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 "social network analysis" ...
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Basics of Social Network Analysis
The authors offer a basic introduction to social network analysis. They explain how to use it as a reporting tool and list several examples of stories that utilize social network analysis. The tipsheet ends with resources for those who are interested in learning more about this tool.
Tags: social networks; data analysis; relationship analysis; public records; charts; community connections
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Analyzing Campaign Data
Guckian gives guidelines to follow when reporting on elections, campaigns, etc. She provides useful information on filing periods and deadlines, federal laws that limit campaign gifts, Texas laws on the subject, places to find the data and common problems with data analysis, and more.En Espanol: 2888
Tags: elections; campaign money; politics; political action committees; lobbyists; fraud; social network analysis
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The latest in social network analysis
Dowdell and Kessler explain what social network analysis is, what it can be used for, and also provide a number of examples of stories that used social network analysis. They also give reporters information about where to find more information on social network analysis and include Web sites that can aid those who are working on such projects.
Tags: social network analysis; data analysis; investigative reporting techniques
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Social Network Analysis for Stories
This tipsheet is a good introduction to social network analysis. The authors explain how to use social network analysis software to visualize relationships between individuals and organizations. The tipsheet includes examples of stories that could be enhanced with social network analysis, as well as a list of additional resources for reporters interested in learning more about the topic.
Tags: relationships; social networks; campaign data; local government
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The Mole Hunt: How we traced Finnish spies from the archives of Stasi, the East German espionage service, using Social Network Analysis
The author documents each step of his investigation of Finnish spies. He used records and documents from Stasi to identify and connect the network of Finnish spies. In this tipsheet, he explains how the investigation began with lots of paper records and ended with a slick map of social networks.
Tags: espionage; Cold War; UCINET; international reporting; social connections
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The Mayors' Club: Social network analysis and the network of Danish mayors
Using software for social network analysis the Danish magazine Danske Kommuner in cooperation with the DICAR and Paul Walmsley from IRE mapped out the connections and interactions between 271 Danish mayors. The resulting map of social networks shows how the mayors compete with and influence each other.
Tags: Social Network Analysis; politics; local politics; state politics; networking; connections; political influence
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Social Network Analysis and Finding the Story
This tipsheet is basically a review of how the Tampa Tribune used social network analysis to do a story about leaders in Tampa. Stanley explains the reporters' goals and why social network analysis was the best tool to help meet them.
Tags: relationships; CAR; analysis; IRE/ NICAR
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Advantages and issues of social network analysis
This tipsheet gives a basic overview of social network analysis and highlights some stories that utilize it very effectively. Dowdell talks about everything reporters can do with social network analysis and suggests potential stories in several different beats that could benefit from social network analysis. Finally, she offers some resources to find public information that can be used to build network models.
Tags: UCINET; graphics; social groups; relationships
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Glossary: Social Network Analysis
This tipsheet defines the basic terms associated with social network analysis. Dowdell even included graphics to illustrate her explanations. Some of the terms included are matrix, centrality, valued data, etc. A good understanding of these definitions is essential to learning how to use social network analysis.
Tags: analysis; social groups; relationships; dictionary
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Simulations: As Computer-Assisted Reporting Tools
Paul Parker, a reporter for The Providence Journal, takes a look at how reporters can use simulations to predict future conditions. For example, The Providence Journal used a computer model to simulate how people tried to escape the February 20, 2003 fire at The Station nightclub in West Warwick, RI, that killed 100 people. The simulation predicted how patrons were trapped deep inside the club at a bottleneck leading to the main exit. It also predicted everyone could have escaped alive if minor structural modifications had been done on the building.
Tags: real-world simulations; computer simulations; future conditions; simulation software