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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The one-query story: Quick hits for your newsroom
Amaze your editors and wow your readers with these quick-hit data story ideas. Learn techniques on how to look for the short-form watchdog and how to juggle it all. Afflict the comfortable by fact-checking their statements, find expert sources and use spreadsheets to inform your next project.
Tags: spreadsheets; query; data; car
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Inside baseball: What data journalism can learn from sports
This panel will identify areas for data journalism exploration by examining the current state-of-the-art baseball data analysis. Sports are the original form of data journalism -- box scores predate open government movements by about a century. And Joseph Adler's "Baseball Hacks" trained newbie Web CAR reporters how to scrape and analyze data sets using Perl and MySQL. Finally, sports analytics are a leading indicator for other kinds of analysis. Sensors, economic analysis, leverage are all de rigeur in baseball but still up-and-coming in data journalism. We'll take the concepts being used to analyze baseball, football, soccer and apply them to standard data journalism chores.
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Broadcast: The Paper Chase
A guide for broadcasters on how to navigate through endless stacks of government documents and forms, in order to find the real story.
Tags: FOIA; Freedom of Information; Public Records; Government Documents;
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Forming and Operating a Tax-Exempt Journalism Organization
Hermes extensively lays out what it means to be a tax-exempt journalism organization and the history behind it and provides legal resources for anyone interested in starting their own nonprofit center.
Tags: nonprofits; tax-exempt; 990; 501(c)(3)
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Covering Veteran's Issues
If you're covering any form of veterans' issues, this tipsheet is a must. Included are helpful tips on dealing with families of veterans and what documents to request when filing a FOIA.
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Mississippi Public Records Request
This is a sample form for a Mississippi Public Records Request
Tags: public records; Mississippi
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Digging culture: The fine art of investigating the business of museums and collectors
Get tips on how to search museum's 990 forms, and 5 red flags to look for
Tags: 990 tax form; 501c3; museums; collectors; insider dealing; GUIDESTAR
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How to find nonprofit leaders lining their own pockets
Find out who is really profiting from nonprofits. With the possibility of dozens in a community, learn how to wade through 990's and what to look for.
Tags: nonprofits; 990 tax forms
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Covering Nonprofits and Private Companies
Find out who is working for the underdog, and who's not. Gary Cohn shares his years of experience, including digging into the new Form 990.
Tags: nonprofits; private companies; 990 tax form,
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Examining Public Authorities and Local Development Corporations
Local governments "are the fastest growing form of government in the country but remain the least accountable, despite numerous reform efforts." Get valuable tips on how to hold your government accountable.
Tags: local government; budgets; annual reports