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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Public Pensions Experts and Resources
Harris provides a list of public pension experts and a list of websites for expert pension help.
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SAMPLE FOIA LETTER FOR PENSION RECORDS
Use this sample FOIA letter to request pension records.
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Digging Deep with Data Journalism
Get prepared to dig deeper into stories using data journalism.
Tags: Data Journalism
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Using CAR to Investigate the News
News happens fast. Explore using CAR to investigate the news quickly with this tipsheet.
Tags: CAR
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Spycraft: Keeping your sources private.
Get great tips and tools from Doig. He provides extensive information on how to keep your sources private.
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Census 2010: Nuts and Bolts
Doig gives an overview of the 2010 census and discusses the questions covered by the census form. He outlines the categories covered by "race" on the census form. He also addresses the American Community Survey which has replaced the census long form since 2000.
Tags: census; race; demographics; American Community Survey; summary levels; geography levels;
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The Art Of Access
Cuillier provides a comprehensive guide for data requests covering: planning your data requests; overcoming data denials; negotiation tactics; and FOI resources.
Tags: FOIA; freedom of information; data requests; open records;
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Watchdogging Government Spending
O'Dell gives tips on how to keep taps on government spending. Included are recommendations on key documents to FOIA; the importance of persistence; knowledge of FOIA laws; need for basic CAR skills; and more.
Tags: watchdog reporting; government spending; accounting; computer-assisted reporting; excel; acces