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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Reporting on the vulnerable: Guardianships
Guardianships are often undercovered, and are usually a goldmine for investigative work. While the specifics of how to go about reporting these stories varies from state to state, there are a few guidelines that can help a reporter cover these stories in a thorough manner.
Tags: Guardianships; court appointed; lawyers; guardians; children; abuse
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Tips for Covering Judicial Elections
Almost 87% of America’s state judges are elected, and 38 states conduct some form of election for their Supreme Courts. These facts are helping to make judicial appointments and elections a topic of growing importance in the national media, and one that more and more reporters should be covering. This tipsheet offers some tips for covering the elections or appointments.
Tags: Judges; elections; appointments; selection; justice