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 "election results" ...
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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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Election Night Results & Maps -- Links
The links from John Keefe's presentation covering the 2008 election process.
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Databases: Investigating Locally and Around the World
Donald's presentation explores the importance of a "data state of mind" for reporters. Beyond knowing FOIA laws, he outlines the (at least) 25 databases every newsroom should have and use in their reporting. The databases cover several different beats, and Donald details the value of each.
Tags: databases; reporting; census data; budgets; audits; tax data; personnel files; campaign finance; financial disclosure reports; voter registration; election results; crime statistics; sexual predators; business demographics; SEC 10K: EDGAR; 990s; EPA Toxic Release Inventory; EPA Enforcements; water quality data;
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Election Returns
Jeff Thomas of the Colorado Springs Gazette explains how his newsrooms produced comprehensive maps showing election results by streets on deadline using CAR technology. The hardcopy file includes a number of very detailed examples.
Tags: CAR
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Combined Federal/State Disclosure and Election Directory
This is the 2000 edition of the directory, which provides information on state and national agencies responsible for disclosure of campaign finances, lobbying, election results, and other filings.
Tags: Campaign finance; lobbying; elections; disclosure
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The story of absentee ballot fraud in the Second Senate District
The authors of a computer-assisted story which caused the results of an election to be nullified because of fraud in absentee-balloting tell how they did it; includes a description of the story and techniques, sample fraudulent ballots, computer printouts and other background information.
Tags: CAJ; CAR; campaign finance; absentee ballots; ballots; elections; voting
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Combined Federal/State Disclosure Directory
"Combined Federal/State Disclosure Directory for 1990" lists where to find reports on federal and state officials, including campaign finance, personal finance, lobbying, corporate registration and public financing reports; spending on state initiatives and referendums; and election results. You may request a copy of pages pertaining to specific states or agencies, or request a current directory from the Federal Election Commission at (800) 424-9530 or (202) 376-3140.
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