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 "transportation" ...
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Now is TIFIA's Time
Expanding popular federal credit assistance program will encourage infrastructure investment and enhance the effectiveness of available transportation funding.
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Changing the Conversation
It's time to focus on how transportation investment pays back America.
Tags: Transportation
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Broadcast: After Breaking News, What's Next?
This tipsheet is comprised of many useful web links covering topics of aviation accidents, automobiles and trucks, political campaign data, federal spending, U.S. court system, crime, business records, weather and more.
Tags: aviation; transportation; accidents; weather; government; federal spending; courts; crime
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Following the Stimulus Money
Poston and Grabell give links to and information on several sites that can assist you in reporting on and tracking stimulus funds
Tags: Recovery act; stimulus; government spending; federal procurement data; transportation; infrastructure
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Data on Deadline
This tipsheet lists helpful websites to use when you need to access data on deadline. Suggested data links include the American Community Survey to campaign finance data to tracking airplane tail numbers.
Tags: data; quick hit; deadline; census; campaign finance; aviation; transportation; economics; FAA; NHTSA; automobile; consumer safety; politics; courts; federal spending; databases; reporting
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Understanding Stimulus Data
LaFleur discusses the use of stimulus data, and how it impacts "nearly every beat" such as housing, transportation, community programs, unemployment and technology. She outlines how to get started with the data, and useful federal sites to reference in your coverage. She explains how to sort through the data and see the role it is playing locally.
Tags: stimulus; recovery; economics; bridges; dams; infrastructure; community programs;
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Aviation Safety from the Ground Up
The authors discuss the various aviation-related investigations they have worked on. They share information about valuable sources, common issues that came up in their investigations, and the data they used. This tipsheet is a powerpoint presentation.
Tags: aviation; transportation; TSA; beat reporting
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Tips for Covering Aviation Stories
This tipsheet offers a lot of advice for reporters on the aviation beat. Tips include learning aviation lingo and making contact with a local Air Traffic Controller's Union.
Tags: TSA; airplane; transportation; aviation; beat reporting
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Some key aviation databases
The author discusses some sources that will be helpful for reporters covering aviation and airports. The resources he suggests include airline on-time performance data, which his on-time arrival and departure data for nonostop domestic flights. He also suggests using Form 41 data, which airlines are required to submit to the DOT with information about every route flown nationwide. Banstetter also recommends using the origin and destination survey. For every resource, Banstetter explains where to find the data and what sorts of stories are hidden in it.
Tags: transportation; airplanes; consumer stories; online resources; Department of Transportation; FAA
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Obtaining Canadian aviation and other transportation data
The author discusses how to access Canadian transportation data online. He focuses on CADORS, a database of aviation incidents, as well as the Transportation Safety Board. The author also notes that information on flights to and from the U.S. can be obtained through the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
Tags: transportation; Canada; airplane; aviation; air travel; airlines; incident data