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Showcase panel to feature new players in investigative reporting
The landscape for investigative journalism continues to evolve. In the last year or so, we’ve seen the expansion of international for-profit startups and the birth of narrowly tailored, but deep, nonprofit organizations. At our showcase panel, we’ll discuss what they’re learning as they go, what’s working and not working, and what we can expect from…
Read MoreReveal to offer free training for radio, podcasting at IRE15
Details When: Saturday, June 6 from 8:30 a.m. – noon Cost: Free How to register: Sign up online* *You must be registered for the conference Wondering how to turn your stories into driveway moments and compelling audio narrative? Then come to an intensive three hour workshop with award winning radio journalists from Reveal, the new…
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 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…
Read MoreJames Risen to headline 2015 IRE Conference in Philadelphia
James Risen We hope you’re making plans to join us in Philadelphia June 4-7 for the IRE Conference. We’ll be sharing expected speakers and panels soon, but we’re excited to announce our 2015 keynote speaker – James Risen. Risen is an investigative reporter for the New York Times, based in Washington. He was the winner of…
Read MoreSubmit session, speaker ideas for the 2015 IRE Conference
IRE is looking to you for input in planning sessions for the upcoming IRE Conference, June 4-7, 2015 in Philadelphia. Please let us know what you’d like to learn – and who you’d like to hear from – at this year’s conference. You can submit panel topics and suggest speakers. The more we hear from you, the…
Read MoreA Canadian journalist reflects on the IRE Conference
By Stanley Tromp, IRE member and independent journalist If anyone thinks that investigative reporting is a sunset profession, this idea was obliterated for me after I attended the Investigative Reporters and Editors’ superlative conference in San Francisco in late June. There, some of the toughest and sharpest investigative reporters in the United States shared their…
Read MoreIRE Conference audio available for download
Couldn’t make it to all of the sessions on your IRE Conference wish list? We’ve got audio from nearly every panel and session. Full-length recordings are only available to IRE members. Some short audio clips will be made available to the public using Soundcloud. To access conference audio, log in to IRE website and go…
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