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IRE members honored with Peabody Awards
Several members of Investigative Reporters and Editors were named 2014 Peabody Award winners. To learn more about the awards, click here. Madeleine Baran of Minnesota Public Radio (MPR news) for “Betrayed by Silence,” an investigative documentary on the child sex-abuse scandal in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis. Andrea Bernstein of WNYC for “Chris…
Read MoreIRE Radio Podcast | The Reporter Who Brought Down the Governor
Meet Nigel Jaquiss, the Pulitzer-winning journalist whose reporting brought about the resignation of Oregon’s longest-serving governor. Today we’re exploring Jaquiss’ path from Wall Street oil trader to muckraking journalist. He’s sharing his process for working through an investigation and explaining how he broke stories about some of the state’s most powerful politicians. We’ll also take…
Read MoreConsider running for the IRE Board of Directors, Contest Committee
2015 Board Election Schedule April 13 – Period to declare candidacy for the IRE Board begins May 11 – Deadline for candidates to file to appear on the initial ballot May 18 – Voting period begins, candidate statements posted online June 4 – Deadline to get on the ballot (5 p.m. EDT) June 5 – Candidate forum at…
Read MoreI attended an IRE conference for less than $30 and you can too!
Attended #IRE12 for a grand total of $28 last weekend. Thank you, thank you, thank you @IRE_NICAR and @irworkshop — Samantha Sunne (@SamanthaSunne) June 20, 2012 By Samantha Sunne Attending six conferences in three years – mostly as a student – I’ve made something of a tradition of going to IRE conferences on the cheap.…
Read MoreJoin us for conversations with Hersh and Poitras at IRE15
We hope you’re making plans to join us in Philadelphia this June for the 2015 IRE Conference. Visit our conference page to check out some of the sessions and hands-on classes we’ll be offering this year. This year, along with our panels, we’ll be hosting conversation-style sessions with two influential journalists: Seymour Hersh and Laura…
Read MoreMeetup: Bay Area journalists to gather at UC-Berkeley this month
If you’re a journalist in the Bay Area, we hope you’ll join us for a Meetup on Thursday, April 16. We’ll be gathering at the North Gate Hall Library on the UC-Berkeley campus starting at 6 pm. Drinks and snacks will be provided! Come share tips with future investigative reporters. As always, this event is…
Read MoreAnnouncing the 2014 IRE Awards
IRE is proud to announce the winners and finalists of the 2014 IRE Awards contest. “This year’s entries show groundbreaking investigative journalism is being produced at all levels, from a small Oregon weekly to the nation’s largest newspapers, non-profits and broadcasters,” said Ziva Branstetter, chair of the IRE Contest Committee. “The entries had impact in…
Read MoreIRE awards free training to 10 newsrooms, announces new fellowship
A record number of ten newsrooms were chosen for IRE’s Total Newsroom Training this year. TNT provides intense, in-house training for small and medium-sized newsrooms dedicated to watchdog journalism. This is the third year IRE has offered the free program. New this year are TNT Boot Camp Fellowships. Nine TNT alumni will be awarded free training to IRE’s…
Read MoreInfluential Cuban journalist to speak at 2015 IRE Conference
We’re excited to announce that Yoani Sánchez, a Cuban journalist who has earned international fame and support for her courageous, independent reporting, will be a featured speaker at this year’s IRE Conference in Philadelphia. Sanchez started as a blogger and now runs an independent media website, 14ymedio, Cuba’s first independent daily digital news outlet. A University of…
Read MoreSign up for mentoring at the 2015 IRE Conference
Update: As of 5/13, we are only accepting applications for mentors. Sign up online by May 17. The IRE Conference offers an opportunity for in-depth, one-on-one coaching on investigative reporting. These private sessions allow attendees to seek advice on challenging stories or follow-up ideas. IRE pairs those who signed up with a mentor, and contact information is…
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