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 "child exploitation" ...
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Overcoming the Confidentiality Barrier
Lanosga suggests how to get access to information on child abuse in fatal and near-fatal cases. Also listed are the 20 states with laws requiring at least some access to case files, as well as ways to get around barriers if you live in states that don't. And don't quit even after doing a story or two. "Keep beating the drum."
Tags: public records; child endangerment; FOI; Administration for Children and Families; Department of Health and Human Services
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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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Exploitation of Workers
A presentation of an investigation on child slavery in the Ivory Coast and its links with the US Cocoa Industry. Tips on how to follow on such a story and a list of internet resources concerning exploitation of workers.
Tags: cocoa; labor; slavery; Ivory Coast