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Posts by Alena Rehberger
Moving the needle on freedom of information – your insights needed for Knight study
The Knight Foundation wants to know what you think about the state of access to public records at the federal and state/local levels. Anyone interested in FOI – journalists, access professionals, librarians and others – are invited to share their thoughts. The online survey takes about 15 minutes to complete and will be open until Jan.…
Read MorePaper makes audacious decision to highlight silent epidemic
By Susannah Nesmith, CJR Editor’s Note: This article first ran on Dec. 2, 2016 on the Columbia Journalism Review’s website. The Palm Beach Post made the bold decision to profile all 216 people who died of an opioid overdose in its coverage area last year, risking the wrath of victims’ families, some of whom were horrified…
Read MoreApply to be IRE’s Google Fellow next summer!
2016 Google Fellow Brett Murphy and former NICAR Database Library Director Liz Lucas work on a project. Are you a college journalism student who enjoys holding government officials accountable, scouring public records or working with data? If so, consider spending your summer at IRE through the Google News Lab Fellowship. Eight participating organizations in the…
Read MoreRemembering the legacy of David Donald
David Donald Journalism lost a talented data analyst, editor and trainer with the death Saturday of David Donald, a former IRE national training director. David passed away at Reston Hospital Center in Virginia after a yearlong battle with cancer. He was 64. David leaves a remarkable legacy: award-winning investigations, plus thousands of journalists across the…
Read MoreMeetup: Meet IRE’s new leader Dec. 15
Please join us on Thursday, December 15 at The Boathouse at Confluence Park, beginning at 5:30 pm to welcome new IRE Executive Director Doug Haddix. We’re blessed to have such a great resource living in our backyard. You don’t need to be a member to attend – only a journalist with a passion for watchdog…
Read MoreGive an IRE membership this holiday season
Help a friend, family member or colleague hone their journalism skills in 2017 with a 1-year IRE gift membership ($70). Here’s how it works: Fill out this form letting us know who you’re giving a membership to. If the recipient already has an IRE membership, your gift will renew their membership for one year beyond…
Read MoreTranscript: Making a List, Checking it Twice
The following is a transcript of the IRE Radio Podcast episode “Making a List, Checking it Twice.” The audio version is available at: http://bit.ly/2gtrlaQ <<Begin Daniela Vidal narration>> 2016 brought us one of the most interesting election seasons in American history. President-elect Donald Trump came out on top, basing his qualifications in part on his…
Read MoreIRE Radio Podcast | Making a List, Checking it Twice
One of the biggest scoops this election cycle came from Washington Post reporter David Fahrenthold. His relentless shoe-leather reporting – and list making – revealed that Donald Trump wasn’t exactly the philanthropist he was claiming to be on the campaign trail. Instead of donating his own money to charity, Trump would give away or spend dollars donated…
Read More2016 IRE Awards Call for Entries
How to enter the IRE Awards from IRE/NICAR on Vimeo. It’s time to gather your best stories of the year! The 2016 IRE Awards contest is now open for submissions, and we can’t wait to see what you’ve done. Please consider entering your best investigative work into the 2016 IRE Awards contest. Among the most…
Read MoreIRE announces winners of Total Newsroom Training Fellowships
Three journalists have been awarded Total Newsroom Training Fellowships for IRE’s data analysis boot camp in January. The fellowship is offered to alumni of the TNT program, which provides intense, in-house training for small and medium-sized newsrooms dedicated to watchdog journalism. TNT alumni are still encouraged to apply for three remaining fellowships for the boot camp in March. The fellowships…
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