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 "They Rule" ...
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Social Network Analysis: Tools for connecting the dots
Donald gives examples of some great tools you can use when investigating social networking and provides some cool graphics on how you can display your findings.
Tags: social networks; NodeXL; UCINET; Analyzethe.US; Muckety; They Rule
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Connecting the Dots
Donald's presentation includes examples of social network analysis, and points to resources and websites that map the relationships of power in government, etc.
Tags: social network analysis; UCINET; muckety; TheyRule.net; AnalyzeThe.US; NodeXL;
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Broadcast CAR: Quick Hits & Sweeps Packages
Thompson outlines the basic rules of CAR for broadcast. She identifies data sets that broadcasters should be familiar with so that when a story breaks they are prepared to effectively cover the story.
Tags: quick hits; broadcast; CAR; computer-assisted reporting; database; statistics; airplane safety; airplane registry; aircraft safety; aircraft registry; OSHA; hazardous materials; state disciplinary database; boating accident; infrastructure; campus crime; UCR database
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The Ten Commandments: Rules for a (Relatively) Sane Life in CAR
These are ten rules to keep in mind when trying to incorporate CAR into the newsroom. They range from "keep it simple" to "join a support group." Taken together, they will make CAR easy and fun.
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Covering Local Government
The tipsheet lists "Some Humble (and Personal) Rules of Thumb," from "If It Ain't Broke...Why Are They Fixing It?" to "Recycling in the Truest Sense," to "Committees."
Tags: Bureaucracy; budgets; politicians; whistleblowers