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 "Lobbying" ...
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Paying for Political Favor
A guide on how to employ websites and search engines in your investigation of political contributions and lobbying.
Tags: Federal Elections Committee; Political Contributions; Lobbying; President; Open Secret
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Anatomy of an investigation: The Jack Abramoff scandal
Grimaldi shares what went into his investigation of Jack Abramoff in this Powerpoint, providing lots of examples of the work he did.
Tags: lobbying scandal; Tom DeLay
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Reporting on economic development subsidies
Heaney's Powerpoint presentation provides you with great questions to ask and issues to consider when covering economic development claims.
Tags: subsidies; wealth; data; Political contributions; lobbying efforts
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Money and Politics-Who's Giving
This tipsheet is a detailed guide to finding out who is giving money to politicians and their staffers and why.
Tags: campaign finance; lobbyists; lobbying; nonprofits; regulations; 527 groups
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Investigating Politicians
Grimaldi covers basics for backgrounding politicians, but goes into depth about some of the things you should look for in their property records, etc. He also details how to explore their campaign finances and various lobbying and travel reports.
Tags: politics; politicians; lobbyists; campaign finance; House of Representatives; Senate; Congress;
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Investigating Political Influence
Baker provides a list of questions one should consider - and ask their sources - when covering influence at government agencies. Included are useful links for deciphering the puzzle of influence: lobbying disclosure forms; IRS filings and disclosures; earmark data; and much more.
Tags: politics; lobbying; earmarks; political action committees (PACs); campaign finance;
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Campaign Finance: Tracking the Money
This tipsheet outlines important facts for those reporting on campaign finance and outlines information reporters should look at when analyzing campaign finance information. It also provides links to several useful sites/organizations who track campaign finance information, including some that provide data for download.It also touches on lobbying information.
Tags: campaign finance; lobbying; Federal Election Commission; FEC; PAC; political action committees; Center for Responsive Politics; Sunlight Foundation; Political Party Time; Internal Revenue Service; IRS; National Institute on Money in State Politics; TransparencyData.com; Congrelate.org
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Backgrounding People and Companies/International: Mining database and the deep web
Williams has compiled and extensive list of web resources when researching international topics. Additionally, she has included a wealth of material for backgrounding people and companies on the web - a "beyond Google" compendium of online resources
Tags: backgrounding; international data; lobbying; Foreign Agents Registration Act; FARA; Speically Deisgnated Nationals List; SDN; worldwide incidents tracking system; World Bank; European Union;
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Following The Money
Salant details where to look and what to look for when investigating campaign finance. He lists resources for the following: campaign contributions; lobbying; earmarks; legislative favors
Tags: campaign finance; Federal Election Commission; FEC; Center for Responsive Politics; CRP; Sunlight Foundation; Internal Revenue Service; IRS; National Institute on Money in State Politics; OpenSecrets.org; earmarks; lobbying; legislative favors
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Ten Things to Look For Next Month - Midyear campaign finance filings
This list looks at what to look for in the midyear filings for both campaign finance and lobbying. From largest contributors and opponents' fundraising to new registrations and issues in the news.
Tags: campaign finance; lobbying; PAC; donations; contributions; political action committees