You can now purchase a DVD with over 100 hours of recorded panels from the 2012 IRE Conference in Boston. Please go here to place your order today.

Conference attendees can obtain a copy for $5 (to cover shipping/handling) by using the discount code received via email. Additional copies can be ordered for $25 each.

Members who did not attend the conference can purchase a copy for $25 plus shipping. CDs with all the tipsheets we collected from the conference are available for purchase as well.

And keep an eye out here for streaming audio, coming soon!

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Even though the IRE Conference has come and gone, you can still access all that valuable information from the tipsheets and presentations we compiled. With over 100 files available you'll have all the tips and tools you need for not only your daily reporting but also long-term projects.

Available on one handy CD, you can purchase the 2012 IRE Conference tipsheet and presentations CD here. This offer is for members only. If you'd like to become a member to have access to this CD and all our other valuable resources, please go here.

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By Mikel Schaefer
WVUE-TV New Orleans

Following the conclusion of the Boston IRE Conference, I felt compelled to share my experience as an IRE Conference first-timer, especially since I was a fairly rare species at the event. Unlike most attending the three-day conference, I was not an investigative reporter, but one of a handful of television news directors. Of the nearly 1,200 who attended, only several of us charged with running television news rooms were there. In these days of shrinking budgets, departments and employees, coupled with the increasing demand on our time, all I could think was I ...

The 2012 IRE Conference is just right around the corner and we've got some great things lined up this year. Don't miss out on the pre-registration fee which ends today, May 30 at 5:00 pm, Central Time. Aside from all the great speakers and panels, there will also be opportunities to: pitch your book to a literary agent, meet one-on-one with a mentor, take hands-on classes to further your skills in CAR and much, much more.

Learn how to follow the campaign money trail and track political influence in a series of panels at next month's IRE Conference in Boston.
Our focus on Campaign 2012 kicks off with a free pre-day workshop focusing on companies' influence on politics and the election. The sessions, sponsored by the Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism, take place Wednesday afternoon and are open to all.
The series of sessions during the conference include:
- Backgrounding Candidates and Truth-Testing Claims
- How Healthcare and Other Key Issues will Influence the Race
- What's So Super about PACs (and 501cs)?
- Online ...

Don't miss your chance to meet with an experienced pro in Boston at the 2012 IRE Conference. This is an opportunity for in-depth, one-on-one coaching on investigative reporting. These private sessions allow attendees to seek advice on challenging stories or followup ideas. You must have registered for the conference and have signed up for a mentor by May 21, 2012.

IRE pairs those who signed up with a mentor, and contact information is provided to both mentors and those who want to be mentored. Mentors and mentees can then agree on a time and place to meet at the ...