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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C.A.R. Survival Vocabulary
Tanzer lists and defines terms that are important for reporters learning about computer-assisted reporting. He breaks the list down into internet related terms, programming languages, database vocabulary, and miscellaneous terms.
Tags: CAR; internet; database analysis; teaching CAR
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Integrating CAR into existing courses
This is a guide to incorporating computer-assisted reporting into other journalism classes. South discusses ways to introduce students to CAR, and provides some examples to show students of how CAR can make investigative stories more precise.
Tags: teaching; college; journalism school; CAR; data analysis; precision journalism; Lexis-Nexis
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Teaching CAR from college to the newsroom: Tips for the classroom
This sheet offers advice for instructing reporters and students in CAR. Topics include lesson planning, pacing, instructional techniques and resources, and project ideas.
Tags: CAR; teaching; instructional techniques; projects
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Getting the Data and Finding the Story
This tipsheet is a step by step guide to examining campaign finance money with Microsoft Access. Simple directions accompanied with screen shots show every step of writing queries and analyzing data.
Tags: CAR; Access; FEC; campaign finance; politicians; teaching tool; guide
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Coping with Contractors and Contracts
Michael Fabey begins his tipsheet with how to understand the military and how to work with it to get the information you need. He uses his experience to teach others how to avoid excuses and how especially to utilize the internet, while still finding the people behind the facts.
Tags: war; military; defense; homeland security
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Evalutating Effectiveness of a Course/Session
Wolfe offers a simple form to evaluate what journalists thought of a training session. It is NOT multiple choice.
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Homework News Writing Assignment grading sheet
This is an evalutation tool for trainees in the areas of "Engaging the audience," "Overall look and news judgment," and "Mastery of journlaism writing basics."
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Learning Pyramid
Wolfe designed this pyramid for trainers to assess the level of expertise of newsroom reporters and show beat reporters' ideal technology level.
Tags: Training; Evaluation; technology level; CAR
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Training Course Outline: Recipe for Success for Newsroom Technology Training
Wolfe outlines an organized and focussed strategy for newsroom technology training.
Tags: Newsroom training; CAR
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Teaching investigative techniques in a mass communication curriculum.
"Professors often find themselves in schools where there are limited skills courses and (seemingly) unlimited lecture classes. Don't despair. Investigative techniques still can be taught - even in this curriculum - as long as you think outside the box. Here are 10 suggestions that can be dropped into almost any reporting course, from the most basic to the more advanced."
Tags: investigative reporting; curriculum; mass communication; public records; group projects; investigative techniques