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• Evaluating State Open Records Laws and Practices

  Use Ginley's Powerpoint to check up on your state's open records law and how they match up to others.

  Tags: open records; public access

  By Caitlin Ginley

  2012

• Covering a corrupt state agency

  Trying to expose a corrupt state agency can be tricky, especially if the agency is secretive and exempt from FOIA laws. Bombardieri provides several tips and tricks to getting inside information from a seemingly impossible source.

  Tags: campaign finance; lawsuits; state payroll

  By Marcella Bombardieri

  2011

• Immigration

  Preston provides an extensive list of links to information online to aid in your coverage of immigration issues. Links include information from: the US government, state laws, law websites, data, and immigration debates.

  Tags: immigration; immigrants; data; government; law

  By Julia Preston

  2010

• Latest Developments in State Public Records Laws

  This tipsheet outlines progress being made in public record laws in the U.S. Included are resources for information on public records and FOIA.

  Tags: public records; public employees; autopsy records; 911 tapes; public safety;

  By Paul Monies

  2010

• Databases: Investigating Locally and Around the World

  Donald's presentation explores the importance of a "data state of mind" for reporters. Beyond knowing FOIA laws, he outlines the (at least) 25 databases every newsroom should have and use in their reporting. The databases cover several different beats, and Donald details the value of each.

  Tags: databases; reporting; census data; budgets; audits; tax data; personnel files; campaign finance; financial disclosure reports; voter registration; election results; crime statistics; sexual predators; business demographics; SEC 10K: EDGAR; 990s; EPA Toxic Release Inventory; EPA Enforcements; water quality data;

  By David Donald

  2010

• Accountability Reporting in Higher Education

  Lombardi's tipsheet addresses covering campus crime. She talks about finding sources, a difficult process through the student judicial process. She suggests sources for campus crime data; public records laws by state; and points to a toolkit developed by the Center for Public Integrity for covering campus crime

  Tags: higher education; campus security; rape; Victim Rights Law Center; victim advocates; Clery Act; Department of Education; assault

  By Kristen Lombardi

  2010

• Investigating Probation

  Neff's tipsheet provides information about the records and documents you should seek when investigating probation, including the need to know the specifics of your state's laws. Included in with the tipsheet are examples of these various documents.

  Tags: probation; court records; court documents; crime reports; crime reporting; prison records; probation violation records;

  By Joseph Neff

  2009

• Investigating Charter Schools

  Woodall discusses how to investigate charter schools. Woodall points out that each state has its own charter law, thus information may vary from state to state. She lists many of the issues you can look into when investigating these institutions.

  Tags: charter school; public school; education;

  By Martha Woodall

  2009

• Covering Cops: Tips for delving into the department- and your community

  Seven simple tips for gathering data on police departments and creating a relationship beyond a single story.

  Tags: cops; police; police department; law firms; paper trail; online resources

  By Andy Hall

  2008

• Watchdogging the Authorities

  The authors provide tips for monitoring often overlooked aspects of the criminal justice system, such as evidence management, appellate rights, and youth prisons.

  Tags: law enforcement; crime and courts; prison; state government; local government

  By Miles Moffeit; Sandy Hodson; Doug Swanson

  2008