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 "asylum" ...
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The Broken Promise
"The Broken Promise" is a two year investigation into the arrest of two Egyptian asylum-seekers in Sweden. The investigators found that US was responsible for their arrest, including the inhumane conditions under which it took place.
Tags: asylum; political prisoners; broadcast journalism; FOIA; freedom of information; human rights; international reporting
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How to present it on TV, the story of a covert operation: How we turned evidence of a CIA kidnapping into a TV program
The authors discuss how they reported on a covert US operation for a television program. They discuss how the story grew from a small blurb in a newspaper into a full fledged broadcast investigation.
Tags: Egypt; asylum; Extraordinary Renditions; television stories; broadcast journalism
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Immigration and Naturalization Service: Uncovering Problems and Abuses
You don't have to live on a border town to find a good immigration story. The Oregonian reporters advise following up on cases of split families, expedited removal, asylum seekers, detention, retrocactivity. Plus, look into the A-Files (requires permission from the individual) and find sources ranging from immigration attorneys to the local jails and prisons. The Tipsheet also includes a hefty source list for both local and national stories.
Tags: immigrants; refugee; ACLU; ABA; American Bar Association; Siskind's Immigration Bulletin; www.visalaw.com; www.ins.gov
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Freedom of Information Tips
While working on a story about state mental hospitals for youths, Jackson made numerous FOI requests for documents. This tipsheet includes excerpts of the FOI law in Illinois and the letters sent by Jackson during the FOI requests. There are also relevant court rulings as well as the final story itself.
Tags: FOIA; mental health; juvenile issues; hospitals; social services; asylum; mental home; therapy; Freedom of Information; FOI
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Tipsheet No: 230
Handout describing the agencies responsible for U.S. immigration policy, from the INS through Congress; includes some tips on inaccurate data; the same file contains a directory of asylum offices, an organizational diagram of the Executive Office for Immigration Review and a directory of INS offices.
Tags: 6 pages
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Covering Immigration: Trends for the '90's
Handout is an extensive list of sources to use when covering immigration issues; categories are: immigration and public policy, the border, education/grassroots, HIV/AIDS, Environment, Hate/Violence, Political Asylum, Organizations/Groups, Government/Law Enforcement, Anti-Immigration Groups.
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