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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A quick guide to collaboration
If you are working on a collaboration with another organization, use these tips to help prioritize your work, get the job done, and getting your hard work out there.
Tags: collaboration; organizations; quick guide
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Consumer Investiagtions for Tough Times
This incredibly extensive tipsheet is a must-have guide to consumer investigations during the economic downturn. From quick-hits to long-form investigations, they've included it here. The tipsheet goes on to detail other information on doing your investigation - from parsing out tips to details on testing. The last several pages are a list of resources (websites and phone lists) for covering the consumer beat.
Tags: consumer investigation; better business bureau; debt consolidation; subprime mortgage scams; contractors; lottery; foreclosure; unemployment; credit counseling; consumer affairs
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Starting from Scratch
This tipsheet is a good guide for editors who want to bring CAR into the newsroom for the first time. Pyle offers several tips such as starting with some small projects that have relatively quick CAR work, building your own databases and teaming up reporters with CAR skills with those who don't have any CAR experience.
Tags: research; data analysis; data requests; training
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Microsoft Access: Quick Tips
This tipsheet is a good guide to some of the more basic functions of Microsoft Access. It gives easy -to-follow explanations for writing queries that sort, filter and summarize the data. The tipsheet also explains how to join tables.
Tags: databases; query design view; tables; Group By; order by
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Interpreting Corporate Reports
A quick-hit guide on reporting business news with an in-depth, investigative eye. Descriptions of the major SEC filings businesses must turn in, as well as little details on the most common filings make this sheet a must-have for any reporter working the business beat, or who is interested in taking a closer look at any publicly traded business. Dietz also points out the red flags that may indicate shady dealings.
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Editor's guide to working with nerds
CAR is not just something reporters need to learn more about. Editors need their fair share of help as well. Wolfe provides a quick checklist on how an editor can be CAR savvy through every step of the reporting process.
Tags: training; CAR; editor; beat reporting; newsroom management; data; public records; data cleaning; data integrity
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Pyramid Learning Path
A quick reference guide that plots out the different levels of CAR experience one can possess. Also included are summaries of training classes Wolfe provides.
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Search Engine Comparison
A quick reference guide showing the similarities and differences between some of the most commonly used search engines.
Tags: search engines; internet; CAR
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A quick guide to casino sources
This handout is a quick guide to casino sources. Addresses for casino regulatory agencies by state are included.
Tags: casinos
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Tipsheet No: 579
Handout consists of quick and ready references to public records, and to government agencies for Evening Sun reporters and editors. Includes information on the police, courts, local governments, planning and zoning records, housing inspections, and real estate ownership. Handout also looks at how to use public documents to cover state government, federal government, business and industry, the environment, and charities and the Internal Revenue Service.