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 "wealth" ...
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Reporting on economic development subsidies
Heaney's Powerpoint presentation provides you with great questions to ask and issues to consider when covering economic development claims.
Tags: subsidies; wealth; data; Political contributions; lobbying efforts
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Tracing looted wealth
Coronel provides great tips and useful websites to help you trace international wealth in this Powerpoint presentation.
Tags: Global Financial Integrity Task Force; tracing wealth; assets; corporations
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Antiquities Agreements and Acuisition Policies
Acquire a wealth of links from this tipsheet for all things art museum related.
Tags: None
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Reporting on economic development subsidies
Heaney takes a look at the "big picture" of reporting on economic development subsidies. He provides an outline of important issues to consider, as well as questions to ask.
Tags: data; wealth creation;
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Census 2010: A Survivor's Guide
In a data dump that will deliver 100 billion numbers, Campbell walks you through downloading and analyzing the overwhelming wealth of material provided by the 2010 Census.
Tags: Census; data; American FactFinder; blocks; block groups; tracts;
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Backgrounding People and Companies/International: Mining database and the deep web
Williams has compiled and extensive list of web resources when researching international topics. Additionally, she has included a wealth of material for backgrounding people and companies on the web - a "beyond Google" compendium of online resources
Tags: backgrounding; international data; lobbying; Foreign Agents Registration Act; FARA; Speically Deisgnated Nationals List; SDN; worldwide incidents tracking system; World Bank; European Union;
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Programming: Learn the basic lingo and gain new powers
DeBarros talks about basic programming skills that will unleash a wealth of potential for reporters. He defines a number of programming languages and explains the application of each.
Tags: programming; computer language; C#; JavaScript; Perl; PHP; Python; Ruby; SQL
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Ways to Trace Every Business
Campbell walks through the steps to investigate a business, outlining the paper trail that all businesses must create - from a business license to Uniform Commercial Code filings to liquor licenses. Litigation filings also provide a wealth of information about businesses.
Tags: backgrounding business; licenses; trademark; articles of incorporation; UCC; Uniform Commercial Code filing; credit reports; mortgages; liens; professional license; litigation; courts; EDGAR; Securities and Exchange Commission; SEC; Federal Trade Commission; FTC; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority; FINRA
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Creating Your Own Databases and Spreadsheets
This tipsheet explains how to custom-package the wealth of electronic information on a computer disk, when and when not to create your own database, advice on data collection and words of caution on running your results and interpreting them accurately. It also includes a look at how to create surveys further beyond the "man-on-the-street" Q & A.
Tags: CAR; computer-assisted reporting; database; spreadsheet; survey; broadcast