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• Waste investigations for any community

  Get tips on how to investigate government in terms of who gets audited, what data sets are available and see how that information can lead to local news stories.

  Tags: Government; government agencies; fraud; investigation;

  By Tim Eberly, Erin Jordan, Josh Sweigart

  2013

• Mining for Gold in County and State Government

  Shipp provides useful tips for mining through your county and state government agencies, including how to deal with employees who aren't familiar dealing with reporters and what to know before you even talk to them.

  Tags: mining; local; county; state; government agency

  By Brett Shipp

  2011

• Covering a corrupt state agency

  Trying to expose a corrupt state agency can be tricky, especially if the agency is secretive and exempt from FOIA laws. Bombardieri provides several tips and tricks to getting inside information from a seemingly impossible source.

  Tags: campaign finance; lawsuits; state payroll

  By Marcella Bombardieri

  2011

• Investigating Political Influence

  Baker provides a list of questions one should consider - and ask their sources - when covering influence at government agencies. Included are useful links for deciphering the puzzle of influence: lobbying disclosure forms; IRS filings and disclosures; earmark data; and much more.

  Tags: politics; lobbying; earmarks; political action committees (PACs); campaign finance;

  By Russ Baker

  2010

• Mining the web for Data and Stories

  This tipsheet lists valuable online resources including searchable data; downloadable data; advanced search strategies; mapping services.

  Tags: online resources; data; online data; government data; databases; FedStats; Data.gov; USASPending.gov; BRB Publications; OSHA; MSHA; FARS: Federal Railroad Administration; GIS; mapping; census; Environmental Protection Agency; Federal Aviation Administration;

  By Ted Mellnik

  2010

• 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;

  By Mc Nelly Torres

  2010

• 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;

  By Mc Nelly Torres

  2010

• Winning Open Records Battles

  Langford gives tips on how to win open records battles. She details the things you can do to be prepared when requesting records because agencies don't always make the information easy to obtain.

  Tags: FOIA; open records; record requests; freedom of information; Sunshine laws; government records;

  By Terri Langford

  2010

• Investigations on the Beat

  Laikin identifies several databases specific to various beats. She stresses the need to know FOIL laws & appeals, plus potential threats.

  Tags: FOI; Freedom of Information; beat reporting; databases; government; public agency

  By Eden Laikin

  2009

• Penetrating the underbelly of a government agency

  Santana gives advice on effective coverage of government agencies. He stresses the importance of vigorous sourcing. He explains how to cultivate sources and get a full picture of the agencies you\\\'re covering

  Tags: government; briefings; gate keepers; unions; public records;

  By Norberto Santana Jr.

  2008