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 "web tools" ...
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Web tools for investigators
Learn what free online tools that will help you to enhance on your reporting and investigation. Get tips on social media searches, documents, Web scraping and visualizations.
Tags: Free tools; online tools; story visualization; reporting
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Jaimi and Mark’s cool Web tools
IRE's training director and IRE's executive director review their favorite web tools.
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Scraping the Web
This tipsheet will give you the skills you need to scrape the web (using tools or coding from scratch). Even if you have no programming skills, O'Murchu's tips will have you scraping like a pro.
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Scraping the Web (PowerPoint)
O'Murchu provides sites, tips, and tools for the non-programmer in this PowerPoint presentation. If you need to scrape the web, turn here first.
Tags: scraping the web; data; programming; coding; open data
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Online Search & Rescue: Emerging Tech Trends
Chris Shaw of the Webbmedia Group shares his insight on extracting crucial information from the web. Going beyond the borders of Google, Shaw suggests search engines like Blekko and Greplin. He also suggests websites that feature the latest technology in online searches and popular "mobile tools."
Tags: search engine; mobile; digital asset; Quora
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On the Web/On the Air
This presentation addresses "the new journalism frontier" of multi-platform delivery (TV, web, mobile devices) - and how this impacts every element of your reporting. From knowing your audience to utilizing the tools you have at your disposal.
Tags: broadcast; convergence; television; web; radio; mobile devices; data; mapping;
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New Frontiers in Computer-Assisted Reporting
Cohen's tipsheet is filled with links and explanations of tools that could be of help to computer-assisted reporting. Included are existing free tools that can be "hijacked" for reporting purposes; and projects to analyze audio, video, visual recording and handwriting.
Tags: computer-assisted reporting; web tools; web-extraction; spreadsheets; datasets; DocumentCloud; Excel; visualization; Comment analysis; extraction engines;
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The Web as an Investigative Tool
Dowdell outlines how to make the most of the internet as an investigative tool - from creating a search strategy to taking full advantage of the search abilities of the search engine you use. She references public record portals; government information portals; useful social media tools; and other useful tips. She also touches on searching the dead web for archived/cached materials
Tags: deep web; search engines; public records; backgrounding; government information; social media; Boolean logic; RSS feeds
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The latest in Mapping: Five Web Tools
Herzog outlines five web tools that can be used for mapping: Google Docs map gadgets; ESRI Business Analyst Online (BAO); Geocommons Maker; Tableau Public; and Google Public Data Explorer.
Tags: mapping; google maps; google docs; ESRI; Tableau; Geocommons
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The Web as an investigative tool
Dowdell discussing how, with the right approach, the web can be a powerful investigative tool. She gives tips on getting the most out of search engines; reference and public records portals; and myriad other resources that can be of value
Tags: investigative reporting; deep web; search engines; social media; public records; search strategies