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 "guardians" ...
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Reporting on the vulnerable: Guardianships
Guardianships are often undercovered, and are usually a goldmine for investigative work. While the specifics of how to go about reporting these stories varies from state to state, there are a few guidelines that can help a reporter cover these stories in a thorough manner.
Tags: Guardianships; court appointed; lawyers; guardians; children; abuse
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Formula for Greed
Reisner, Reddick and Weber offer tips on obtaining free data using Weber's Columbus Guardian story on baby milk profiteer Ross Labs and its parent company Abbott Laboratories. Audio tape is available for purchase from the IRE Resource Center. Contact us at (573) 882-3364 or rescntr@ire.org. --ask for tape #10.
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AlterNet and Alternative Newsweeklies Online
Increasingly, the alternative press is venturing onto the Web. This packet includes a sampling of alternative papers currently online, as well as Guardian stories on militias, corrupt contractors, Columbus police, and Pat Buchanan. Audio tape available through the IRE Resource Center at (573) 882-3364 or rescntr@ ire.org. Ask for tape #IRE96-59.
Tags: Alternative voices: What the mainstream press is missing 34 pgs.
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A.A.N. Online: The Papers
This packet includes an extensive list of the Association of Alternative Newspapers online plus four Guardian investigative reports, including the series on Similac baby formula profiteer Ross Labs, Columbus' local politics and government, Ohio and corrupt contractors, and Columbus police and racism. Audio tape available through the IRE Resource Center at (573) 882-3364 or rescntr@ ire.org. Ask for tape #IRE96-11.