The IRE Resource Center is a major research library containing more than 23,250 investigative stories — both print and broadcast. These stories 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. Stories are not available for download but can be easily ordered by contacting the Resource Center:
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Venezuela: A socio-political study of the Venezuelan legislative minority
The report explores the ideological, political, economic and social policies of Venezuelan legislators.
Tags: Venezuela; lawmakers; legislators; blogging
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The Fed's Secret Liquidity Lifeline
The stories reveal the first details of the Federal Reserve's unprecedented bailout of hundreds of banks and other companies during the financial crisis.
Tags: Federal Reserve; Goldman Sachs; bailout; banks
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Revolving Regulators
The Project on Government Oversight filed a Freedom of Information Act request for all post-employment statements filed by former SEC employees and analyzed the statements and other documents.
Tags: SEC; employment; FOIA
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Weird Science: Women's Funding Network Sex Trafficking Study is Junk Science
The story examines a series of purportedly scientific studies conducted on behalf of an advocacy group that raises money to fight juvenile prostitution. A close look at the study reveals a dubious methodology that violates most of the key tenets of sociological research.
Tags: research; sociology; juvenile prostitution; advocacy group
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Tale of Three Cities: Foreclosures Don't Always Follow the Script
An extensive examination of foreclosures in three cities found that the patterns leading to foreclosure and the events afterwards do not always follow common assumptions.
Tags: foreclosures; home owners; interest rates; home
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Flawed State Reporting Laws Leaves Consumers Vulnerable
The article explores the impact of America's fragmented outbreak response system, in which no states have the same foodborne illness reporting requirement.
Tags: foodborne illness; salmonella; health department; outbreak
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Murder Mysteries
Scripps Howard developed a computer algorithim that can identify suspicious clusters of homicides of women that have a significant chance of containing serial murders.
Tags: serial killer; murder; victim; demographic; offenders
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Omaha Mayoral Recall
Opponents of Omaha's mayor collected more than 37,000 signatures on their petitions to force a recall election. The World-Herald examined whether the signatures were valid.
Tags: recall; elections; signatures; petition
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ID Theft: Who's Got Your Number
The reporter discovers an unexpected and enormous surge in the latest ID theft schemes -- stealing tax refunds and scamming free medical care.
Tags: ID theft; identity; identity theft
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The Informants
The report examines the prosecutions of 508 defendants in terrorism related cases and finds that nearly half the prosecutions involved the use of informants, many of them incentivized by money.
Tags: 08/21/2011