Vote now for the NICAR20 T-shirt!
Help us pick a T-shirt to sell at the 2020 NICAR Conference in New Orleans! Voting will stay open for about one week, ending Sunday, Jan. 26 at midnight (PST). The designer of the winning T-shirt gets a free shirt and $50 in the IRE Store. Visit the contest page to view the designs and vote.
Malan promoted to IRE deputy executive director
Denise Malan has been named IRE’s deputy executive director. In her expanded role, Malan will oversee all of IRE’s training programs, event logistics and the IRE Resource Center. “As IRE has grown in recent years, it’s become clear that we need to consolidate all facets of training under one strong leader,” said Doug Haddix, IRE…
2019 Philip Meyer Award winners announced
A sophisticated investigation that used machine learning to track hidden evidence connected to the opioid epidemic is the first-place winner in the 2019 Philip Meyer Journalism Awards. Other top awards go to investigations that uncovered substantial fire risks to communities in the West and tracked the causes of a refugee crisis in South Sudan. “This…
IRE Radio Podcast | Fighting Fentanyl
Opioid addiction is a decades-long crisis that killed roughly 47,000 people in 2017 alone, largely due to the potency of fentanyl. But despite all the warning signs, Congress didn’t pass any legislation on opioids until 2016. On this week’s episode, we’ll hear how Katie Zezima of the Washington Post tracked inaction in Congress and visited…
Send in your entries for the #NICAR20 T-shirt contest
Earn bragging rights and help raise money for future training events by participating in our annual NICAR Conference T-shirt contest. All ideas celebrating data and data journalism are welcome, from a simple, classic design with #NICAR20 on it to bad SQL puns (SELECT * FROM tshirts WHERE tshirts.thisone = “Awesome”). There are only a few…
IRE bringing educator bootcamps to three locations
IRE will provide coast-to-coast training opportunities for college educators and students as part of the new IRE on Campus program. Educator bootcamps will take place in Tucson, Chicago and Syracuse. Additionally, two schools — San Diego State University and Florida A&M University — have also been selected to receive free custom training. Generous funding from…
Content Director
The Northern New Mexico Radio Foundation—operator of KSFR, a public radio station broadcasting from Santa Fe Community College in New Mexico’s capital city—seeks to hire its first Content Director to bring high-quality local news and community media programming to listeners on multiple platforms. The Content Director is responsible for the vision, strategic development, and production…
Digital Newsroom Team Leader
The LNP family of print and digital publications, part of Steinman Communications, is the largest and most influential provider of news in Lancaster County, with a history of over 225 years of excellence and 200,000 weekly readers. LNP & Lancaster Online are located in the heart of Lancaster City, a downtown that boasts a vibrant…
Data Journalist
WABC-TV, part of the ABC Owned Television Stations, is searching for an enterprising data reporter who will be charged with finding great local stories within the vast amounts of data that exist about our communities. We’re looking for a data journalist to support both investigative work and day to day consumer reporting. You will be…
Assistant or Associate Clinical Professor of Professional Practice.
Opening Date: 2019-12-19 Job Opening Id: 520224 College/Division: College of Communication, Architecture and the Arts Department: Journalism and Media Job Information About the FIU College of Communication, Architecture + The Arts The FIU College of Communication, Architecture + The Arts (CARTA) provides students with the distinct experience of working closely with an award-winning faculty in…
Graduate Coordinator for Spanish Language Journalism Master’s Program
Opening Date: 2020-01-14 Job Opening Id: 520557 College/Division: College of Communication, Architecture and the Arts Department: Journalism and Media Job Information ABOUT THE FIU COLLEGE OF COMMUNICATION, ARCHITECTURE + THE ARTS The FIU College of Communication, Architecture + The Arts (CARTA) provides students with the distinct experience of working closely with an award-winning faculty in…
Data Reporter
Job Summary: Michigan Radio, NPR’s largest member station in the state, is the place audiences come to for a deeper perspective about Michigan stories that show what’s at stake and why it matters. Its newsroom is looking for a curious, meticulous, and thorough data reporter. The right candidate will be passionate about stories of interest…
Shott Chair Professional-in-Residence in Investigative Journalism
West Virginia University’s Reed College of Media seeks applicants for a Full-time Professional-in-Residence for a position beginning July 2020 West Virginia University’s Reed College of Media is seeking an experienced and energetic candidate with a passion for watchdog journalism to reinvigorate our investigative reporting work, both in the classroom and in practice. As the Shott…