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2026 Candidates for Election
Candidates for Election For more information on each candidate, please click on their individual photo. 2026 Board of Director Candidates 2026 Contest Commitee Candidates
Read MoreJennifer Palmer – Candidate Page
Jennifer Palmer Bio Jennifer Palmer is an investigative reporter covering education for Oklahoma Watch with more than two decades of experience in news reporting. Before joining Oklahoma Watch in 2016, she worked for The Oklahoman, the Omaha World-Herald and the Rio Grande SUN in northern New Mexico. Palmer’s work has been recognized with awards in public service reporting and investigative reporting. She is…
Read MoreIRE training coming to a city near you!
IRE training coming to a city near you! IRE’s late executive director standing next to her “FOIA hero” Elouise McDaniel, a retired school teacher who was sued over filing to many public records. The year is already off to a busy start for Investigative Reporters & Editors’ training team, with bootcamps, conferences and travel already…
Read MoreInvest in yourself during the Spring Member Drive
Candidates for Election April 11, 2026 IRE is kicking off its Spring Member Drive on Monday and there’s never been a more important time for you to invest in your work as a journalist. We know what you’re facing. Reporters across the country continue to face layoffs and newsroom budgets won’t stop shrinking. At the…
Read MoreDeclare IRE Board candidacy by May 5
(April 6, 2026) — Would you like to help lead Investigative Reporters and Editors as a new member of the Board of Directors? Or help judge the IRE Awards as an elected member of the IRE Contest Committee? Now is your chance! Seven of 13 board seats are up for election in 2026, along with…
Read MoreWhat 700 Deaths Couldn’t Prove: Investigating Institutional Failure Without Intent
By NaBeela Washington On July 15, 2025, a lightbulb went off at an evening “unveiling.” I sat in a room full of residents and community organizers while Northwestern University researchers presented Chicago’s heat vulnerability index. Graphs flashed on the screen. Neighborhood-level data. Risk factors mapped to census tracts. The kind of granular information that could…
Read MoreIRE 2026 Exhibitors & Recruiters
IRE 2026 Exhibitors & Recruiters IRE 2026Travel & HotelRegistrationSponsorsExhibitors & RecruitersAwards LuncheonFellowships & ScholarshipsNational Summit on Local News Preservation 🧨 Interested in exhibiting or recruiting at the 2026 IRE Conference in National Harbor? Don’t miss out on this opportunity to exhibit your products or services to a huge crowd of attendees from around the world,…
Read MoreIRE 2026 Sponsors
IRE 2026 Sponsors IRE 2026Travel & HotelRegistrationSponsorsExhibitors & RecruitersAwards LuncheonFellowships & ScholarshipsNational Summit on Local News Preservation 🧨 Support Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE) by sponsoring IRE 2026, the premier conference for investigative journalists. Sponsorship provides unparalleled opportunities to connect with almost 2,000 journalists, support critical training and enhance your brand’s visibility in this influential…
Read MoreIRE 2026 Travel & Hotel
IRE 2026 Travel & Hotel IRE 2026Travel & HotelRegistrationSponsorsExhibitors & RecruitersAwards LuncheonFellowships & ScholarshipsNational Summit on Local News Preservation 🧨 Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center 201 W Waterfront St. Oxon Hill, MD Note: The Gaylord is a cashless property. The IRE discounted rate is $258/night + a resort fee of $22/night +taxes. The resort…
Read MoreToday’s News For Tomorrow
Today’s News for Tomorrow Get the tools to archive the first draft of history. Today’s News for Tomorrow, a collaboration between the Internet Archive, Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE), and the Poynter Institute with support from Press Forward, offers newsrooms free training on digital preservation and sustained support to ensure the long-term preservation and access of…
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