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 "court records" ...
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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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Useful Websites for data and quick lookup
A comprehensive list of links for accessing data and information online for topics such as: aviation accidents; automobiles/trucks; political campaign data; federal spending; U.S. court system; crime/inmates; business records and nonprofits; weather; general useful tools online.
Tags: aviation accidents; automobiles/trucks; political campaign data; federal spending; U.S. court system; crime/inmates; business records and nonprofits; weather
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Russian companies’ and people’s records databases
Shleynov's gives a list of public records available about companies and people in Russia; legal records; court records. Links to websites included.
Tags: Russia; public records; people; companies; Russian tax service; legal information; court records
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Unsung Documents
This tipsheet provides information on how to find and effectively use documents in your reporting. It also give tips on working with material once you've obtained it. They also include a "favorite list" of docu
Tags: tax liens; campaign contributions; court records; flight logs; flight manifests; air travel consumer reports; unemployment; workers' comp; real estate; 911 tapes; surveillance videos
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Latest Developments in FOIA and Open Records Laws
This tipsheet outlines recent developments in FOIA laws - including information on getting discovery in a FOIA action in Federal court.
Tags: FOIA; discovery; Federal Court; public records; FOIA request; records request
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Backgrounding People and Businesses on the Web
Dowdell provides a helpful framework for all your backgrounding needs. Starting with a strategy and some basic questions, she provides suggested helpful links for finding information on people and businesses on the web.
Tags: backgrounding; background check; business; property records; court records; public records; criminal background check; campaign contributions; politicians; articles of incorporation; business license; professional license
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Investigating Probation
Neff's tipsheet provides information about the records and documents you should seek when investigating probation, including the need to know the specifics of your state's laws. Included in with the tipsheet are examples of these various documents.
Tags: probation; court records; court documents; crime reports; crime reporting; prison records; probation violation records;
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Education: From cheaters to teachersr
The reporters created an extensive list of documents and sources that can be used to cover the education beat. They also include advice as you approach your coverage of this beat.
Tags: Incident reports; court records; transcripts; Department of Education's discipline database; sex offender registry; attorney general; public records; misconduct; administrative hearings; personnel files
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Investigating Fraud: Schemes, Scondrels and Scams
The authors discuss how to uncover and report on fraud. The tipsheet offers suggestions for documenting fraud, such as finding a paper trail or videotaping the scheme. Then, the tipsheet discusses how to turn your findings into a well-organized, effective investigative piece. Finally, the tipsheet includes useful websites for finding court records, consumer information, corporations, property records, regulators and more.
Tags: internet sources; undercover investigations; visual story-telling; story ideas; consumer investigations; crime; fraud
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Full Court Press: Fighting For Information
Zarek\'s tipsheet offers an overview of the services provided by the Reporters\' Committee for Freedom of the Press.
Tags: open records; nonprofits; federal government; courts