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 "consumer groups" ...
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Investigating Outbreaks
Layton details how to cover foodborne illness outbreaks on the fly. Included along with details of where you gather information, Layton provides a detailed list of helpful resources - from consumer groups to subject experts.
Tags: health; foodborne illness; FDA; Food and Drug Administration; CDC; Centers for Disease Control; 483 report; food safety
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Fuel Stories and CAR: How ou can use data to write consumer-friendly stories
Torres offers tips for reporters who are interesting in writing about petroleum. She includes advice about understanding gasoline pump inspections and finding data from state regulators. The author also suggests sources, like watchdog groups and the National Council of Weights and Measures.
Tags: gasoline; petroleum; story ideas; oil; fuel; consumer reporting
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Consumer, Health, Safety and Environmental Reporting: Websites and Phone Numbers
This tipsheet is exactly as the name suggests: it is a looooong list of websites concerning consumer issues, followed by a looooong list of phone numbers for sources and agencies. The lists span everything from federal agencies to private consumer groups.
Tags: workers; corporations; research; sourcing; internet
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IRE Consumer Ideas
This tipsheet offers a long list of consumer investigations that the authors have conducted at their news organizations. In addition to these story ideas are lists of possible consumer scams and complaints that would be worth checking out in any community.
Tags: broadcast; consumer affairs; investigative reporting; consumer groups; story ideas; scams; public complaints; Internet scams
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Places To Find Consumer Ideas
This tipsheet lists various sources for consumer affairs research. Gives phone numbers and websites for consumer groups, medical sites, journalist's tools, consumer law and government agencies.
Tags: Consumers; internet research
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Tipsheet No: 17
List of sources, including regulators, consumer groups, publications, unions. Includes the table of contents and some relevant pages from The Capital Source: The Who's Who, What, Where in Washington.
Tags: Nutrition; health; food safety