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 "invisible web" ...
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Mastering the Web as an Investigative Tool: How to search the web, find news, and search behind a web page or chat. And Much, much more.
The author reviews many very useful online tools for journalists. The list includes different browsers, toolbars, search engines and news alert features. Sher explains how to use each tool, and why it is helpful for journalists.
Tags: Firefox; Real Simple Syndication; RSS; Google; search engines; news alerts; domain codes; chat rooms; backgrounding; invisible web
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Internet Sites
This tipsheet lists different little known websites that can be very helpful to journalists doing research. They include Google specialty sites, invisible web sites and government sites.
Tags: internet; invisible web; backgrounding; sources; research; search engines
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CAR Investigations into Health Care
This tipsheet lists eight websites that are useful for investigating health care. The list includes www.healthlaw.org and the website for the Federation of State Medical Boards. For each website, Schulte offers a brief description of what information can be found there.
Tags: health care; internet; invisible web; Medicare; Medicaid; doctors; health care workers; hospitals; patients; malpractice
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Backgrounding Business on the Internet
This power point presentation is all about backgrounding businesses on the internet. Donald discusses the SEC, key websites, and possible pitfalls.
Tags: Securities and Exchange Commission; invisible web; backgrounding; sourcing; search engines; beat reporting
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Websites for Reporters
This tipsheet lists various web resources for reporters. They are divided into several categories, including: Helpful Public Records Databases; People Finders; Search Tools; Facts and Answers; News Sites and more.
Tags: internet; deep web; invisible web; search engines; online research
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Internet sites
This tipsheet is composed of a list of online resources. It is broken down into several sections; including: people finders; this invisible web; government sites.
Tags: research; search engines; internet; backgrounding
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Internet Tour
This tipsheet is essentially a list of online resources. It includes search engines, people finders, mapping sites, databases and government sites.
Tags: invisible web; search engines; online data; research
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Using the Internet to Background People
This tipsheet is a super-detailed guide to backgrounding people on the internet. It covers everything from newspaper archives to property records and personal licenses. Edds concludes her tipsheet with some google search tips and a list of helpful websites.
Tags: invisible web; research; backgrounding; records; open records; public records; libraries
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Backgrounding businesses with the help of a computer
This tipsheet lists different aspects of business reporting and then gives advice about how to research them. For example, one topic is "Private Companies" and Wethe suggests going to www.hoovers.com to find information about private corporations and their executives. Other topics listed include company websites, non-profit companies, court filings and land sales.
Tags: business; beat reporting; corporations; companies; research; invisible web; search engine; stocks
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Internet Sites
This tipsheet lists websites that are useful to reporters researching stories. It includes different people finder, specialty search engines and government sites.
Tags: web; invisible web; google.com; research; documents; databases