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:
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Investigative Centers and Public Broadcast: Meant to Be?
Houston describes the mutual benefits of investigative centers and public broadcast stations sharing resources. This is a Powerpoint presentation.
Tags: nonprofits; investigative centers; public broadcast stations
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Reporting on public-sector pensions
This tipsheet is a must for anyone covering pensions. Frank goes over the basics, gives you story ideas and tells you the documents and sources you need and the pitfalls to avoid.
Tags: Pensions
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Mining the Private Parts of Public Officials
Ptacek provides tons of websites to utilize when digging into the private lives of public officials.
Tags: backgrounding; public officials
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Anatomy of an Investigation
Use these tips when investigating safety issues involving construction sites and buildings that are already in use.
Tags: construction; school safety; oversight; public records; mismanagement; documents
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PIECES OF THE PAST Building your stories from archives and historical documents
If you're covering any topic that touches government, business, or influential people, you may be missing out on a piece of the story if you aren't using archives and historical documents. Neff provides useful tips on how to utilize these.
Tags: archives; history; public records; Worldcat
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Uncovering the private parts of public figures
This Powerpoint shows you what to look for when investigating a public official's private life.
Tags: backgrounding; public officials
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Investigating Public School Construction
Holland gives tips on how to use public records, confidential sources and computer-assisted reporting to expose reckless spending and shoddy construction in your public school's construction.
Tags: construction; school safety; oversight; public records
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Public Records Act
Tipsheet on profiling the Public Records Act and ways in which journalists can garner information.
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Data Ideas for Congressional Coverage
Thorough tips and advice on how and where to look for information regarding congressmen in areas such as staff members, salaries, owned properties, received donations, etc.
Tags: congress; senate; congressman; senator; fec; legistorm; opensecrets; legislative bills; sopr; senate office of public records
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Tools, Techniques, and Research for Public Affairs Reporting
The Reporter's Lab aims to produce reviews that are consistent, independent, fair and above all, useful for a reporter with little time or patience for technical details.