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 "online resources" ...
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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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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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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;
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Mining the web for Data and Stories
This tipsheet lists valuable online resources including searchable data; downloadable data; advanced search strategies; mapping services.
Tags: online resources; data; online data; government data; databases; FedStats; Data.gov; USASPending.gov; BRB Publications; OSHA; MSHA; FARS: Federal Railroad Administration; GIS; mapping; census; Environmental Protection Agency; Federal Aviation Administration;
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Resources to get you started on meausring college performance
Marklein has provided a list of resources available online for measuring college performance.
Tags: education; college; university; performance; dropout rates;
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Backgrounding People and Companies/International: Mining database and the deep web
Williams has compiled and extensive list of web resources when researching international topics. Additionally, she has included a wealth of material for backgrounding people and companies on the web - a "beyond Google" compendium of online resources
Tags: backgrounding; international data; lobbying; Foreign Agents Registration Act; FARA; Speically Deisgnated Nationals List; SDN; worldwide incidents tracking system; World Bank; European Union;
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Covering Cops: Tips for delving into the department- and your community
Seven simple tips for gathering data on police departments and creating a relationship beyond a single story.
Tags: cops; police; police department; law firms; paper trail; online resources
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Web sites and search techniques for reporters
Edds lists online search tools that reporters may find helpful. She breaks the list down into sections: Google, telephone directories; newspaper archives; libraries; sites to find sources; public records and tipsheets.
Tags: internet; sources; online resources; web
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Examples of Business Finders
This tipsheet lists government and business websites for 22 countries.
Tags: business; online resources; foreign reporting; international reporting
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Infastructure CAR
The authors list and explain sources for infrastructure data, such as the National Bridge Inventory, Consolidated Federal Funds Reports, and the Highway Safety Information System. For each source, the authors describe what sort of data is available and how it can be used for CAR stories. The authors also list additional resources and other tipsheets on the same topic.
Tags: dams; bridges; highway; federal government; online resources; public data; story ideas