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Help us plan CAR13

There's still time to help us plan the 2013 CAR Conference in Louisville, Feb. 28-March 3. We've been getting some great session ideas, but still want to hear from you. Send us suggestions […]
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Cool tools to cover the election

By Doug HaddixKiplinger Program directorKiplinger Program in Public Affairs Journalism, Ohio State University A new mobile app called Ad Hawk created a buzz this weekend during an IRE Election Watchdog […]
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Finishing the CAR story, overcoming initial hurdles

By Laura KrantzGatehouse Media This summer I attended my first IRE conference, in Boston. I really wanted to learn Microsoft Excel skills and I did, thanks to patient IRE staff. But […]
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Join us in Columbus for an Election Watchdog Workshop

IRE is bringing its Election Watchdog Workshop to Columbus, OH on August 24-25. Arm yourself with the knowledge you need to cover the 2012 elections. Get in-depth tips and strategies to […]
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Behind the story: Who Can Vote?

By Leonard Downie Jr. Weil Family Professor of Journalism, Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication                 The News21 national investigation of voting rights in the U. S., which […]
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Behind the Story: The benefits of sticking with a story

Photo credit:WUSA 9 It’s hard to keep saying everything is fine when documents prove otherwise. Although the General Services Administration continually denied knowledge of a "death list," investigative reporter Russ […]
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Behind the Story: Disproportionate lending by race discovered with data

Photo credit:Joanne Lawton/Washington Business Journal It’s one thing to say African American entrepreneurs are recovering from the economic downturn slower than white entrepreneurs, it’s another to explain why.  That’s what […]
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Ghost Factories: Behind the Story and Interactive

By Anthony DeBarros USA TODAY In April, after USA TODAY published its Ghost Factories investigation into forgotten lead smelters, we heard from several people who wanted to know more about […]
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Behind the Story: Multiple government websites help journalists get around FOIA requests

Not having access to the list of firms disqualified from the Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business program didn’t stop Dayton Daily News reporters from determining which companies were debarred from government […]
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Dig deeper with historical Census

Look out social media, stand back hottest app of the day, I have a new research obsession: The 1940 Census. Thanks to the National Archives you can now locate responses […]
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