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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Government Waste Initiative
McIntosh addresses the collaborative efforts of the Journal-Constitution, WBS-TV and WBS Radio to cover "questionable government spending, inefficiency and waste." She outlines the documents and public records a reporter should mine when covering the topic of government waste. She also outlines some reporting routines that our beneficial when covering government.
Tags: government waste; public records; budgets; audits; bond issues; expense reports; expense records; lawsuits; salary records; RFPs; RFQs
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Investigating Corruption in the Legal System
Sherman's tipsheet addresses story ideas to cover/look for when investigating corruption in the legal system. She also identifies useful documents for covering different aspects of the justice system - from covering federal judges to bail bond agents. Included are a couple of story examples.
Tags: justice system; legal system; judges; bail bond agents; conflict of interest;
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Budgets and Finance at City Hall
Some hot topics in city governments and helpful sources.
Tags: budgets; no-bid bonds; finance; public- private partnerships
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Spanish Translation of "Ten Tips for Your Own Brokers Project"
This is the Spanish translation of tipsheet #2698. Paul Foutch da 10 consejos para reporteros que esten cubriendo historias sobre corredores de bolsa. Entre los consejos se encuentran "Haga amigos", y "analice a corredores individuales", y el autor ademas explica como debe implementarse cada paso.
Tags: bolsa; corredores de bolsa; corredor de bolsa; finanzas; mercado de valores; valores; espanol; 2698;
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Investigate Your Local Stockbrokers
Paul Foutch gives 10 tips for reporters who are working on stories about stockbrokers. He gives advice such as "Get friendly," and "Analyze individual brokers," and also explains in detail how each step should be done. En espanol: #2908.
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Tips for covering government contracts
Fazlollah makes his tipsheet into a roadmap for covering government contracts. He details the events of a contract story the Inquirer did, and lists the events as a step by step process for reporting a similar story.
Tags: contract; municipal; corruption; pension fun; bond
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Covering Indian Gaming is a Tough Job
It's a tough job but Mike Adams gives you a leg up with this tipsheet. Indian nations are independent and generally do not have FOI laws, but there are ways of getting around that. Adams lists websites and public records that might have information on dealings Indian nations have with entities that DO keep public records. For example, look into the municipal bond market, the National Indian Gaming Commission, and the SEC. He also gives examples of investigations he did into specific tribes and where he found success. He further profiles the National Indian Gaming Comission in a packet available for mail orders.
Tags: Gambling; casinos; Indian nations; tribes; reservations; Bureau of Indian Affairs
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Dissecting a Corporation: What to look for in company documents to get to the story
This tipsheet lists the documents that can be found at the Securities and Exchange Commission website, such as the 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K. The tipsheet explains what each document is, what it is used for and what journalists should look for when they review it. The tipsheet also says how to find out salaries and executive compensation from these documents.
Tags: companies; big business; stocks; stock market; corporate filings; SEC
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Doing investigations while covering the daily beat
Curliss' tipsheet provides advice in three areas. He outlines an approach to doing investigative journalism while on the daily beat, such as working on short-term, mid-term and long-term projects simultaneously so that you "keep pulling on a string for an enterprise piece." He notes some broad areas to explore, such as background checks and bond referenda. And he summarizes a bevy of helpful databases and websites, such as www.landings.com and www.switchboard.com.
Tags: investigative reporting; time management; investigations