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 "University" ...
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Wrangling web data with Google docs: beginner course
A great lesson on how to import web data into Google Docs (now known as Google Drive),fetch external data, create scripts to schedule fetches in batches and process the data.
Tags: Data; Google Doc; scripts; data processing
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Dig deeper with social tools
Learn how to find people, companies, experts and other sources and how to use geo-location features to cover breaking news. Use the tipsheet to discover new ways to use Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and mobile apps to improve your stories.
Tags: Social media; Twitter; Facebook; LinkedIn; mobile apps; sourcing; breaking news coverage
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Newscamp: Data science for nerdy journalists
This edition of the "Journal of Statistical Software" looks at the elements that go into using datasets, including data cleaning and maniupulating adata.
Tags: Data journalism; data analysis; programming
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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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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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Examining For-Profit Colleges
This tipsheet contains a guide on how to begin your investigation into the financial records and habits of for-profit colleges.
Tags: For Profit College; College; University; Education
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Investigating Racial Disparities
LaFleur and Poston recap their racial disparity stories with great tips and hints while Sommers highlights some of his finding in his book, "Studying Racial Disparity in a 'Post-Racial' Society"
Tags: racial gap; mapping; statistics
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From community colleges to universities: Investigating higher ed with the help of students
McBride's Powerpoint is chock full of great tips and story ideas on how you can cover your local higher education institution with the help of journalism students.
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Tracing looted wealth
Coronel provides great tips and useful websites to help you trace international wealth in this Powerpoint presentation.
Tags: Global Financial Integrity Task Force; tracing wealth; assets; corporations
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Investigative Centers and Public Broadcast: Meant to Be?
Houston describes the mutual benefits of investigative centers and public broadcast stations sharing resources. This is a Powerpoint presentation.
Tags: nonprofits; investigative centers; public broadcast stations