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OMB to release largest index of government data in the world

February 24, 2015

By Matt Rumsey, Sunlight Foundation On Feb. 6, the Office of Management and Budget sent a letter to the Sunlight Foundation explaining how it planned to comply with our FOIA request for Enterprise Data Inventories. These inventories are compiled by 24 federal agencies as part of President Barack Obama’s 2013 open data executive order. The…

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Apply now for free training in LA, Omaha and Atlanta

February 20, 2015

Do you have reporters or editors on your staff who would benefit from training to help them produce enterprise and investigative stories? Thanks to a grant from Sigma Delta Chi Foundation, the Society for Professional Journalists (SPJ) is working with Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE) and the New England Center for Investigative Reporting (NECIR) to offer a two-day Watchdog Reporting Workshop for…

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IRE Radio Podcast | Product of Mexico

February 20, 2015

We’re changing up the podcast this week and spending our entire episode on one story. IRE’s Shawn Shinneman talked with Los Angeles Times reporter Richard Marosi about his 18-month investigation into the working conditions of Mexican agribusinesses supplying produce to major U.S. supermarkets and restaurants. Tune in to hear Marosi discuss the reporting challenges he…

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Conversations Before Lunch at NICAR15

February 20, 2015

By David Eads, NPR Citizens of NICAR! I’m happy to announce that Erika Owens and I are curating a conversation track at NICAR 2015. We will hold safe, structured small-group conversations about fascinating subjects Thursday, Friday, and Saturday morning in Atlanta. Learn more or pitch a session at https://etherpad.mozilla.org/NICAR2015-conversations Our goal is to create a safe, diverse space at NICAR…

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IRE members honored with Polk awards

February 17, 2015

The winners of the 2014 George Polk Awards in Journalism, announced Sunday by Long Island University, included several IRE members. The awards honor special achievement in journalism, particularly in the areas of investigative and enterprise reporting. The following IRE members were honored in this year’s awards: Listen to Dennis Wagner discuss his coverage of the…

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Vote for the Lightning Talks you want to see in Atlanta

February 16, 2015

Lightning Talks 2014 | Photo by Travis Hartman Thanks to everyone who submitted a Lighting Talk idea for the 2015 CAR Conference. Now it’s time to narrow the more than 50 ideas down to the 10 talks we’ll hear in Atlanta. Go online and vote for your favorite proposals. The polls close at 11:59 pm…

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Members to vote at CAR Conference to give student members voting rights

February 12, 2015

There will be a brief membership meeting at the Computer-Assisted Reporting Conference in Atlanta to vote on several changes to the Articles of Incorporation. The first of these changes IRE’s rules to allow student members to vote. Currently students and associate members do not have voting rights. IRE’s Board of Directors met in June and…

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Join us for Excel Español at the 2015 CAR Conference!

February 10, 2015

Lea esta entrada en español This three-hour hands-on workshop teaches journalists, in Spanish, how to use Excel, a powerful electronic spreadsheet for deadline and beat reporting on budgets, salaries, elections and more. Learn from fluent teachers how to dig deeper using the Internet and find valuable datasets for your stories. Seating is limited. Registration is…

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Seeking ideas for CAR 2015 Lightning Talks

February 9, 2015

Lightning Talks are back for CAR 2015 in Atlanta! Got an idea for a talk? Pitch your idea by Feb. 15 at lightningtalks.ire.org. Lightning Talks are 5-minute presentations on topics wide and varied. NICAR attendees can submit and vote on the talks, and the 10 with the most votes will be presented on Friday, March…

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