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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COVERING THE ECONOMY AND BUSINESS
Johnston links to a number of sites to help you cover the economy and businesses. He includes the Joint (House and Senate) Committee on Taxation, the SEC, and the Congressional Budget Office, just to name a few.
Tags: economy; business; taxes; SEC; government; jobs; unemployment
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Unsung Documents
This tipsheet provides information on how to find and effectively use documents in your reporting. It also give tips on working with material once you've obtained it. They also include a "favorite list" of docu
Tags: tax liens; campaign contributions; court records; flight logs; flight manifests; air travel consumer reports; unemployment; workers' comp; real estate; 911 tapes; surveillance videos
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Exposing Dangerous Caregivers
Kauffman's tipsheet decribes how to use unemployment-benefit claims to track caregiver misconduct; using federal labor records to track caregivers also acting as employers; and quick hit stories that can be done with this information.
Tags: misconduct; medical professionals; unlicensed doctors; physicians; hospitals; licensing boards; HIPPA
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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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Consumer Investiagtions for Tough Times
This incredibly extensive tipsheet is a must-have guide to consumer investigations during the economic downturn. From quick-hits to long-form investigations, they've included it here. The tipsheet goes on to detail other information on doing your investigation - from parsing out tips to details on testing. The last several pages are a list of resources (websites and phone lists) for covering the consumer beat.
Tags: consumer investigation; better business bureau; debt consolidation; subprime mortgage scams; contractors; lottery; foreclosure; unemployment; credit counseling; consumer affairs
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Covering the Recession in Wisconsin
Stein's powerpoint outlines where to look for data and information on the economic climate of Wisconsin, from specific economic sectors to social safety nets in the community. While a lot of this information is specific to resources in Wisconsin, it give reporters an idea of where to look for various sources of information.
Tags: Recession; Wisconsin; jobs; unemployment; U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis; Wisconsin Department of Revenue; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; FDIC; Generally Accepted Accounting Practices; GAAP
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Tracking local employment and pay trends
Knox discusses how to use the quarterly census of employment and wages to track local employment trends. Beyond that, he also offers tips about how to do a more in-depth investigation by finding out which types of businesses and industries are hiring and firing. Finally, Knox discusses sources to find the data for this sort of investigation.
Tags: jobs; employment; unemployment; data analysis; census; NAICS; labor bureau