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Tipsheets from workshop now online

Published: October 21, 2009 | Written by: hdcoadmin
By Mark Horvit IRE Executive Director IRE’s Ethnic Media Watchdog Workshop series stopped in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 17-18. Journalists from media throughout the area gathered at American University’s School […]
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Knowing how to maneuver legislative records is half the battle

Published: October 19, 2009 | Written by: hdcoadmin
With a little legislative know-how, even a novice reporter can distinguish between complex political positions between lobbyists, interests groups and politicians, according to veteran reporter Brian Joseph from the Orange […]
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Hit the streets for better coverage

Published: October 19, 2009 | Written by: hdcoadmin
New York Times reporter David Gonzalez shares his secrets to great neighborhood beat reporting. For better stories and better sourcing, your time is best spent walking the streets of your […]
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Location essential to an informative interview

Published: October 16, 2009 | Written by: hdcoadmin
Andy Hall, executive director and reporter for the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism, shares his thoughts on the art of the interview. He points out that a purposive or changing […]
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Tracking documents on your beat

Published: October 14, 2009 | Written by: hdcoadmin
By Doug Haddix IRE training director Each year, education reporter Chastity Pratt Dawsey of the Detroit Free Press files public records requests for five documents on her beat. She requests […]
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A love note to NICAR-L

Published: October 13, 2009 | Written by: hdcoadmin
Editor’s note: This post appeared on NICAR-L, an IRE listserv dedicated to computer-assisted reporting techniques. The NICAR list has helped hundreds of journalists tackle technical issues large and small. Be […]
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Philip Meyer Award - Call for Entries

Published: October 1, 2009 | Written by: hdcoadmin
It's once again time to apply for the Philip Meyer Award. Established in 2005, the award was created to honor Philip Meyer's pioneering efforts to utilize social science research methods […]
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Housing association under scrutiny after newpaper exposes problems

Published: September 28, 2009 | Written by: hdcoadmin
Lewis Kamb of The News Tribune (Tacoma, Wash) writes that Washington state commerce officials have launched an investigation of the Martin Luther King Housing Development Association. The probe follows News […]
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Subcontractor unpaid after Army contract job

Published: September 22, 2009 | Written by: hdcoadmin
Reporter Cary Spivak of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported than MLDC Inc., an Idaho company, landed a multiyear, six-figure contract for work at Fort McCoy in Wisconsin last summer, but […]
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Water tainted with mercury ignored by government

Published: September 21, 2009 | Written by: hdcoadmin
Abandoned mercury mines in California are contaminating many of the state's waterways,  reports Jason Dearen.  An investigation by the Associated Press found that "the federal government has tried to clean […]
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