Alena Rehberger, Author at Investigative Reporters and Editors

CartoDB offers GeoJourNews Conference discount for IRE members

April 29, 2015

What: GeoJourNews When: May 15-16 Where: Parson’s: The New School, New York Register online Offer code: maplove CartoDB loves journalists who make maps, and next month, they’ll be celebrating these coder-cartographers with a two-day conference in New York, called GeoJourNews. Day one of the event will feature short anecdotal and technical talks from reporters near and…

Updated inspection data available on the nation’s bridges

April 28, 2015

Now updated for 2014, the National Bridge Inventory database can help you assess the soundness of bridges in your area. Journalists can use the data to investigate bridges by identifying those with structural problems, or that haven’t been recently inspected. Other key fields include average daily traffic and overall sufficiency rating. The records represent information from the…

Connect with IRE members in Los Angeles, Seattle

April 27, 2015

Two of our local Meetup groups are hosting events this May. These member-organized events are open to everyone, so feel free to bring a friend or colleague. Learn more about our Meetup groups. IRE Los Angeles: May, 12 2015 from 7-9 pm | May Mixer with ONA Los Angeles Located on the same property of the…

Federal agencies fail FOIA test conducted by Syracuse University

April 27, 2015

Card If you report on the government, it may not surprise you to read that only seven of the 21 federal agencies recently FOIAed by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) have provided records more than two months after the requests went out. TRAC, a research center that administers the FOIA Project out of Syracuse…

IRE welcomes new Google Journalism Fellow

April 24, 2015

This summer IRE will welcome Jessica Park, a student at Stanford University, as its Google Journalism Fellow. Park earned her bachelor’s degree in journalism at the University of Missouri, where she worked as anchor and reporter at local TV station KOMU. She also completed internships at Voice of America in New York and Arirang TV,…

Support the IRE Conference College Drive

April 24, 2015

Throughout the year, IRE offers specific programming and outreach to students so we can continue to develop the next generation of journalists. For the 2015 IRE Conference, we are asking college and university administrators for their help: Please have your school financially support several students to attend the 2015 IRE Conference in Philadelphia. Students will…

Showcase panel to feature new players in investigative reporting

April 23, 2015

The landscape for investigative journalism continues to evolve. In the last year or so, we’ve seen the expansion of international for-profit startups and the birth of narrowly tailored, but deep, nonprofit organizations. At our showcase panel, we’ll discuss what they’re learning as they go, what’s working and not working, and what we can expect from…

Reveal to offer free training for radio, podcasting at IRE15

April 22, 2015

Details When: Saturday, June 6 from 8:30 a.m. – noon Cost: Free How to register: Sign up online* *You must be registered for the conference Wondering how to turn your stories into driveway moments and compelling audio narrative? Then come to an intensive three hour workshop with award winning radio journalists from Reveal, the new…

IRE, Esri partner to offer fellowships for mapping training

April 21, 2015

IRE and Esri have partnered to offer fellowships to attend mapping training at the 2015 Esri Conference from July 18-22 in San Diego or the IRE Mapping Boot Camp from August 7-9 at the University of Missouri-Columbia, Mo. The Esri Conference fellowships cover airfare and four nights lodging, and the Boot Camp fellowships cover airfare and three nights lodging. The Esri Conference…

IRE members recognized in 2015 Pulitzer Prizes