Investigations that exposed failures of government regulation, abuse of military personnel and failures of the criminal justice system are among the work honored in the 2009 Investigative Reporters and Editors Awards.
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Friday, January 15 is postmark deadline for 2009 IRE Awards
January 14th, 2010 
Beth The deadline for submitting entries for the IRE Awards is this Friday, January 15. All entries must be postmarked midnight on Friday.
Breaking News category added to IRE Awards
November 12th, 2009 Beth Great investigative work is often done in the days, or even hours, following a breaking news event. The IRE Awards have often honored such work, and now we are pleased to introduce a new category dedicated to such efforts. The Breaking News Investigations category spotlights outstanding investigative work done following a news event or development, [...]
2008 IRE Award winners announced
March 31st, 2009 Beth Investigations that exposed local government corruption from New Orleans to Detroit, human-rights abuses by the federal government and international organized crime are among the work honored in the 2008 Investigative Reporters and Editors Awards.
This year’s top prize, the IRE Medal, was given to WWL-TV in New Orleans for its dogged rolling investigation of a city-run housing nonprofit that falsely claimed to have fixed homes in desperate need of repair after Hurricane Katrina, and the contractors who pocketed the money without doing the work. Through compelling story telling, the station tackled a serious issue that had received little attention and did so in the face of immense political pressure.
Postmark deadline for IRE Awards is this Friday – January 15
January 14th, 2009 Beth The deadline for submitting entries for the IRE Awards is being extended one week to give you more time to prepare entries following the holidays. The new deadline for submissions is Friday, Jan. 15.
Postmark deadline for 2008 IRE Awards is fast approaching!
January 6th, 2009 Beth We’d like to take this opportunity to remind you that tomorrow, January 7, is the postmark deadline for the 2008 IRE Awards. Don’t miss this opportunity to have your hard work recognized!
