The Investigative Reporter's Handbook · a Guide to Documents, Databases, and Techniques

Sponsored by Investigative Reporters and Editors, Inc;Rev. ed. of: The reporter's handbook. 3rd ed. c1996;Includes bibliographical references (p. 547-560) and index;Introduction: paper trails and people trails: an overview -- Secondary sources: working from the outside in -- Primary documents: obtaining the best evidence -- Computer-assisted reporting -- Crossing borders: international investigations -- People trails: finding and interviewing sources -- Investigating government: the legislative branch and those who try to influence it -- Investigating government: the executive branch -- Investigating government: education -- Investigating government: law enforcement -- Investigating government: the judicial system -- Where government and the private sector meet: investigating licensed professionals -- Investigating the private sector: for-profit business and their workers -- Investigating charities and other nonprofits -- Investigating health care -- Investigating insurance -- Investigating financial institutions: banks, savings and loans, credit unions, investment companies and their mutual funds -- Investigating energy and communications utilities -- Investigating transportation -- Investigating real estate: housing, commercial uses and zoning -- Investigating environmental issues -- Investigating the world of the disadvantaged -- Writing compelling projects -- The ethics and accuracy of investigative journalism

Rev. ed. of: The reporter's handbook. 3rd ed. c1996

Includes bibliographical references (p. 547-560) and index

Published with Investigative Reporters and Editors, Inc. (IRE), *The Investigative Reporter’s Handbook* is the best-selling classroom and newsroom classic. Useful as a textbook in advanced journalism courses and as a reference for professional journalists, this book shows students how to use fundamental news reporting and writing skills like gathering sources, tracking information, and interviewing to pursue investigative stories in a variety of beats — from the government and education to healthcare, the environment and real estate. In addition to discussing the latest techniques and challenges in the profession, the fifth edition is now thoroughly streamlined, making it easier to locate the resources that investigative reporters need to get the story.