Here are books available from IRE: "Have I Got a Tip for You And Other Tales of Dirty Secrets, Political Payoffs and Corporate Scam." Written by Stanley Penn, retired Wall Street Journal reporter, this guide to investigative reporting is published by Dow Jones & Co. The price is $5. "The Reporter's Handbook." Now in its third edition, this invaluable guide to documents and investigative techniques is written by Steve Weinberg, and published by St.
Martin's Press. Order it in bookstores, or from IRE. The price is $21 for members, and $26 for non-members, plus postage. '100 Computer-Assisted Stories" is published by IRE and NICAR. Newspaper and television reporters recount how they got the story. The price is $20. To order, call IRE, (314) 882-2042.