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Posts by Alena Rehberger
IRE Radio Podcast | The Shooter
February 14, 2018 started out as a relatively calm day for Florida’s Sun Sentinel newsroom. Then, Nikolas Cruz walked into Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School with a semiautomatic rifle. Before the day was done, 17 people would be dead and 17 more would be wounded in one of the deadliest school shootings in modern American…
Read MoreBehind the story: How the Asbury Park Press investigated bad cops and secret settlements
From 2010 to the beginning of 2018, New Jersey municipalities spent over $42 million to cover up deaths, physical injuries and sexual abuses, all at the hands of police officers. One of six states without a police licensing system, New Jersey keeps details of its internal affairs investigations secret and, until recently, did not mandate…
Read MoreIRE members win 2018 Pulitzer Prizes
Several members of Investigative Reporters and Editors were among the journalists recognized in the 2018 Pulitzer Prizes: The New York Times and The New Yorker won the Pulitzer for Public Service for exposing sexual predators in positions of power and launching a worldwide movement to bring sexual abuse to light. The Press Democrat in Santa…
Read MoreConsider running for the IRE Board of Directors, Contest Committee
Starting today, IRE will begin accepting applications for candidates for the IRE Board of Directors. This year seven of the board’s 13 seats are up for election. Three incumbents have decided not to run for new terms. The initial filing period for candidates is April 16 – May 20. All candidates filing by this time will…
Read MoreMore than 150 expected sessions at IRE18 in Orlando
We’re busy planning panels, demos and hands-on classes for the 2018 IRE Conference in Orlando. We’ve posted a partial list of expected sessions, but here are a few highlights: Tracks on timely topics including the election & politics, diversity, technology & tools, storytelling, work strategies and public records. Focused tracks for broadcasters, managers and beat reporters. Workshop-style hands-on…
Read MoreAnnouncing the 2017 IRE Award winners and finalists
IRE is proud to announce the winners and finalists of the 2017 IRE Awards. COLUMBIA, Missouri – Journalists who uncovered wrongdoing that bolstered the #MeToo movement, investigated the murder of a colleague, faced a lawsuit for trying to get public records and brought down a corrupt 100-year-old agency are among the winners of the 2017…
Read MoreSign up now for the mentorship program at IRE 2018 in Orlando
Sign-ups are now open for IRE’s mentorship program, one of the best ways to take advantage of networking at the 2018 IRE Conference in Orlando. Before the conference, IRE will pair up mentors and mentees based on interests and make sure they connect in Orlando. These private, one-on-one sessions allow conference attendees to seek advice…
Read MoreNominate a journalist for the Don Bolles Medal
Don Bolles By Phil Williams, WTVF-TV From the earliest days of my journalism career, I found inspiration in the nobility of IRE’s mission and its history – and, in some of the darkest days of my career, I found strength in that legacy. My first IRE Conference, in June 1987, was the 10-year anniversary of…
Read MoreInvestigating health care with data, money and people
By Kelsie Schrader Every beat comes with challenges and constraints, but health care presents a particularly complex set of issues. Between cutting through the industry’s jargon, finding individual sources and more, it takes time and knowledge to be a successful health care reporter. Three journalists with experience reporting on health care shared tips and strategies…
Read MoreA NICAR newbie goes to Chicago
By David Rodriguez Data journalism is still new to me. Despite that, I decided to dive in head first and attend the recent NICAR conference in Chicago. It was one of my best experiences as a journalist so far. I was reluctant to attend after feeling ignored for being “just an intern” at another event…
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