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 "business" ...
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Data tactics for the well-rounded business reporter
Business is all about numbers and data. In this session, you will get tips for finding and using data to beef up your stories about business and economics. No heavy lifting here, but it would be useful to have some experience with spreadsheets.
Tags: business reporting; business; data; numbers
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The Business of training
Bergantino's Powerpoint describes how newsrooms and nonprofits can add to their bottom line by offering training. Included are great tips and questions to ask yourself.
Tags: training; education; newsrooms; nonprofits
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PIECES OF THE PAST Building your stories from archives and historical documents
If you're covering any topic that touches government, business, or influential people, you may be missing out on a piece of the story if you aren't using archives and historical documents. Neff provides useful tips on how to utilize these.
Tags: archives; history; public records; Worldcat
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Investigating Shadowy Organizations
Whether you're investigating the CIA or a sports team, use this tipsheet from award winning reporter, Apuzzo, to cover that shadowy organization.
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Integrating CAR
Dowdell and Wert gives advice on the importance of collecting data and the benefits of setting up independent databases, and offer tips on specific subpoints to cover under topics such as Sports, Crime/Public Safety, Education, Business, etc.
Tags: data; databases; investigative methods
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COVERING THE ECONOMY AND BUSINESS
Johnston links to a number of sites to help you cover the economy and businesses. He includes the Joint (House and Senate) Committee on Taxation, the SEC, and the Congressional Budget Office, just to name a few.
Tags: economy; business; taxes; SEC; government; jobs; unemployment
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Broadcast: After Breaking News, What's Next?
This tipsheet is comprised of many useful web links covering topics of aviation accidents, automobiles and trucks, political campaign data, federal spending, U.S. court system, crime, business records, weather and more.
Tags: aviation; transportation; accidents; weather; government; federal spending; courts; crime
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Digging culture: The fine art of investigating the business of museums and collectors
Get tips on how to search museum's 990 forms, and 5 red flags to look for
Tags: 990 tax form; 501c3; museums; collectors; insider dealing; GUIDESTAR
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Eleven tips on successful business investigations.
Get fresh ideas from Bogdanich and Fauber on how to successfully investigate businesses and the agencies that regulate them. From attending hearings to digging into the pharmaceutical's website, you'll have the insider's knowledge to get what you need.
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Tracking the Economy and Business
Brooks provides suggested resources for tracking: state and local economic data; municipal finance; pensions and 401(k) plans; companies; and the financial crisis.
Tags: Moody's Analytics; federal reserve; securities; loans; U.S. Department of labor;