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 "internet resources" ...
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Locating the story: The latest in online maps
Welsh lecturing on the potential of using online maps in reporting.
Tags: online; maps; internet; google earth; copycat; osm; open street map; html5
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Go beyond Google - Gathering Internet Intelligence
This tipsheet describes how to dig deeper on the web - from profiling businesses to people. It highlights a variety of resources available online that help direct your searches and find information you might not otherwise realize was available.
Tags: internet; web; backgrounding; businesses; people; LinkedIn; social media; twitter; google;
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Cutting-edge Internet tips and tricks
Lorek highlights various search sites - from the general (such as google and its advanced search functions) to the more specific (such as where to go to track stimulus funds). She also covers social networking sites, comprehensive resources, and other popular sites.
Tags: search engines; internet; social networking;
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Mortgage Meltdown: Resources for Fast-Paced Investigations in your Region
The author offers advice for reporters looking into trends in foreclosure and subprime loans. She discusses sources like Dataquick, RealtyTrac, Policymap and loanperformance.com, which collect and analyze home sales records.
Tags: mortgage; internet resource; housing market; finance; business beat; real estate; census
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Finding and Backgrounding People
Scholl lists some resources for backgrounding people. He includes professional sites, free sites and other sources suck as MySpace and Flickr.
Tags: backgrounding; sources; internet research; news research
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Backgrounding People
The author lists websites that are useful for backgrounding people. The sites span a wide range of information, from inmate registrations to airplane ownership records. Some of the suggested resources are fee-based and others are free of charge.
Tags: backgrounding; internet research; public records; people-finder; courts; Florida records
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Backgrounding 101: How to investigate people and institutions, from cradle to grave
Hall lists a lot of resources for backgrounding people. He includes resources like search engines, subscription databases, property listings and vital records.
Tags: backgrounding; internet research; sources; public records
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Investigating Issues of Race and Poverty
Nixon discusses resources for investigating race and poverty. His list includes the U.S. Census Bureau, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and immigration statistics.
Tags: race; poverty; statistics; data; sources; internet research
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Web sites and search techniques for reporters
Edds lists online search tools that reporters may find helpful. She breaks the list down into sections: Google, telephone directories; newspaper archives; libraries; sites to find sources; public records and tipsheets.
Tags: internet; sources; online resources; web
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The Bupe Fix
Schulte discusses a recent Baltimore Sun investigation into the drug buprenorphine, which is often recommended to treat narcotics addicts. Schulte lists sources that were helpful to the reporters during the investigation, such as the DEA's ARCOS system and the National Alliance of Advocates for Buprenorphine Treatment.
Tags: drugs; addiction; prescription; substance abuse; internet resources; sources