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 "lobbying" ...
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International data
Mulvad explores a myriad of available international data sets, including information on the quality of the data sets. Included are: farm subsidy data, fish subsidy data, lobby register; business data; and the status of other data sets in the European Union.
Tags: international; international data; farm subsidy data; European Union; EU; wobbing
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The year in CAR
The tipsheet features a PowerPoint slideshow of notable computer-assisted reporting investigations of 2008.
Tags: computer-assisted reporting; housing; data; trade; education; lobbying; fire; day care; parking; vote; earmarks; inspection; sewage; EveryBlock; airbags; mammogram; arrest; railroad; pothole; sprawl; pesticide; crime; drugs; transplant; scholarship; mental health
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Bank, Finance and Lobbying Data
This tipsheet lists resources for covering information related to finance. Included is a brief summation of the information contained on each site. Subjects covered on the tipsheet include: banks, finance, and lobbying; inflation; labor and employment data; consumer data.
Tags: banks; finance; lobbying; consumer data; inflation; labor; employment; hedge funds; short selling; CPI-U; CPI-U-RS; Center for Responsible Lending; National Consumer Law Center; Consumer Federation of America
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Money and Politics on the Web
Campbell lists and explains various online sources to find information about campaign finance and lobbying. The list includes the Center for Responsive Politics, the FEC, and the IRS.
Tags: campaign finance; election; candidates; contribution; online sources; internet; data
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Spanish translation of
This is the Spanish translation of tipsheet #2745. Guckian da una serie de pautas a seguir cuando se reportan elecciones, campanas, etc. Proporciona informacion util acerca de los periodos que tienen las empresas para presentar sus reportes y las fechas limites; las leyes federales y de Texas que limitan los regalos para campanas, asi como lugares donde encontrar informacion y problemas comunes con analisis de datos y mas.
Tags: 2745; elecciones; contribuciones a campañas; politica; comites de partidos; comites politicos; dinero electoral; lobby; cabildeo; fraude; espanol
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Spanish translation of
This is the Spanish translation of tipsheet #2737. La tipsheet de Wilkinson y Drew tipsheet se centra nelectorales en Ohio, pero tambien menciona registros de campanas federales y sus principios se pueden aplicar a otros estados tambien. Tambien aconsejan como presentar pedidos de informacion efectivos.
Tags: finanzas de campaña; records publicos; registros publicos; records abiertos; Libertad de Informacion; politica; cabildeo; cabilderos; contribuciones; contratos con el gobierno; gobierno estatal; gobierno federal; espanol; 2737
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Spanish translation of
This is the Spanish translation of tipsheet #2701. Los autores de varios articulos sobre el cabildero Jack Abramoff detallan las fuentes que les fueron utiles durante esta investigacion y dan consejos e ideas para llevar a cabo proyectos similares.
Tags: Cabildeo; cabildero; lobbying; lobby; Abramoff; espanol; 2701
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www.opensecrets.org
www.opensecrets.org helps track congressional money. It provides databases for contributions, 527s, lobbying, PACs, personal financial disclosures, revolving door, and travel.
Tags: database; government; congress; money; funds; spending
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Follow the money trail in politics
Grimaldi lists numerous online resources for campaign finance and lobbying stories and explains how to most successfully utilize FOIA. His tipsheet offers both strategic and tactical advise for money trail stories, from the big questions to the little details.
Tags: politics; campaign finance; lobbyists; FOIA; open records; online resources; web sites; campaign contributions
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Info merchants and influence peddlers: tracking lobbyists, consultants and fund-raisers
Wilkinson and Drew's tipsheet focuses on obtaining campaign finance records in Ohio, but they also address federal campaign finance records, and their principles can be applied to other states, as well. They also advise on how to effectively pursue FOI requests.
Tags: campaign finance; public records; open records; FOI; politics; lobbying; lobbyists; 527; government contracting; political contributions; state government; federal government