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 "guidelines" ...
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Monetizing Monet: Investigating Museum Sales of Art Held in Public Trust
Has a museum just come up with a large sum of cash without putting on a fundraiser or event? They could be selling art to bolster the bottom line. Rosenbaum gives great tips on how to find out if they are following the ethical guidelines.
Tags: deaccessioning; museums; art; AAMD
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Children and Trauma: Interviewing Tips
Black provides interview guidelines for reporters interviewing children who have been through traumatic events. She provides general guidelines, as well as details for interviews at the scene of a crime or disaster; covers interview pointers for past traumas, too. (Available in English and Spanish.)
Tags: children; trauma; disasters; crime; violence; grave illness; guidelines
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Tips for investigating and reporting on mental health issues
Mental health is very under reported and often inaccurately reported. "Below are tips and guidelines on how to report more accurately on mental health issues."
Tags: mental health; illness; mental hospitals; disorders
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Intranets at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Claassen provides some basic questions that should be asked before establishing an intranet and also explains how to start building and using your intranet. He also gives details about the Fort Worth Star-Telegram's intranet so readers can see what they're doing and use their ideas as a guideline.
Tags: Internet; Web; online tools
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Tip Sheet for Investigating Local Government
Quinlivan provides seven tips for broadcasters who are investigating their local government. She gives guidelines for good investigations, tips on how to plan for follow-ups and advice on how to deal with documents.
Tags: broadcast; investigating government; public officials; elected officials; investigative techniques
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Analyzing Campaign Data
Guckian gives guidelines to follow when reporting on elections, campaigns, etc. She provides useful information on filing periods and deadlines, federal laws that limit campaign gifts, Texas laws on the subject, places to find the data and common problems with data analysis, and more.En Espanol: 2888
Tags: elections; campaign money; politics; political action committees; lobbyists; fraud; social network analysis
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Women journalists doing international investigations
Walt offers crucial advice for female journalists working in Middle Eastern and other Islamic countries. Her suggestions emphasize safety and adherence to cultural norms, as well as guidelines for interacting with local service providers and freelancers.
Tags: women; international reporting; Islam; Muslim; Middle East; Iraq; Afghanistan; Iran; Pakistan
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Unsung Documents
Steele, Stephens and McGraw provide guidelines for examining and managing government documents, and lists public records that most reporters don't pursue, such as government cell phone records.
Tags: FOI; open records; government documents; freedom of information; databases; corporate records; government records; campaign finance; business reporting
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A Basic FOIA Primer from TRAC
Burnham first offers general guidelines for filing successful FOIA requests. Then, he specifically discusses how the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, a nonprofit at Syracuse University, is working to improve the fairness and effectiveness of federal freedom of information laws.
Tags: TRAC; freedom of information; public records; FOIA; data negotiation; federal government
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Questions to be Asked from Sept. 8, 2004, 60 Minutes Segment
Missal provides some key questions for reporters to ask to verify information and authenticate documents. He also gives some guidelines for editorial review of a story so as not to fall into some of the traps CBS did with their segment on President Bush's National Guard service.
Tags: authenticating documents; verifying information; integrity; editorial review