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Archive for September, 2008

FINAL DAY OF THE ENDOWMENT MATCHING PROGRAM

Tuesday, 09/30/08 Posted in IRE News

The deadline for IRE's Knight Foundation matching grant is today - Tuesday, Sept. 30th. If you've already sent in a pledge or donation -- whether it was part of the ... Read more..

Uplink relaunch

Monday, 09/29/08 Posted in IRE News, Uplink

A free two-week trial of Uplink, the online computer-assisted reporting publication will begin on Oct. 1.  Watch for the link to the redesigned site on Wednesday. We’re excited about the new ... Read more..

Housing up-data-ed

Monday, 09/15/08 Posted in Data Library Blog, IRE Board, IRE Conference, IRE News, Member News, Training

NICAR's copy of the Housing Mortgage Disclosure Act dataset for 2007 has been updated. This dataset, maintained by the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council, provides information about property loans ... Read more..

Training directors join IRE

Thursday, 09/4/08 Posted in IRE News

IRE has expanded its training operations. We now have two training directors, a change that will allow our organization to focus more attention on key areas including developing new training initiatives ... Read more..