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The 2025 Freelance Fellowship Recipients
As a public service, IRE is making the new issue of The IRE Journal magazine available for free to journalists, educators, students and the general public. The special issue of the quarterly magazine is full of practical tips, resources and strategies for covering a new presidential administration that’s openly hostile to the news media. Typically,…
Read MoreIRE Chicago meetups are BACK! And since it’s summer, we’re taking our investigative reporting and socializing to the rooftop! Join us on the rooftop at the Plymouth bar and restaurant (327 S. Plymouth Ct., between Jackson and Van Buren) on June 13, for the next IRE Chicago Meetup! RSVP online for the event and join…
Read MoreCharles Minshew, IRE Director of Data Services Inspired by our members, IRE is pleased to announce the first release of raw, unprocessed data from the NICAR Database Library. The contents of the FBI’s Uniform Crime Report (UCR) master file for 2015 are now available for free download on our website. The package contains the original…
Read MoreStarting today, IRE members can vote online for the IRE Board of Directors. Ballots will be sent to the primary e-mail as listed in your membership profile. So far, six people have declared candidacy; six of the board’s 13 seats are up for election this year. Two people have declared candidacy for the two seats…
Read MoreGet the most bang for your buck at #IRE17 by attending Sunday morning’s expansive lineup. If you leave Phoenix too soon, you’ll miss: Optimizing a news organization for trust. Jay Rosen of New York University will discuss lessons from De Correspondent’s success in The Netherlands and explore how U.S. newsrooms can learn from it. The…
Read MoreBy Nicole Vap, KUSA/9News-Denver Have an investigative trick to share with your friends at IRE? Know someone who should be speaking at the conference but isn’t on a panel? This is the session for you! For the first time, we’re bringing Lightning Talks to the IRE Conference broadcast track. What are Lightning Talks? Five-minute TED…
Read MoreInvestigative Reporters and Editors is looking to fill a new staff position designed to amplify IRE’s momentum in fostering and expanding watchdog reporting across the United States and around the world. The IRE director of partnerships will lead a critical portfolio of duties connected to business relationships, fundraising, grant management, and fellowships and scholarships. The…
Read MoreWe’re offering several opportunities for broadcast journalists to receive individualized and small-group coaching at the IRE Conference in Phoenix. Barry Nash and his team return this year to provide personalized coaching sessions. If you have questions about any aspect of your delivery — your appearance, how you use your voice, how you can perform most effectively in…
Read MoreApplications are now open for Total Newsroom Training — IRE’s grant-funded, customized training program that is returning for its fifth year. IRE’s experienced trainers will come to selected newsrooms for two days of intense, in-house investigative training – at no cost. Spots in the program are limited and awarded on a competitive basis. Total Newsroom Training…
Read MoreIf there’s one word to describe Craig Harris and Dennis Wagner’s Arizona Republic investigation, it’s diligence. They spent 18 months untangling a complex web of issues feeding the Navajo Nation’s housing crisis, all while turning other stories. Their investigation put the Navajo Housing Authority and HUD under a microscope for consistently failing to provide the…
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