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:
Search results for "2012" ...
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Bulletproofing the Big Story
The tipsheet goes over the best ways organize your story, budget your time and know your sources.
Tags: bulletproof; fact check
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Quick Hit Investigations Tip Sheet
The tipsheet provides "fishing list" with suggestions for easy investigations.
Tags: investigative; quick; fishing
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Multi-tasking
This tip sheet teaches you how to multi-task in a daily story.
Tags: multi-tasking; day turn; daily; developing story
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Doing Student Investigations with Class
Dufresne offers investigative tips that are modified for the challenges of working with students in a 14-week semester.
Tags: student projects
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THE NEW SOFT MONEY Citizens United, 527s, 501(c)s and the Rise of Super PACs
Allison lays out how the rules have changed since the Citizens United case and how to cover Super PACS and 501(c)s.
Tags: campaign finance; election; 2012; superPACs
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Campaign Finance & Political Influence: An Overview
Allison gives tons of tips and examples of how to cover campaign finance and its influence on politics.
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Access and Influence: A guide to following the money and legislative or regulatory outcomes.
Nixon's Powerpoint lays out how to follow the money in and out of the election season. He includes documents to use and examples of news stories.
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Resources for Following the 2012 Campaign
Masket provides over a dozens websites for you to use when covering all things campaign related; from advertising to political scientists' commentary.
Tags: election coverage; 2012 campaign
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Backgrounding Candidates
Frank provides some good sources to use when gathering background information on candidates for election in Colorado.
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Resources for covering elections
Dowdell, Horvit and Luther compile some of the best resources for following the money, the candidates and much more.
Tags: election coverage