stripes newspaper. This tipsheet is part of the Act that makes the Stars and Stripes an independent shop, a memo from former Secretary of Defense McNamera reaffirming the public information policy of the DoD from 1967, and the "Principles of Information" Memo from today's DoD.
Tags: FOIA; Freedom of Information; classified information; public affairs; security classifications; national security
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Some Useful Web Sites for Military Information
This tipsheet gives many of the best and necessary Web sites for covering the military, including where to find the Uniform Code of Military Justice, DoD directives, and even the handy "acronym finder."
Tags: military; rights; Defense; Army; Navy; Air Force Marines; veterans; awards; maps; vessel register; Jane's Online
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Tipsheet No: 72
Capaccio lists documents and sources crucial to covering the Pentagon and military-industrial complex; lists numerous story ideas; and spells out the statutory reporting requirements for persons who are serving or have served in DoD.