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 "tornadoes" ...
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Investigating After Weather Disaster
Finley, winner of Breaking News Investigation category-IRE 2011, describes in detail what to do before, during, and after the weather strikes.
Tags: natural disaster; flooding; tornado; hurricane; disaster planing
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Covering Natural Disasters
Covering natural disasters can be an overwhelming task, use these tips from McClure, Chief Environmental Correspondent at InvestigateWest. He provides advice for before the weather starts.
Tags: tornadoes; hurricanes; floods; post-disaster coverage
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GIS and Tornado Sirens
Okeson explains how she used mapping techniques to report on Peoria County's preparedness for tornadoes after one hit South Pekin, a small village near Peoria, IL. She explains how she used a GPS device, how to download waypoints, and also gives a list of helpful Web sites that were used for the story. A copy of the relevant story is also included.
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Hurricane/Disaster CAR
The four hurricanes that battered Florida in 2004 made for one of the most remarkable, memorable, and costly hurricane seasons in history. John Maines has suggestions and resources for reporters covering emergency situations, from the Federal Emergency Managment Agency, to private companies who provide images of destruction for free.
Tags: FEMA; Federal Emergency Management Agency; hurricane; disasters; flooding; earthquake; storm; tornado; HAZUS software; Small Business Administration; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; National Hurricane Center; NOAA's Hurricane Research Division; Florida Division of Emergency Managment
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Mapping the Census
Overlaying census with other kinds of data will yield stories, just as mapping software and maps will help reporters to better show trends and illustrate the stories. Included here are helpful Web sites, books, and what kinds of stories are aided by maps.
Tags: crime mapping; demography; transit authority maps; flood maps; tornado databases; SF3 data; GIS; geographic information systems