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 "cemeteries" ...
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'Killers Among Heroes' in National Cemeteries
Stanley explains how to use cemetery and prison records to find prisoners who were buried in national cemeteries. He discusses various projects on the topic and how they were done.
Tags: death records; prisoners; veterans
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Story Ideas
Leamy gives two sets of story ideas regarding consumer issues in this informative tipsheet. The first set deals with story ideas surrounding people or companies breaking laws or regulations. The second set concerns non-regulated areas and the stories you can find there. These story ideas are great for newspapers, magazines, and broadcast stations alike.
Tags: story ideas; consumer issues; regulations; used cars; child exploitation; racial discrimination; home inspections; modeling; credit; pets; pharmacies; ADA; FDA; predatory lenders; FOIA; beauty salons; car repair; cemeteries; solicitation; pyramid schemes; charities; hospitals; headhunters; hazing; pay phones; fire engine chasing; roadside zoos; private schools; spam; lead poisoning; interior design
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Data for the Military Beat
Military information can sometimes be difficult to obtain. But this tipsheet provides a number of places to go where you can find useful military data. Sources include Census, Pentagon, National Archives and FAA databases. Several databases on veterans highlighted. Even resources for finding planes being hit by birds.
Tags: veterans; 2000 census; public use microdata sample; PUMS; military personnel registry; department of veterans affairs; veterans affairs; national cemetery administration; NICAR; air force safety center; bird strikes; aircraft