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Download the 2017 IRE Conference app!
The 2017 IRE Conference app is now available through Guidebook! We encourage you to download our mobile guide to enhance your experience at the 2017 IRE Conference. You’ll be able to plan your day with a personalized schedule, browse maps and connect with other attendees. The app is free and compatible with iPhones, iPads, iPod Touches and Android…
Read MoreIRE board to award first Don Bolles Medal
Miroslava Breach Velducea(Photo from Facebook) Mexican journalist Miroslava Breach Velducea, who was assassinated earlier this year in retaliation for her efforts to expose organized crime and corruption, will be remembered next week during the Investigative Reporters and Editors annual conference in Phoenix. Breach will be posthumously recognized with the first-ever Don Bolles Medal, named in…
Read MoreChoose your own IRE17 adventure: Public records
CLICK TO VIEW FULL SIZE Whether it’s your first or fifteenth IRE Conference, choosing your sessions can be intimidating. We’ve tried to make it a little easier with our “Choose your own IRE17 adventure” game. Our first one focuses on public records. Play all the way through to see which sessions will best serve your…
Read MoreIRE Journal offers tips, tactics to cover Trump administration
As a public service, IRE is making the new issue of The IRE Journal magazine available for free to journalists, educators, students and the general public. The special issue of the quarterly magazine is full of practical tips, resources and strategies for covering a new presidential administration that’s openly hostile to the news media. Typically,…
Read MoreIt’s time for another IRE Chicago Meetup!
IRE Chicago meetups are BACK! And since it’s summer, we’re taking our investigative reporting and socializing to the rooftop! Join us on the rooftop at the Plymouth bar and restaurant (327 S. Plymouth Ct., between Jackson and Van Buren) on June 13, for the next IRE Chicago Meetup! RSVP online for the event and join…
Read MoreIRE & NICAR to freely publish unprocessed data
Charles Minshew, IRE Director of Data Services Inspired by our members, IRE is pleased to announce the first release of raw, unprocessed data from the NICAR Database Library. The contents of the FBI’s Uniform Crime Report (UCR) master file for 2015 are now available for free download on our website. The package contains the original…
Read MoreCast your vote for the IRE Board of Directors
Starting today, IRE members can vote online for the IRE Board of Directors. Ballots will be sent to the primary e-mail as listed in your membership profile. So far, six people have declared candidacy; six of the board’s 13 seats are up for election this year. Two people have declared candidacy for the two seats…
Read MoreParticipate in our first-ever Broadcast Lightning Talks
By Nicole Vap, KUSA/9News-Denver Have an investigative trick to share with your friends at IRE? Know someone who should be speaking at the conference but isn’t on a panel? This is the session for you! For the first time, we’re bringing Lightning Talks to the IRE Conference broadcast track. What are Lightning Talks? Five-minute TED…
Read MoreSunday sensations: #IRE17 lineup offers incentives to stay
Get the most bang for your buck at #IRE17 by attending Sunday morning’s expansive lineup. If you leave Phoenix too soon, you’ll miss: Optimizing a news organization for trust. Jay Rosen of New York University will discuss lessons from De Correspondent’s success in The Netherlands and explore how U.S. newsrooms can learn from it. The…
Read MoreIRE seeks director of partnerships
Investigative Reporters and Editors is looking to fill a new staff position designed to amplify IRE’s momentum in fostering and expanding watchdog reporting across the United States and around the world. The IRE director of partnerships will lead a critical portfolio of duties connected to business relationships, fundraising, grant management, and fellowships and scholarships. The…
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