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 "story writing" ...
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Dodging disasters: How to avoid making errors with data
We'll cover common assumptions and mistakes in data-driven stories, from misunderstanding data to writing bad SQL. Learn techniques for checking your work and creating a safety net to help you sleep at night.
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Dodging disasters: How to avoid making errors with data
We'll cover common assumptions and mistakes in data-driven stories, from misunderstanding data to writing bad SQL. Learn techniques for checking your work and creating a safety net to help you sleep at night.
Tags: data, SQL; data-driven stories
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The Impact of Poverty, and How to Convince Your Editors its Worth Writing About
This Powerpoint presentation is a great guide to why you should cover poverty. Get your editor and your readers to care with Kelly's pitch ideas and story examples as well as steps to take to get started.
Tags: poverty; data; HMDA; Department of Health; LED
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Writing the Story
Armstrong shares his award winning tips on how to write a great investigative story.
Tags: story writing
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One big-ass(arse) database – and other medical issues
"Health databases can unlock important clues about matters of life and death in your community. From identifying unsafe hospitals to detecting questionable treatments used by doctors and their escalating costs, you can write important stories that have an immediate impact and lead to lasting change."
Tags: health care; databases
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Writing and editing the CAR story
After you find all of your great data, use this tipsheet to tell the story in a style that people will understand and appreciate.
Tags: CAR;
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Investigating Sports
Barr teaches you how to write great sports stories, and how to get the most out of your sports investigations.
Tags: Sports beat; sports investigation; ESPN
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Story ideas and development
Berens identifies the evolution of the story - from finding the enterprise story idea through the development and writing of it.
Tags: reporting; story idea; enterprise reporting; data; research; documents
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Writing the Investigative Story
Frank gives tips on staying focused on telling the investigative story. She outlines a plan to stay on task with a long-form investigation, especially when you're working on this while meeting daily deadlines.
Tags: investigative reporting; writing; organization;
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Writing without Veils: How to get the story on the record
Nalder discusses how to aggressively report your story, and to get your sources on board. Included in Nalder's tipsheet are helpful interviewing tactics.
Tags: journalism; writing; basics; interviewing; sources;