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 "courts" ...
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Accountability in Children’s Court
Diedrich gives great tips on how to cover the juvenile justice system and the children that are in and out of it.
Tags: juvenille court; recidivism
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Contracts, Strategies and Resources for Border and Immigration Cover
Olsen provides tons of links for covering border and immigration (in English and español). From links to the Federal Court websites to the ACLU’s immigrant rights page; your story will not lack the information needed to provide a good investigative story.
Tags: bilingual; español; immigration
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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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(More than 5) Databases for criminal justice reporting
Roberts discusses the "data-rich" nature of the criminal justice beat, identifying several key databases for reporters. Examples include 911 response data, jail bookings, jury selection transcripts, National Corrections Reporting program and many more
Tags: crime; arrest; jail; courts; police; criminal justice; violent offenders; sexual offenders; prison; inmates; judicial reporting; NACJD; NCRP; jury; juries; court docket
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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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Investigative Business Journalism
Cohn's detailed tipsheet discusses investigative tips and techniques for covering foundations, nonprofits and charities with examples of the types of documents and resources critical to this type of reporting - from 990s to human sources. Part 2 of the tipsheet explores investigations of private companies.
Tags: nonprofit; charity; foundation; private business; Internal Revenue Service; IRS; Form 990; 990s; consolidated financial statements; civil court; criminal court; federal agencies; FOIA