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 "population demographics" ...
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Mining Census Data and Preparing for 2010
The tipsheet explains how to use the American Community Survey.
Tags: Census; American Community Survey; population; demographic
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Not Your Father's Census
Campbell describes the American Community Survey. He discusses key differences between the ACS and the decennial census, such as frequency, sample size, reference period and use of local data. Campbell also explains how to access and analyze raw ACS data.
Tags: census; population; demographics; community survey; statistical analysis; federal government
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Making the most of the U.S. Census Bureau's Factfinder
The author discusses how to use the U.S. Census Bureau's Factfinder feature on the organization's website to find information about the American Community Survey. She discusses how to find example questions from various questionnaires, reviews some of the definitions, and compares the material covered in the American Community Survey to that in the Decennial Census. The tipsheet includes screen shots from the Census Bureau's website to illustrate how to use the Factfinder.
Tags: population; demographic; Census; survey; historical census; internet
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New Data and New Uses for Data from the Census
This tipsheet is a good resource for reporters feeling overwhelmed by Census data. The author discusses sources for the most recent Census information, as well as good uses for 2000 Census data. Finally, the tipsheet ends with lots of story ideas that can be done with this data.
Tags: population; demographic; statistics; computer-assisted reporting; Census; data analysis; federal government; state government
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Census - Not Just for Counting Heads
This tipsheet discusses various information available in the census data. It covers the American Housing Survey, the Economic Census, the Census of Government, among others.
Tags: census; population; demographic; CAR; income; statistics
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The American Community Survey: The Every Year Census
This tipsheet is a good overview of the American Community Survey, which is a rolling monthly survey, supposed to replace the census by 2010. Perry discusses what it is, when it is, what information is included and what shortcomings the survey may have. The tipsheet also includes a list of online resources for journalists who want to work with that information.
Tags: census; survey; population; statistics; data analysis; demographics
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ACS: Get Ready for the Every- year Census!
This tipsheet is a guide to help journalists get ready to report on the every- year census. It includes advice about how to plan for those stories, how to focus the stories and how to adapt to the change. Especially useful in this tipsheet is information about how the new census is different from before (ex: it only includes households, so prisons and dorms won't be included in the results).
Tags: American Community Survey; Census Bureau; population demographics; databases
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Finding great stories in census data
Even though the 2000 census was released years ago, it is still the best data source for profiling communities. This tipsheet includes story ideas using census data and also helps familiarize reporters with technical census jargon.
Tags: US Census Bureau; census 2000; Indiana; population; story ideas; demographics; investigative reporting; SF 1; SF 2: SF 3; SF 4
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William Frey studies
William Frey, a demographer with the Population Studies Center, provides a list of research studies he's done that are available for ordering. Among the studies are "Race, Class and Poverty Polarization across Metro Areas and States: Population Shifts and Migration Dynamics" and "Immigration and Internal Migration 'Flight': 1990 Census Findings for California. The handout includes a couple of articles from American Demographics. The complete handout is available from the Resource Center.
Tags: census; income; immigrants; statistics