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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Big data: How to think about it, prepare for it, and manage it
Lucas' Powerpoint presentation on how to tame big data sets.
Tags: data sets; large data
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What is big data, and where did it come from
When dealing with big data sets, use Lucas' tipsheet to help you tame it. She includes tips on how to prepare for big data sets and how to manage your analysis.
Tags: data sets; large data
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Data and Documents
Luther, one of IRE's training directors, provides this Powerpoint presentation on the importance of gathering data and documents, not only for the story you already have but for the story that's not been written yet.
Tags: FOIA; open records; data; documents; databases
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Jaimi and Mark’s cool Web tools
IRE's training director and IRE's executive director review their favorite web tools.
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Your First News App
A step-by-step guide to building a simple news application with Django.
Tags: Django
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Covering Elections
Pictures from Shaw's presentation on reporting from elections. http://shaw.al.s3.amazonaws.com/nicar-elections/index.html
Tags: election; 2008; coverage; covering; scoreboard; live results
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Get The Most Out Of Fusion Tables
Get the most out of fusion tables with this tipsheet by Rebecca Shapley.
Tags: Fusion Tables