IRE announces 50th Anniversary Task Force
(March 6, 2024) COLUMBIA, Missouri — Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE), the largest professional journalism association in the United States, is launching a new initiative to mark the upcoming...
View ArticleNew member benefit will provide free access to FOIAengine
Starting this spring, IRE professional members will get free access to FOIAengine, a database for researching FOIA requests. The tool, created last year by PoliScio Analytics, contains more than...
View ArticleIRE's 2023 Chauncey Bailey JOC Investigative Reporting Fellows publish their...
Over the course of 2023, IRE fellows Halima Gikandi, Leslie Rangel and Kaylee Tornay worked hard and dug deep to share important, investigative reporting with their communities. They asked questions...
View ArticleIRE selects 8 newsrooms for latest Total Newsroom Training cohort
Eight newsrooms will receive custom, grant-funded watchdog training in the coming year through IRE’s Total Newsroom Training program. Total Newsroom Training provides two days of intensive,...
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'Worth holding on to': Finding community and hope at NICAR24
NICAR24 was like a homecoming for St. Louis data journalist Janelle O’Dea. “It’s one of my favorite weekends of the year,” O’Dea said. “If I'm around other journalists when I say that, they're like,...
View ArticleAnnouncing the 2023 IRE Award winners & finalists
"In a difficult year for journalism, the winners of the 2023 IRE Awards give us hope,” said Lily Jamali, chair of the IRE Awards contest committee. “The work of these dogged journalists reflects an...
View ArticleThree airlines offer discounts for IRE24 travel
Investigative Reporters and Editors is pleased to announce that the organization is partnering with three major airlines to provide discounts for those flying to California for the IRE24 conference in...
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Investigative journalist Eric Eyre led the way in exposing the opioid crisis in rural West Virginia. He’s won multiple awards: The field’s top honor, the Pulitzer Prize. An IRE Medal. A National...
View ArticleSix tips for reporting on the environment
To celebrate Earth Day, we put together some tips for reporting on the environment. Journalists shared this guidance in past training sessions and interviews. Find more helpful resources at The IRE...
View ArticleParticipate in the #IRE24 mentorship program
Signups are now open for the mentorship networking program at IRE24 in Anaheim! If you’ll be joining us for the conference, you can sign up by filling out this form. If you can’t make it to Anaheim...
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