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 "google" ...
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Tell Me A Story!
Storytelling and Data Journalism Slideshow by Anthony DeBarros of USA Today. https://docs.google.com/present/view?id=0AVWB96Jx-1c-ZGZqZGs0aDVfNjNocnFmNTRjcw
Tags: Data; Storytelling
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Quantum GIS 1
Quantum GIS 1 presentation. https://docs.google.com/present/view?id=df2gtfhr_62tj4t7shj&revision=_latest&start=0&theme=blank&cwj=true
Tags: Quantum
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Get The Most Out Of Fusion Tables
Get the most out of fusion tables with this tipsheet by Rebecca Shapley.
Tags: Fusion Tables
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Locating the story: The latest in online maps
Welsh lecturing on the potential of using online maps in reporting.
Tags: online; maps; internet; google earth; copycat; osm; open street map; html5
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Online Search & Rescue: Emerging Tech Trends
Chris Shaw of the Webbmedia Group shares his insight on extracting crucial information from the web. Going beyond the borders of Google, Shaw suggests search engines like Blekko and Greplin. He also suggests websites that feature the latest technology in online searches and popular "mobile tools."
Tags: search engine; mobile; digital asset; Quora
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Google: An insider's guide to digging up information
Learn how to utilize Google for more than just web searches, from Carlson, a Google employee.
Tags: google; street view; maps
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Effective Information Mining on the Web
This tipsheet offers lesser-known tricks to getting the most out of web searches. Go \\\"beyond Google\\\" by using a variety of search engines to look for a subjects, people and public records. Williams also offers suggestions on searching databases for data and statistics.
Tags: Google; database; public records; search engine
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Data Viz for Beginners
Bhatt discusses what data visualization is; why it is important; provides links to online data viz tools and resources; and provides several links to data visualization projects.
Tags: data visualization; data viz; many eyes; wordle; google fusion tables; batchgeo; google viz; tableau public; ArcGIS; Protovis; InfoVis; Raphael
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Google Fusion Tables
Google Fusion Tables is a data management web application that makes it easier to make charts and maps. It makes it possible to "host, manage, collaborate on, visualize and publish data tables online."
Tags: google; data; fusion tables; timelines; pie charts; mapping;
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Go beyond Google - Gathering Internet Intelligence
This tipsheet describes how to dig deeper on the web - from profiling businesses to people. It highlights a variety of resources available online that help direct your searches and find information you might not otherwise realize was available.
Tags: internet; web; backgrounding; businesses; people; LinkedIn; social media; twitter; google;