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 "newsroom management" ...
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Tight, bright, sleep well at night!
Garcia lays out a simple game plan for a successful investigation in his Powerpoint presentation.
Tags: story management; timeline
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Revisiting Diversity: Not Why But How. A Look at Some Best Practices
Jue and Williams give you tips on how to keep your newsroom as diverse as possible.
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Bulletproofing in the heat of deadline
Thompson provides 10 tips to bulletproof a story in the heat of the deadline. From thinking like a lawyer to working directly with the copy editor.
Tags: bulletproofing; deadlines; libel
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Managing Multimedia Projects
Managers, use this tipsheet and end up with a "rich multimedia project". From start to finish, Ciotta, DeBarros and Moughty will guide you along the way.
Tags: multimedia; multiplatform; managing; deadlines; progress
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Building a Watchdog Culture
Learn how to make the best watchdog group out of your news team. From the beginning framework, to selling the pitch to your boss, Taylor provides great tips to get your newsroom where you want it.
Tags: watchdog; managers; newsrooms; news teams; investigative reporting
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Managers: Bulletproofing the Story
Get step by step instructions on managing your newsroom from Ciotta. From the beginning of your project (what's the premise) to bringing the project home.
Tags: bulletproof story; editing; managers
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Ten steps for building and maintaining a watchdog culture
This tip sheet is aimed at managers who make the day to day decisions that ultimately determine the success or failure of watchdog efforts."
Tags: watchdog; budgets; whistleblowers
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Building the Collaborative Project
Get fresh tips on how to make the most of your newsroom team collaboration.
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Alternative models for investigative reporting
Donohue outlines details of creating a managing a local nonprofit daily online publication. He address basic needs to get such an organization off the ground including budgets and staffing. He also touches on how to define your content; potential revenue streams; and marketing
Tags: nonprofit; daily publication; online; small staff; small newsroom; budget; revenue; staffing;
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Bulletproofing Investigations for Reporters and Editors
This tipsheet is a checklist of twenty steps to bulletproofing your investigation. Each step should be done by either a reporter or an editor. The tipsheet has a check box by each step so you can track your progess.
Tags: editing; newsroom management; organizing investigations