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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Investigative Journalism Goes Global
Kaplan gives you tips on how to report on a global scale. Included is how the Global Investigative Journalism Network can help you.
Tags: GIJN, global reporting; international journalism; borders
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Covering immigration
Whether you work in a rural area, a big city or a border town this tipsheet will provide you with story ideas, website to go to and much more.
Tags: immigration; border towns; visas; story ideas
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Contracts, Strategies and Resources for Border and Immigration Cover
Olsen provides tons of links for covering border and immigration (in English and español). From links to the Federal Court websites to the ACLU’s immigrant rights page; your story will not lack the information needed to provide a good investigative story.
Tags: bilingual; español; immigration
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Online Search & Rescue: Emerging Tech Trends
Chris Shaw of the Webbmedia Group shares his insight on extracting crucial information from the web. Going beyond the borders of Google, Shaw suggests search engines like Blekko and Greplin. He also suggests websites that feature the latest technology in online searches and popular "mobile tools."
Tags: search engine; mobile; digital asset; Quora
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Covering transborder issues when you don’t live near the border
If your readers are wanting border reporting, but you aren't on the border, get this PowerPoint to help with what to do and who to talk to.
Tags: border issues; border reporting;
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Bluefin: A $4 Billion Black Market
This powerpoint comes straight from the IRE award wining "Looting The Seas". Get tips on how to cover crime across borders, with many different organizations as partners.
Tags: collaboration; international; partnership; bluefin tuna;
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Contacts, Strategies and resources for Border and Immigration Coverage
Olsen provides an extensive lists of resources for covering issues related to immigration - including US Government sites/data, Mexican nonprofit organizations, key journalism sites, think tanks, lawyers, and much more
Tags: immigration; human rights; boarder patrol; boarder states; crime statistics; legal issues; immigrants; immigration studies
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Covering Immigrations
This presentation gives myriad suggestions for story ideas when covering immigration; suggested sources and organizations helpful to such coverage; key immigration websites; identifying local trends; and important terms.
Tags: immigration; immigrants; undocumented immigrant; illegal alien; undocumented worker; border issues;
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Immigration Resources for Journalists
This tipsheet lists helpful links when covering immigration. Included resource heading: U.S. government; Mexican government; research; lawyers; advocates, restrictionists; advocates, pro-immigrant; movies.
Tags: immigration; immigrants; border issues;
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On the Line: Investigating along the US-Mexico border
Mendoza provides information on freedom of information laws on both sides of the border. She lists a few of her favorite US agencies to FOIA for investigating border issues. She also gives tips on using Mexico FOIA from the US.
Tags: FOIA; border reporting; international issues; Mexico