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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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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Quick Hit CAR Stories
Okeson discusses some CAR stories done by reporters at Florida Today with some fairy common databases. The databases she describes are easy to acquire and can turn into very interesting and relevant stories.
Tags: sex offenders; voter registration; parcel data; accident data; fires; liquor sales; data analysis; story ideas; story telling
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First Day on the Beat: Covering Cops
Barton's tipsheet offers a list of 15 items of vital importance when covering law enforcement - from obtaining lists of sworn officers to securing statistics regarding police officers' use of force.
Tags: police; law enforcement; cops; first day on the beat; civil court records; accident reports; use of force;
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Transportation
Amons tipsheet explains how she went about an investigation into fatigues truck drivers and related accidents. She explains how to utilize Uniform Traffic Crash Reports, with samples of the data
Tags: trucking; trucks; accidents; Uniform Traffic Crash Reports; transportation; driver safety
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Navigating Transportation Data: Covering Accidents and Infrastructure
The authors list both sources and story ideas related to transportation. They include sources for stories about vehicle accidents, transportation infrastructure, and public transit. The authors also discuss some recent stories on this topic and include tips and advice for reporters pursuing similar investigations. Finally, they list some IRE resources about transportation.
Tags: automobiles; cars; highways; railways; transit authority; bridges; public records; traffic accidents
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Using local data to answer the question,
Amons describes how to use CAR as a tool to beef up general assignment stories. Instead of just reporting on one isolated incident -- like a trucking accident or a botched 911 call -- you can do some database analysis to see how often those sorts of incidents occur. This will add more depth and context to your story.
Tags: truck accidents; school fire safety; beat reporting; story ideas; data analysis; computer-assisted reporting
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CAR for TV
Amons discusses several broadcast CAR stories that she worked on. The story ideas she includes range from truckers falling asleep at the wheel to school fire safety and 911 response time.
Tags: CAR; broadcast reporting; public records; data analysis; accidents
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CAR for Broadcast
Porter describes various data-based stories that make good broadcast investigations, including campus crime and dams. Porter describes the data needed for each story, and then gives examples of how stations have run those types of stories in the past.
Tags: television; TV news; broadcast; computer-assisted reporting; data analysis; fatal accidents
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Worker Safety and C.A.R
This tipsheet is a good resource for reporters covering a mining accident for the first time. The author suggests places to start the investigation, like the Mine Safety and Health Administration's website. Johnson also offers some tips to avoid common mistakes when covering mines.
Tags: mining; OSHA; coal; MSHA; Department of Labor
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Using CAR to report on Mine Safety
This tipsheet discusses how to use CAR to report on mining accidents. For instance, Ward lists various sources for safety records and then suggests how to analyze them. He also includes information about mine regulations and mining terminology.