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• Tracking guns:How to investigate gun dealers and track murder weapons

  Grimaldi, 2010 IRE award winner, provides the PowerPoint he used at this year's conference. Get inside information on how he and his team tracked down guns and the gun dealers who sold them.

  Tags: gun dealers; Washington Post; The Hidden Life of Guns;

  By James V. Grimaldi

  2011

• The Hidden Life of Guns

  In this tipsheet, Grimaldi shares how The Washington Post reported the story, The Hidden Life of Guns, which won the 2010 IRE FOI Award. He provides a day-by-day account of the series of events the unfolded as the reporting took place. He also includes a source list of important interest groups.

  Tags: firearms; weapons; NRA; ATF; gun violence; gun crimes; gun dealers

  By James V. Grimaldi

  2011

• Covering Defense Department Weapons Programs

  Capaccio offers tips on how to cover the Defense Department Weapons program. From what you'll run into, to what kind of sources you need to get the inside scoop.

  Tags: weapons procurement; defense department; military; pentagon

  By Anthony Capaccio

  2011

• Defective Parts on Blackhawk Helicopters

  This PowerPoint presentation explains the origin of WTNH-TV's investigation about defective parts being installed in military helicopters. Cohn includes information about his use of sources, FOIA and expert analysis.

  Tags: military; war; weapons; aviation; federal government; department of defense; contractors

  By Alan Cohn

  2008

• The case of A.Q. Khan, the father of the Pakistan nuclear bomb

  The author documents the development of an investigation into Abdul Khan, a Pakistani spy in the Netherlands. Khan stole secrets about uranium enrichment that eventually led to the building of a nuclear bomb in Pakistan. The investigation looks at why he was in the Netherlands and why the Dutch government did not prosecute him once he was caught.

  Tags: spying; weapons; bombs; espionage; broadcast journalism; television news

  By Kees van den Bosch

  2005

• Buying Politicians, Cases in India

  The author describes how he planned and executed a sting operation to show that it is easy to buy politicians in India.

  Tags: politics; international politics; weapons dealers; hidden cameras

  By Harinder Baweja

  2005

• Military Records and Useful Web sites

  Capaccio's tipsheet is packed with information about how to cover the military. He lists websites to research budgets and weapons, personnel deployment, Iraq contractor deaths, and military audits.He also tells you how to get the Pentagon Current News Early Bird news summary, and gives samples of some of the above-listed reports.

  Tags: Pentagon; budgets; Iraq web sites; statistics; military personnel; procurement; military contractors

  By Tony Capaccio

  2005

• Military Records and Useful Web Sites

  This tipsheet lists many Web sites and sources of information for reporters covering defense and the military. Besides sources of general military information, this tipsheet includes tips on investigating major weapons programs, contractors, budgets and weapons performance.

  Tags: military; weapons; defense; contracts; federal spending; weapons performance; defense programs; weapons programs; budget; House and Senate Armed Services committees; Directorate for Information Operations and Reports; Defense Contract Award Agency; DMCA; Commerce Department; Iraq; personnel; military rank; Pentagon; Army; Navy; Air Force

  By Tony Capaccio

  2004

• Uncovering the Military Beat

  This 50-page tipsheet leads reporters through the important issues surrounding military coverage, including how to track homeland defense, how to contact important players in the military, and websites that offer useful information about the military. This tipsheet also includes a comprehensive list of military contact information for the Pentagon, Navy, Air Force, State Weapons of Mass Destruction, and Civil Support Teams. Capaccio also included a 9-page Washington Post story about the infamous Osprey that was published in May 2001.

  Tags: Military; Osprey; Contact list; Pentagon; Homeland Defense

  By Tony Capaccio

  2003

• Sources and tips on nuclear, biological and chemical weapons threats

  Threats from weapons of mass destruction are more pronounced than ever. Eisler describes some of the threats from nuclear, biological and chemical weapons. He also includes a hefty list of government, NGO, and academia sources on the subjects.

  Tags: nuclear weapons; dirty bombs; radiological weapons; nuclear regulatory commission; Department of Energy; National Nuclear Security Administration; department of defense; Defense threat reduction information analysis center; nonproliferation; disarmament; IAEA; United Nations; nuclear energy institute; Russia; germs; anthrax; smallpox; nerve agents; sarin; VX; mustard gas; Chemical Weapons Convention; CDC; infectious diseases; global green

  By Peter Eisler

  2003