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 "state" ...
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The Art of the Interview and Source Development
How to do great interviews, on the fly or going deep.
Tags: Interview; Source Development
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Social Media Sleuthing
Become a social media sleuth with Doug Haddix's informative tipsheet.
Tags: Social Media
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Tapping Into State Information with Open Missouri
Learn how to use "Open Missouri" and tap into state information with this tipsheet.
Tags: Open Missouri
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Making friends with map projections
Welsh goes over the inaccuracies of flat maps and the different methods to avoid their shortcomings.
Tags: map; map projection; flat map; mercator; utm; state plane coordinates
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Spycraft: Keeping your sources private.
Get great tips and tools from Doig. He provides extensive information on how to keep your sources private.
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Tipsheet for Reporting on Economic Development Subsidies & Recipient Companies
"States and cities spend about $70 billion a year in the name of economic development, using dozens of programs and tax breaks." Do some muckraking with help from these tips, and you'll be finding out if your tax dollars are being spent accordingly.
Tags: subsidies; economic development; job creation; taxes
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Mining for Gold in County and State Government
Shipp provides useful tips for mining through your county and state government agencies, including how to deal with employees who aren't familiar dealing with reporters and what to know before you even talk to them.
Tags: mining; local; county; state; government agency
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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
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How Well Does Your State Oversee Nurses (and pharmacists, dentists, psychologists...)?
Government oversight can be tricky when it comes to our caregivers. Find out who is overseeing your nurse, and whether or not they are qualified to be evaluating such performances.