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 "professional organizations" ...
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My favorite sites for digging up the dirt and getting things done
Dowdell details sites that aid in organization; backgrounding of people and businesses; finding historical content; and discovering who/what is behind a web site.
Tags: RSS feeds; Google docs; file sharing; backgrounding; domaintools.com; cache; Wayback Machine; MINERVA; business license; professional license; twitter search; sex offender registry
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Seeking Support for Investigative Projects
This information box from the Spring 2008 Niemen Reports lists foundations and centers that offer financial support for journalists.
Tags: investigative reporting; professional organizations; grants; fellowships
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Cultivating Sources
Wilson offers advice about how to find and cultivate good sources for investigative stories. He discusses how to organize sources as well as how to maintain relationships with them. Wilson also give advice about how to do professional interviews in a way that gains the sources' trust.
Tags: sources; backgrounding; story ideas
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Lesser-known records you should know about
Stanley takes a look at how to find some types of records that you may not know about. He has tips on how to find information about nonprofit organizations through GuideStar. State government audits are also available online, which can uncover great story ideas. There's also a complete list of childcare facilities and recent inspections online. Stanley also suggests ways to find divorce files, professional licenses, closed malpractice claims, and how to conduct the perfect Google search.
Tags: nonprofits; government; childcare; divorce files; professional licenses; closed malpractice claims; Google
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Tipsheet No: 745
This handout offers tips for journalists and editors on how to plan one's time when working on a big investigative piece. The handout includes a bibliography of other books on time management and a brochure from a professional organizer. Audio tape is available for purchase from the IRE Resource Center. Contact us at (573) 882-3364 or rescntr@ire.org.
Tags: 7 pgs.