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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Campaign Finance: Tracking the Money
This tipsheet outlines important facts for those reporting on campaign finance and outlines information reporters should look at when analyzing campaign finance information. It also provides links to several useful sites/organizations who track campaign finance information, including some that provide data for download.It also touches on lobbying information.
Tags: campaign finance; lobbying; Federal Election Commission; FEC; PAC; political action committees; Center for Responsive Politics; Sunlight Foundation; Political Party Time; Internal Revenue Service; IRS; National Institute on Money in State Politics; TransparencyData.com; Congrelate.org
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Following The Money
Salant details where to look and what to look for when investigating campaign finance. He lists resources for the following: campaign contributions; lobbying; earmarks; legislative favors
Tags: campaign finance; Federal Election Commission; FEC; Center for Responsive Politics; CRP; Sunlight Foundation; Internal Revenue Service; IRS; National Institute on Money in State Politics; OpenSecrets.org; earmarks; lobbying; legislative favors
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Tracing Money In Federal Politics
Campbell details how to track federal campaign finance information. He identified the Federal Elections Commission (FEC) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as the "fountainheads of federal campaign data." Campbell gives an overview of the type of information available on these sites. And recommends searching the FEC site whenever you are backgrounding an individual.
Tags: campaign finance; federal elections; Federal Election Commission; FEC; Internal Revenue Service; IRS; backgrounding; money in politics; political contributions; campaign donations; donors
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CAR for Money and Politics
The authors list and describe sources for data to use in stories about money and politics. Some of the sources are place to find concrete records, such as the Federal Election Commission and the IRS. Other sources include organizations that have already compiled the records into searchable databases, like the Center for Public Integrity and OMB watch.
Tags: lobbyists; campaign contributions; politics; government documents; government contracts; government spending; sources; internet research
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Following the Money
Alessi provides a list of sources for tracking down campaign finance information.
Tags: campaign finance; election; Federal Election Commission; Kentucky Registry of Election Finance; Institute on Money in State Politics; Center for Responsive Politics; Internal Revenue Service
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Downloading and analyzing campaign finance data
This tipsheet looks at four major sites that provide Federal Election Commission data for downloading: The Federal Election Commission, Politicalmoneyline.com and the American University Campaign Finance Site. Obviously, it cannot cover all the details and you would be well-advised to spend time looking at each site before deciding which one best fills your needs.
Tags: None
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Electronic Disclosure of State Campaign Finance & Lobbying Data
This tipsheet lists state websites where reporters can find campaign finance data.
Tags: campaign finance
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Combined Federal/State Disclosure and Election Directory
This is the 2000 edition of the directory, which provides information on state and national agencies responsible for disclosure of campaign finances, lobbying, election results, and other filings.
Tags: Campaign finance; lobbying; elections; disclosure
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Uncovering crimes with Campaign Data
This package includes a handout of sources for Federal Election Commission data on campaign contributions, tips for uncovering "bundled" contributions and an investigation into campaign financing by the Kansas City Star. Audio tape is available for purchase from the IRE Resource Center. Contact us at (573) 882-3364 or rescntr@ire.org. --ask for tape #12.
Tags: Politics and CAR (it's not just the election) FEC 24 pgs.
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Getting a handle on the money in election campaigns
This extensive packet includes a short update to the Follow the Money Handbook; 10 CAR campaign finance stories you can do quickly and examples of those stories; a list of where copies of federal campaign finance reports may be reviewed and copied; a Federal Election Commission handout which includes a citizens guide to contributions and the law, using FEC services, and financial information about candidates, parties and PACs; a guide to the FEC Direct Access Program -- on-line access to campaign finance data; guidelines for use of the contributor list; and Jesse Jackson's 1995-96 campaign summary report. Audio tape available through the IRE Resource Center at (573) 882-3364 or rescntr@ ire.org. Ask for tape #IRE96-27.