Introducing the 2026 IRE Conference Fellows!
For those who’ve been eagerly waiting for some IRE Journal swag (please, please one at a time!), you’re in luck! Investigative Reporters & Editors is excited to unveil brand new merchandise, supporting the IRE Journal. The designs — created by Jan Diehm of The Pudding — are the first in a series of designs that…
Read MoreBy Helal Al-Anwah, Aljumhuriya Media Network In the fragmented landscape of Yemen, a journalist’s most dangerous enemy is often not a bullet, but a hyperlink. A single phishing click can expose an entire network of sources, leading to detention centers rather than headlines. Since 2014, the war has shattered not only our geography but also…
Read MoreInvestigative Reporters and Editors is pleased to announce that Hannah Natanson of the Washington Post and Carol Leonnig of MS NOW will deliver the keynote address at the 2026 IRE Conference in National Harbor, June 18-21.
Read MoreIRE is pleased to announce that Lynnie McIlvain, most recently of InvestigateWest, will join the team as director of development on May 18.
Read MoreBy Willow Higgins and Ryan Kost, Columbia Journalism Investigations When we first learned about conviction integrity units, special programs in district attorneys’ offices meant to investigate claims of wrongful conviction, we found their very premise paradoxical. Could the same office that may have wrongfully convicted a person lead an unbiased reinvestigation of their own work?…
Read MoreAnnouncing the 2025 IRE Awards (May 5, 2026) – Congratulations to winners and finalists in the 2025 IRE Awards. The annual contest showcases exemplary work by members of Investigative Reporters and Editors from the past year. Awards will be presented at the 2026 IRE Conference in National Harbor on Friday, June 19, during the Awards…
Read MoreNew initiative aims to build community, expand leadership pipelines and address gaps identified by members.
Read MoreBy Lauren Lifke My journey with public records started in 2023, when I was a student at the University of New Mexico just starting out as a reporter for our student newspaper, the Daily Lobo. I, like much of the student body, wondered why we frequently weren’t getting campus safety alerts until hours after the…
Read MoreCandidates for Election My Cool Headline Applications are now open for the mentorship program at IRE 2026 in National Harbor. If you’re joining us for the conference, you can fill out this form to sign up as a mentor or mentee. IRE will match mentors with mentees and arrange for them to meet at the…
Read MoreCandidates for Election Tipsheets, slides, session recordings and other resources from recent IRE & NICAR conferences are available again at this link. Logged-in members can browse this list of resources, which is a temporary fix while we finalize the import functionality of the new IRE Resource Center. ⚠️ Note: You must be a logged-in, active…
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