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 "Department of Defense" ...
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Covering Defense Department Weapons Programs
Capaccio offers tips on how to cover the Defense Department Weapons program. From what you'll run into, to what kind of sources you need to get the inside scoop.
Tags: weapons procurement; defense department; military; pentagon
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Skytales: Military Dispatches
This very extensive tipsheet goes into great detail about covering the military. Fabey discusses how to approach military investigations, how to work around common Defense Department excuses, how to find military records and how to build your own database of military intelligence. The tipsheet also includes many examples of Fabey's own military reporting.
Tags: military; defense; FOIA; federal government; army; data negotiation; story ideas; beat reporting
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Defective Parts on Blackhawk Helicopters
This PowerPoint presentation explains the origin of WTNH-TV's investigation about defective parts being installed in military helicopters. Cohn includes information about his use of sources, FOIA and expert analysis.
Tags: military; war; weapons; aviation; federal government; department of defense; contractors
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Digging in the Defense Department medical data mines
Kennedy discusses sources and advice for covering military medical issues. She includes suggestions for backgrounding stories and finding information from out of the way places, like blogs.
Tags: military; army; Iraq; health care; sources; backgrounding; internet research
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First Day on the Military Beat
Some basic guidlines on reporting on the military as well as some sources that can be used. Also a copy of the 2005 "Annual Report to the President and Congress" by Rumsfeld is attached.
Tags: military; defense; department of defense; navy; army; marines; beat reporting
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Spanish translation of
This is the Spanish translation of tipsheet #2686. Maud Beelman proporciona un listado de recursos de investigacion para reporteros que esten investigando o esten involucrados en conflictos de guerra.
Tags: 2686; espanol; guerra; terrorismo; conflicto; Departamento de Defensa; US Defense Department
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You have the right to remain silent: FOIA in the Bush Administration
This powerpoint presentation discusses how policy regarding the Freedom of Information Act has changed in recent years. Cochran uses graphs and charts to illustrate trends in the amount of data requests filed and number actually filled by the government. He also discusses the appeals process, and speculates about how the issue may change in the future.
Tags: FOIA; public records; federal government; Department of Defense; Bush; Rumsfeld; privacy; data negotiation
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Investigating the business of war
Maud Beelman provides a list of research resources for reporters who are investigating war and those involved with it.Disponible en espanol (2890)
Tags: War; U.S. Department of Defense; terrorism
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Money and War
This tipsheet is about using CAR to analyze defense contracts. Porter offers several detailed story ideas, and suggests various sources of information to use in the investigation.
Tags: war; military spending; Department of Defense; Homeland Security; CAR; data analysis
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Military Records and Useful Web Sites
This tipsheet lists many Web sites and sources of information for reporters covering defense and the military. Besides sources of general military information, this tipsheet includes tips on investigating major weapons programs, contractors, budgets and weapons performance.
Tags: military; weapons; defense; contracts; federal spending; weapons performance; defense programs; weapons programs; budget; House and Senate Armed Services committees; Directorate for Information Operations and Reports; Defense Contract Award Agency; DMCA; Commerce Department; Iraq; personnel; military rank; Pentagon; Army; Navy; Air Force