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Closing in on campaign finance stories with a human touch By Lori Prichard, IRE Staff Donald Barlett and James Steele of Time Magazine share with other reporters at the 2000 IRE National Conference on how to track the quid pro quo: corporate donations and political favors. Hurdle one: Getting the data Hurdle two: Knowing what to do with it By Lori Prichard, IRE Staff Bob Warner of The Philadelphia Daily News and Clifford Levy of The New York Times offer to journalists at the 2000 IRE National Conference a how-to guide on collecting and crunching campaign finance data. Leadership PACs: A breeding ground for stories By Nedra Pickler, The Associated Press Nedra Pickler of the Associated Press exposes the soft money switch-a-roo in federal leadership PAC Paid for by... Behind the presidential ad wars: Who’s paying for what By Darrel Rowland, The Columbus Dispatch Darrel Rowland of the Columbus Dispatch uncovers who’s really behind the words ‘paid for by’ in the political ad wars. |
Campaign finance: Uncovering the giving habits of America’s top executive By Richard Dunham, Business Week Richard Dunham of Business Week gives a play-by-play account of how to narrow down the list of top campaign contributors Blue-Collar donors? Not in this election cycle: Uncovering who really gives in the 2000 presidential race By David Knox, Akron Beacon Journal David Knox of the Akron Beacon Journal explains that in the race for the White House, even those giving small sums to the presidential nominees aren’t your average American. Party Anyone? How fund-raiser invitations can be used to corner politician By Darrel Rowland, The Columbus Dispatch Darrel Rowland of the Columbus Dispatch tells how to use the most “embarrassingly simple” CAR skills to come up with a fun story on political fund-raisers College class finds the quid pro quo in Virginia legislature By Jeff South, Virginia Commonwealth University Jeff South, associate professor of communications at Virginia Commonwealth University, takes on the Virginia Legislature with his students in a computer-assisted reporting project. |