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:
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Tip Sheet: Testing for lead in children's products
The author explains the Chicago Tribune's recent investigation into the presence of lead in childrens' toys. The authors discuss the equipment they used to test toys, as well as the results of their investigation.
Tags: toys; safety; consumer safety
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Using Testing for Stories
The authors discuss how to go about an investigation based on testing, such as determining bacteria levels in restrooms, lead in toys or levels of caffeine in coffee. The tipsheet includes information about determining what to test, finding a lab, financing the investigation, methodology and writing the final story. The tipsheet also lists many examples of successful testing-based investigations.
Tags: testing; public safety; bacteria; science; writing; story telling