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 "lawyers" ...
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Bulletproofing in the heat of deadline
Thompson provides 10 tips to bulletproof a story in the heat of the deadline. From thinking like a lawyer to working directly with the copy editor.
Tags: bulletproofing; deadlines; libel
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Contacts, Strategies and resources for Border and Immigration Coverage
Olsen provides an extensive lists of resources for covering issues related to immigration - including US Government sites/data, Mexican nonprofit organizations, key journalism sites, think tanks, lawyers, and much more
Tags: immigration; human rights; boarder patrol; boarder states; crime statistics; legal issues; immigrants; immigration studies
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Immigration Resources for Journalists
This tipsheet lists helpful links when covering immigration. Included resource heading: U.S. government; Mexican government; research; lawyers; advocates, restrictionists; advocates, pro-immigrant; movies.
Tags: immigration; immigrants; border issues;
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Immigration Consequences of Criminal Conviction
This tipsheet offers "a brief overview of parts of immigration laws which are relevant to attorneys defending non-citizens against criminal charges."
Tags: immigration; law; government; justice; attorneys; courts; deportation
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Wrongful convictions: Reasons and possible safeguards
This tipsheet will help journalists from falling into the trap of convicting an innocent person along with the legal system. Mahoney gives suggestions for making sure eyewitness are accurate, testimonies are truthful and lawyers are doing their jobs.
Tags: Conviction; crime; innocent; guilty; police; false; testimony; trial
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Managing Up Managing Down
In this tipsheet, Hill lists key things to keep in mind when managing a newsroom. Included are ideas for managing the news director, lawyers and staff.
Tags: broadcast; managing the newsroom; management; investigative unit
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Ten Lessons from the Courthouse
Meitrodt gives ten lessons that will help journalists who must make frequent stops at the courthouse. He explains, among other things, who a journalist should and should not depend on for information and what to do after the verdict.
Tags: Lawyers; Judges; Judicial system; Law
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Profiting from Public Service
Method lists some tips for reporting on public employees. The tips range from covering government lawyers to those in more civic positions. Basically, the tips in this handout will be useful for anyone covering city hall or courts.
Tags: None
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Reporting on the vulnerable: Guardianships
Guardianships are often undercovered, and are usually a goldmine for investigative work. While the specifics of how to go about reporting these stories varies from state to state, there are a few guidelines that can help a reporter cover these stories in a thorough manner.
Tags: Guardianships; court appointed; lawyers; guardians; children; abuse
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Investigating flawed and falsified criminal investigations
Raziq gives reporters tips on how to investigate local crime labs, from the backgrounding process to interviewing defense attorneys and crime lab experts.
Tags: Crime; crime labs; criminal justice