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 "enterprise" ...
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Finding the Story
Berens outlines three stages of strategy to use when you want to make an enterprise project really pop.
Tags: story ideas; strategy; enterprise projects
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Project Checklist
Award winning reporter, Michael Berens, shares his checklist for when he embarks on a project that is near and dear to him.
Tags: checklist; enterprise projects
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Finding the Story
Berens gives great tips on how to break a big enterprise story. "The key is to not only follow your gut but to employ specific strategies that allow you to attack story ideas from new directions." This extensive tipsheet has all you need for a brilliant story.
Tags: enterprise story; research; story ideas
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Turning Your Stories into a Tablet or Phone Ap
Learn how to put your projects on mobile devices and turn your stories into mobile applications.
Tags: Mobile Phone; Tablet
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Strategies for Covering the Police Beat and Doing Quick Enterprise Stories
Get tips from Thompson, an IRE award winning reporter, that include getting your hands on police documents(blank ones are important too), riding along with officers on duty, and acquiring the best sources.
Tags: police beat; courthouse beat; cops; police department; police documents
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Project Checklist
Berens presents a 10 point checklist for enterprise projects. He describes it as a "failsafe compass" for discretionary projects (ideas that begin from scratch).
Tags: checklist; reporting; enterprise reporting; investigative reporting
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Story ideas and development
Berens identifies the evolution of the story - from finding the enterprise story idea through the development and writing of it.
Tags: reporting; story idea; enterprise reporting; data; research; documents
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Making it as an Investigative Free Agent
Longabardi gives recommendations for finding your niche as a freelance investigative reporter. He discusses how this demands two hats - as both reporter and businessperson. He explores creating your own market and the challenges of getting paid for your work. Stone and Torres address how to navigate the job market after being laid off; exploring the market and the importance of building relationships to help support your work. A very helpful resource for the solo reporter.
Tags: investigative reporting; freelance; publishing; foreign reporting; blogging
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Quick Hit CAR
This PowerPoint details how to do quick stories utilizing computer-assisted reporting techniques. Included are story ideas for when disasters hit; enterprise reporting; inspections and enforcements; and more lighthearted fare (singles, pet licenses, etc.)
Tags: quick hit; Computer-assisted reporting; CAR; enterprise reporting; disasters; OSHA; sex offenders; elections; inspections; enforcements; infrastructure
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Investigating Public Health Agencies & Programs
The author discusses how to investigate public health agencies. She includes advice for reporting in crisis situations, as well as story ideas for enterprise pieces about the agencies. The tipsheet includes sources for covering notifiable diseases in your area, bioterrorism funds, lab safety, and lab animal welfare.
Tags: public health; local government; state government; CDC; MMWR; story ideas; beat reporting