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 "consumer affairs" ...
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Consumer Investigation
"You can master consumer investigations whether it’s your regular beat or an area in which you dabble on occasion. The key is knowing where to look and how to organize." This tipsheet by Galli, Limor and Savio will tell you just what you need to know.
Tags: backgrounding; consumer story
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Consumer Investigations Beyond the Obvious
Consumer reporter, Callaway, teaches you how to become your own investigator. With tips on how to find the person you are looking for, the right attorneys to help, and how to make the most of your resources.
Tags: consumer advocacy
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Reporting on Guns as a Consumer Product
This IRE award winning report uncovers the dangerous truth behind one of the world's largest gun manufacturer. Learn how to cover gun stories without looking like the bad guy.
Tags: Gun safety; consumer safety; Remington; gun laws; gun regulations
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Uncovering Financial Traps
Tiernen addresses the financial traps that are arising the the second wave of the financial crisis. He includes information on such traps as: foreclosure services; debt settlement; subprime credit cards; payday loans; uninsured overseas savings accounts; reverse mortgages and much more.
Tags: foreclosure services; debt settlement; subprime credit cards; payday loans; uninsured overseas savings accounts; reverse mortgages; consumer credit; consumer affairs; consumer fraud
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Consumer Investigations: Going Deeper and holding bad players accountable
This tipsheet is an exhaustive resource for covering the consumer beat. It includes story ideas, links to pertinent government agencies, links to consumer information and much more.
Tags: consumer investigation; automobile industry; finance; mortgage; sub-prime loans; foreclosure; Consumer Product Safety Commission;
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Consumer Investigations: Going Deeper and holding bad players accountable
This tipsheet is an exhaustive resource for covering the consumer beat. It includes story ideas, links to pertinent government agencies, links to consumer information and much more.
Tags: consumer investigation; automobile industry; finance; mortgage; sub-prime loans; foreclosure; Consumer Product Safety Commission;
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Consumer Investigations For Tough Times
Callaway offers tips for covering consumer investigations, including always keeping two long-term stories in the works; smaller stories often turn into larger pieces; consider follow-up stories on previously aired investigations.
Tags: consumer investigation; interviews;
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Consumer Investiagtions for Tough Times
This incredibly extensive tipsheet is a must-have guide to consumer investigations during the economic downturn. From quick-hits to long-form investigations, they've included it here. The tipsheet goes on to detail other information on doing your investigation - from parsing out tips to details on testing. The last several pages are a list of resources (websites and phone lists) for covering the consumer beat.
Tags: consumer investigation; better business bureau; debt consolidation; subprime mortgage scams; contractors; lottery; foreclosure; unemployment; credit counseling; consumer affairs
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Trouble in the Walls: Defective Chinese drywal
LaFleur and Donald discuss using data when reporting - they stress the need to know what data you're looking at, and what are the best tools to use for analysis.
Tags: data; analysis; mixed categorical; continuous; indexes; Gini coefficient;
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Tip Sheet: Testing for lead in children's products
The author explains the Chicago Tribune's recent investigation into the presence of lead in childrens' toys. The authors discuss the equipment they used to test toys, as well as the results of their investigation.
Tags: toys; safety; consumer safety