Alena Rehberger, Author at Investigative Reporters and Editors

Open call for IRE Award screeners

November 25, 2019

Want to get more involved with IRE but aren’t sure how? Consider volunteering your time as an IRE Awards screener. As a screener, you’ll be part of a team of journalists looking for the best investigative reporting in a single category, which means that you may have to read, listen to, or watch a couple dozen…

Share your ideas for the 2020 IRE Conference

November 18, 2019

IRE wants your ideas for the upcoming IRE Conference in Metro D.C. next June. We’re also starting an email list so you can keep up with news about the conference. Use this form to share ideas, suggestions and other comments to help us plan the best possible #IRE20 conference. No suggestion is too big or too small. The…

IRE hiring Editorial Director; apply by Dec. 4

November 11, 2019

IRE is seeking a journalist to work full time as Editorial Director at its headquarters at the University of Missouri. IRE’s current Editorial Director, Sarah Hutchins, is being promoted to be a full-time trainer. The Editorial Director oversees all IRE content and serves as its voice on social media. This is a great opportunity for…

IRE Radio Podcast | BONUS: Telling an Unbelievable Story

November 8, 2019

On this bonus episode, we’re sharing audio from the 2016 IRE Conference. In a session on narrative storytelling, reporters T. Christian Miller and Ken Armstrong explain how they wrote their Pulitzer-winning investigation, “An Unbelievable Story of Rape”. Their reporting is the basis of a new Netflix limited series called “Unbelievable”. You can find the podcast…

Three journalists awarded IRE Freelance Fellowships

October 28, 2019

Projects investigating an insular religious community, Columbia River tribe nations, and the Palm Beach prostitution raid have been awarded IRE Freelance Fellowships. The recipients of the 2019 competition are: Sarah McClure, first place, is a freelance producer based in Los Angeles. Her project will produce a magazine article and documentary about widespread sexual abuse within…

Make the most of your IRE membership benefits

October 23, 2019

Are you making the most of your IRE membership benefits? Here’s a recap of our current partnerships, how you can benefit and instructions on getting access to premium tools. FOIAengine : Free 1-Year Subscription for IRE Professional members (This is limited to members with a professional membership.) FOIAengine, a tool created by PoliScio Analytics co-founders…

October 19, 2019

Location: Chicago Marriott Suites O’Hare With IRE Board President Cheryl W. Thompson presiding, the meeting of the IRE board of directors was called to order at 4:10 p.m. In addition to Thompson, the following board members were present: Vice President Lee Zurik, Secretary Jill Riepenhoff, Treasurer Jodi Upton, Nicole Vap, Steven Rich, Matt Dempsey, Jennifer…

Call for entries: 2019 Philip Meyer Award

October 16, 2019

It’s once again time to enter the Philip Meyer Journalism Award contest. Entries are now being accepted online, through Nov. 17. Established in 2005, the award was created to honor Philip Meyer’s pioneering efforts to utilize social science research methods to foster better journalism. The contest recognizes stories that incorporate survey research, probabilities, and other social…

Get ready to enter the Philip Meyer Contest!

October 8, 2019

Get your stories ready to enter the Philip Meyer Awards! We’ll be accepting entries later this month and we can’t wait to see what you enter. To get a head start on the entry process, go ahead and renew your membership, start filling out the required questionnaire, and get your links and/or files ready to…

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