Promotions and new staff strengthen IRE
The New York Times’ groundbreaking coronavirus tracking project took first place in the 2020 Philip Meyer Journalism Awards. Other top awards go to investigations that uncovered how deeply race and income determine causes of death in Massachusetts and how qualified immunity impacts excessive force cases against police. “In this difficult year, journalists and news organizations…
Read MoreRegistration is open for IRE’s virtual NICAR21 data journalism conference, which runs March 3-5 and will feature hands-on data classes, panels and discussions, and opportunities to network with fellow data journalists.
Read MoreDenise Malan will serve as IRE interim executive director.
Read MoreFollow these tips to ensure the best experience on IRE’s new website.
Read MoreThe IRE office will be closed from Thursday, December 24, until Monday, January 4. If you need assistance during the break, please send an email to info@ire.org. Responses may be delayed during the office closure.
Read MoreRowaida Abdelaziz of HuffPost, Carlos Ballesteros of Injustice Watch, Terry Jones of The Advocate, and Ishan Thakore, an independent journalist, will serve as IRE’s 2021 Journalists of Color Investigative Reporting Fellows.
Read MoreIt’s time to gather your best stories of the year! The 2020 IRE Awards contest is now open for submissions, and we can’t wait to see what you’ve done.
Read MoreProjects investigating senior care during the pandemic, microfinance financial networks and the lack of protection for coal ash workers in Tennessee have been awarded IRE Freelance Fellowships.
Read MoreIRE’s TV Watchdog Workshops are going virtual in 2021, allowing us to reach more journalists and keep everyone safe during the pandemic. These half-day workshops are open to broadcast journalists and will focus on tips and techniques for journalists working in television news. Each of the four virtual workshops will focus on a different aspect…
Read MoreA fully redesigned IRE website will debut in December with improved navigation, easier event registration and a more robust search of Resource Center materials. The transition to a new website will require a few temporary outages: New memberships and renewals will be paused Dec. 3-7. That will enable IRE to transfer its member database to…
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