Being a better watchdog - Click on links to jump to each section
Making effective use of the Internet
(Telephone directories, search engines and the Invisible Web)
Finding and cultivating sources
(Listservs and source finders)
The public's right to records
(FOI help)
Paper trails, documents and data you need
(Public records and data, GIS help)
Investigating government
(Federal and local)
Investigating businesses and nonprofits
(Essential data)
Help on your beat and other links for journalists
(Where to go next)
Continuing your training
(Opportunities from IRE and NICAR)
Computer-assisted reporting help - Click on links to jump to each section
Tech tips
(Advice and how to find advice)
Programming
(Open source and other tools)
Throughout the 'Net Tour, you'll find links to other IRE and NICAR services that will help you get the most out of using the Internet on your beat or story. Look for:
- Links to tipsheets from the Resource Center, which includes a searchable database of more than 22,000 investigative stories.
- Links to data available from the Database Library, partially supported by The Florence and John Schumann Foundation.
- Links to the Beat Source Guide.
- Links to IRE publications, including The Investigative Reporter's Handbook and the Beat Book Series.
To suggest new Web sites or to report dead links, please contact David Donald.
And to begin thinking about the Internet as a reporter's tool, check out
this tipsheet 
from Sarah Cohen.