IRE Conference Blog
A restaurant critic’s guide to eating out in New Orleans
View a larger version of this map By Lee Zurik, WVUE/FOX8 Brett Anderson has one of the “toughest” jobs in the Crescent City. He gets paid to eat. For more than fifteen years, he’s been the restaurant critic at the Times-Picayune and you’d be hard-pressed to find someone with a better perspective of the New…
Read MoreIRE Preview: Jerry Mitchell to discuss investigating the Klan and other civil rights cold cases
Jerry Mitchell | Credit: John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation As a veteran investigative reporting working in Mississippi, Jerry Mitchell of The Clarion-Ledger has won delayed justice for many black Americans who were murdered in the civil rights era. The extraordinary results of his work have been recognized in multiple ways, including the film “Ghosts…
Read MoreJournalism organizations to offer special training in New Orleans
If you’re making the trip to New Orleans for the IRE Conference, consider tacking on some additional training. Several of our partners are offering special workshops and classes in conjunction with the conference. The Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism At “10 Great Business Databases to Mine for Stories,” data journalist Steve Doig…
Read MoreIRE Preview: Go behind the Panama Papers and other international investigations
Get an inside look at how the mammoth collaboration for the Panama Papers came together. You’ll hear about the technical details of giving a group of journalists throughout the world protected access to a trove of leaked documents. You’ll hear from journalists whose work led to the downfall of a prime minister. We also have…
Read MoreIRE Preview: Learn how to investigate seafood slavery, product supply chains
Go behind the scenes to learn how a team of AP reporters launched an investigation that helped free more than 2,000 enslaved workers. Martha Mendoza and Mary Rajkumar of The Associated Press will offer insights into how journalists can use documents, data and sourcing to uncover similar abuses. And in a separate session, you’ll learn…
Read MoreIRE Preview: Criminal justice tracks to include information on police shootings, protests
A series of sessions at the IRE Conference in New Orleans will dig into one of the biggest stories of our time. Sessions will include “After Ferguson: What’s next for reporting on policing in America?” with panelists including DeRay Mckesson, a leader of the post-Ferguson police protest movement, and reporters from The Washington Post, The…
Read MorePitch an idea for NICAR Commons at IRE 2016
We’re bringing the popular NICAR Commons series to the IRE Conference in New Orleans – and we want your ideas! NICAR Commons is a space for informal, conversation-driven sessions. Most importantly, each conversation is driven entirely by attendees. NICAR Commons sessions are: 1-hour long with 10-minute breaks in between. Designed for small groups: There will…
Read MoreIRE Preview: How to fight (and win) open records battles
Get the tools and inspiration you need to successfully fight for records at the IRE Conference in June. Jason Leopold, a self-described FOIA terrorist and a winner of this year’s IRE FOI Medal, will share his strategies and advice on how to wrangle information from recalcitrant officials. He’ll be joined by Brandon Smith, the journalist…
Read MoreIRE Preview: From investigation to movie, behind the scenes of Spotlight
Get an insider’s view of the Oscar-winning movie that featured the Boston Globe’s Spotlight team at our Friday showcase panel. Three members of the Globe staff who played key roles in the Catholic Church investigation – Spotlight editor Walter Robinson, reporters Michael Rezendes and Sacha Pfeiffer, and executive editor Martin Baron – will be joined…
Read MoreSheila Coronel to deliver IRE Conference keynote
Sheila Coronel We hope you’re making plans to join us in New Orleans June 16-19 for the IRE Conference. We’ve already published a list of expected sessions, and we are excited to announce that Sheila Coronel will deliver our keynote address. Coronel is academic dean of the Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University. She…
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