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 "boats" ...
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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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Broadcast and CAR: Quick Hits and Visuals
Thompson lists databases to use when breaking news happens. She includes sources for data about airplane crashes, hazardous materials, boating accidents, bridges and campus crime.
Tags: NICAR; databases; breaking news
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Diary of a two-day reporting effort
Nalder's tipsheet narrates his quick yet thorough investigation of the Washington state ferry system, which reveals techniques for rapidly digging into an organization's records and procedures. The sheet explains research techniques, interview strategies and keys to source selection.
Tags: open records; public records; ferries; transportation; investigative reporting; interviews; regulation; Coast Guard; boat safety
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White Fish, Black Catches: Norwegian companies were leasing out old fishing ships to Russians, who were using them for illegal fishing in the Nordic Seas
The authors go into a lot of detail explaining every stage of their investigation into an illegal fishing operation. Russians were using Norwegian fishing boats, and operating with false paperwork and pretense, to fish illegally in the Nordic Seas. The authors explain how they uncovered the scam and worked with other media organizations to broadcast their findings.
Tags: television; broadcast journalism; fishing; food; ocean; boats; international journalism
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Diary of a two-day reporting effort
Nalder literally diaries the process of producing an investigative story in two days from tip to publication. He takes readers through research, interviews and the writing process. His finished product on life rafts on state ferries is included as an example
Tags: investigation; beat; ferry; life boat