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:
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Ten tops to finding Page 1 education stories
This tipsheet includes ten tips for using CAR in education stories. The tips range from looking into school district contracts to visiting chat rooms for teachers.
Tags: school; teachers; local government; state government; school board; superintendent; contracts; beat reporting
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Californians Aware
These tipsheets cover a variety of issues regarding California law. The first two pages cover the "top 10 points to consider about Proposition 59," explaining the proposition, how it can be interpreted, and context. The third page lists the "top 6 resources for California journalists in using the law to support public access," which contains different websites journalists can utilize while researching and writing. The fourth and fifth pages have the "top 10 points to remember about making a California Public Records Act request," a step-by-step guide to what a journalist needs to do to access public records in California. The final pages include the "10 points to remember about exemptions from the California Public Records Act."
Tags: Proposition 59; California Constitution Article 1 Section 3 subdivision b; Public Access Law; California Public Records Act
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Examining military contracts
"This tip sheet looks at some ways to tackle the massive military contracts database, and some pitfalls to avoid along the way."
Tags: military data; military contracts; defense; databases
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How the Philadelphia Inquirer tamed Uniform Crime Report statistics
This panel discusses how to uncover the real story behind FBI uniform crime reports. The tipsheet PDF contains 1 page and the tipsheet file contains an article written by a panelist.
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Tipsheet No: 544
When the Dayton Daily News realized juvenile crime had become the community's No. 1 problem, it began a project called Kids in Chaos. It involved collaboration with some two dozen community agencies and included partnerships with other media, WHIO-TV and WYSO radio. The project encompassed several parts, all of which are representd in this 24-page reprint. Audio tape available through the IRE Resource Center at (573) 882-3364 or rescntr@ ire.org. Ask for tape #IRE96-63.
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Confrontation Considerations
Goudie's one-page tipsheet deals with confrontation considerations and useful questions to ask yourself and think about before embarking on the interview. Audio tape available through the IRE Resource Center at (573) 882-3364 or rescntr@ ire.org. Ask for tape #IRE96-46.
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Tipsheet No: 407
This one-page tip sheet includes ten helpful hints for those who cover family courts, including divorce, child custody and child support cases.
Tags: court system 1 pg.
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Stanford Bookstore Stories
In early 1992, The Stanford Daily ran a series of stories about unusual financial practices at the non-profit Stanford Bookstore. The story was reported over a six-month period and relied heavily on public records. This handout contains a sampling of the public records used and what they showed. Includes one-page tip sheet and the eight-page story that was the result of this investigation.
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Tipsheet No: 394
This one-page handout gives helpful tips for the care and feeding of whistleblowers. Although the tips are very basic and logical, it is important to keep these things in mind when dealing with these types of sources.
Tags: Interviews 1 page
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Tipsheet No: 387
A list of names, areas of expertise, and phone numbers of personnel at the Main Justice Department, the Office of Justice Programs, and the FBI and DEA Press Officers.
Tags: 1 page