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Students invited to apply for summer internships
2017 Dow Jones News Fund data journalism students attend training with IRE at the University of Missouri. PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY — College juniors, seniors and graduate students are invited to apply to the Dow Jones News Fund for paid summer 2018 internships in data journalism, digital media, business reporting and multiplatform editing. The application and test…
Read MoreMark Walker joins IRE as training director
Mark Walker of Argus Leader Media in South Dakota will join the IRE staff as a training director on Oct. 9. For nearly five years, Walker has worked a variety of positions for Argus Leader Media in Sioux Falls. His most recent job has been as a watchdog reporter focusing on law and order. Walker’s…
Read MoreSqoop adds Department of Justice feed
Data journalism site Sqoop has added the Department of Justice to its public records database that currently includes the SEC, patent applications and grants, and federal court dockets (PACER). Reporters can use Sqoop to search and set alerts for news tips in these filings. The new DOJ release includes press releases and speech transcripts from…
Read MoreIRE, Local Matters partner to spotlight watchdog reporting across the country
Investigative Reporters and Editors and an innovative journalism newsletter have launched a new partnership to promote the best local investigative reporting across the country. IRE’s sponsorship of the Local Matters newsletter, co-founded by Naples Daily News reporters Joey Cranney, Alexandra Glorioso and Brett Murphy, will expand the project’s audience to IRE’s network of more than 5,500 journalists. “The Local Matters team is doing a tremendous…
Read MoreIRE Radio Podcast | Prison to the Pulpit
Investigations often don’t go according to plan. Dead-end data and stubborn sources are just some of the factors that can throw off a months-long reporting project. Other times, breaking news can put your work on the fast track to publication. That’s exactly what happened to the Tampa Bay Times when reporter Corey Johnson and colleague…
Read MoreSubmit your ideas now for the 2018 CAR Conference
Our annual data journalism conference will be taking place March 8-11, 2018 in Chicago — and we want your input! Use this form to share ideas, suggestions and other comments you think will help us plan the best possible conference. The only required field is your contact information (in case we want to follow up).…
Read MoreIRE Radio Podcast | Hate, On the Record
After the 2016 election, reporters across the country began noticing what seemed like a wave of hate crimes, harassment and abuse. But with limited data, they weren’t sure if what they were seeing marked an increase. To solve that problem, more than 100 news organizations united to tell the story of hate in America. They’re…
Read MoreIRE hires director of partnerships
Chris Vachon will join IRE on Sept. 18 as director of partnerships to lead efforts involving fundraising, sponsorships, fellowships and scholarships, business partnerships and related new initiatives. For the past 13 years, Vachon has worked at the national SPJ headquarters in Indianapolis, including the past 11 years as associate executive director. She brings a wealth…
Read More10 newsrooms to receive free IRE Total Newsroom Training
Ten newsrooms have been chosen to receive custom watchdog training through IRE’s Total Newsroom Training program. TNT provides two days of intensive, in-house training for small and medium-sized newsrooms dedicated to watchdog journalism. This is the fifth year IRE has offered the free program, which is supported through a grant. IRE also awarded three TNT…
Read MoreDocumentCloud moves to Temple University
DocumentCloud will have a new home at Temple University under the leadership of Aron Pilhofer, one of the platform’s co-founders. Effective Aug. 1, DocumentCloud will be housed at an independent 501(c)3 nonprofit and operate in collaboration with Temple University’s Klein College of Media and Communication in Philadelphia. The organization has received $250,000 in new funding…
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