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Delving into crime data and finding flaws

By Zachary Matson and Meredith Turk Steve Thompson, from The Dallas Morning News, speaks during the panel "Juking the stats? Delve into your police department's FBI crime data to find […]
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Fraud in the classroom: Cooking the books to make grades better

Test scores rocketed and plunged over several years at Annette Officer Elementary School in East St. Louis, Ill., often a telltale sign of tampering. The school district determined that cheating […]
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A case for why journalists should learn statistics

Last weekend I flew to Phoenix for the IRE boot camp in statistics hosted at Arizona State University.  Three days and 52 cups of coffee later, I can spot statistical […]
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Scranton Workshop: Invaluable investigative tools

By Christopher Dolan, University of Scranton From the art of the interview to “Facebook creeping,” we learned many invaluable investigative tools at IRE’s Scranton Watchdog Workshop. During the day-long event, various […]
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Transparency Watch: Yearlong quest for open records yields story on million dollar spending

This is the first post under Transparency Watch, an occasional series from IRE tracking the fight for open records. If you have a story about a quest for public records you'd […]
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Behind the story: Who Can Vote?

By Leonard Downie Jr. Weil Family Professor of Journalism, Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication                 The News21 national investigation of voting rights in the U. S., which […]
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Improve your skills with data-focused sessions at IRE '12

If you're planning to come to the IRE Conference in Boston next month, we've got a strong line-up of data-focused panels and hands-on training sessions that you won't want to […]
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IRE Showcase Panel: The ethical landscape after News Corp.

After News Corp.: How Far is Too Far in Investigative Reporting Don't miss this Showcase Panel at the 2012 IRE Conference next month in Boston. Join panelists Alan Rusbridger, executive […]
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April membership drive winners announced

Thank you to everyone who participated in our April membership drive.  Congratulations to the three members listed below whose names were drawn.  1st place - John Christie, the Maine Center […]
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Membership Drive Deadline Monday, April 30

Monday April 30, is the deadline to join IRE or renew your membership and you'll be entered in a drawing for one of three prizes: * Three hotel nights and […]
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