http://www.ire.org Investigative Reporters and Editors -- Improving the Quality of Investigative Reporting Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:23:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 en http://www.ire.org/otr/handling-anonymous-tipsters/ http://www.ire.org/otr/handling-anonymous-tipsters/#comments Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:13:30 +0000 nick http://www.ire.org/?p=93 When Tisha Thompson of WTTG in Washington, D.C., gets a call from a tipster who’s afraid to leave a name or phone number, she has a surefire way of staying in touch. Thompson suggests that the source set up an e-mail account with an alias on AOL, Google or another national provider. To help protect potential [...]]]> http://www.ire.org/otr/handling-anonymous-tipsters/feed/ http://www.ire.org/irenews/ire-board-statement-on-the-death-of-armando-rodriguez/ http://www.ire.org/irenews/ire-board-statement-on-the-death-of-armando-rodriguez/#comments Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:01:38 +0000 meganm http://www.ire.org/?p=91 http://www.ire.org/irenews/ire-board-statement-on-the-death-of-armando-rodriguez/feed/ http://www.ire.org/irenews/murdered-armando-rodriguez-crime-reporter/ http://www.ire.org/irenews/murdered-armando-rodriguez-crime-reporter/#comments Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:00:48 +0000 meganm http://www.ire.org/?p=75 http://www.ire.org/irenews/murdered-armando-rodriguez-crime-reporter/feed/ http://www.ire.org/irenews/uplink-free-luxury-rv-crashes/ http://www.ire.org/irenews/uplink-free-luxury-rv-crashes/#comments Tue, 04 Nov 2008 19:45:58 +0000 David Herzog http://www.ire.org/?p=58 http://www.ire.org/irenews/uplink-free-luxury-rv-crashes/feed/ http://www.ire.org/irenews/2008-election-resources/ http://www.ire.org/irenews/2008-election-resources/#comments Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:46:18 +0000 Beth http://www.ire.org/?p=60 compiled a list of resources to aid in your coverage of stories as they unfold on this historic election day. ]]> http://www.ire.org/irenews/2008-election-resources/feed/ http://www.ire.org/otr/quick-hit-car-success/ http://www.ire.org/otr/quick-hit-car-success/#comments Tue, 21 Oct 2008 17:41:35 +0000 meganm http://www.ire.org/?p=54 http://www.ire.org/otr/quick-hit-car-success/feed/ http://www.ire.org/irenews/precision-journalism-101/ http://www.ire.org/irenews/precision-journalism-101/#comments Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:56:17 +0000 meganm http://www.ire.org/?p=53 http://www.ire.org/irenews/precision-journalism-101/feed/ http://www.ire.org/meyer/philip-meyer-award-call-for-entries/ http://www.ire.org/meyer/philip-meyer-award-call-for-entries/#comments Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:56:49 +0000 Beth http://www.ire.org/?p=51 Philip Meyer Award! Established in 2005, the award was created to honor Philip Meyer’s pioneering efforts to utilize social science research methods to foster better journalism. The contest recognizes stories that incorporate social science tools — from probabilities to survey research — in creative ways that lead to journalism vital to the community.]]> http://www.ire.org/meyer/philip-meyer-award-call-for-entries/feed/