IRE Conference Blog
Reserve your spot for Broadcast Show & Tell
Tisha Thompson explains Broadcast Show & Tell Reserve your spot for Broadcast Show & Tell! These sessions allow you to share your investigations with colleagues from around the country. Veteran broadcasters will moderate each session. Each slot runs for 10 minutes and includes a 5-minute break. All of the sessions will take place in Franklin…
Read MorePitch a session for the 2015 Pop-up Panels at IRE15
Have an idea for a great IRE Conference session that’s not on the schedule? There’s still time to make it happen. Starting today you can submit ideas for Pop-up Panels at the conference in Philadelphia. You have until noon on Wednesday, June 3 to propose a 60-minute session. After that, conference attendees will be able…
Read More2015 IRE Conference mobile app available for download
The 2015 IRE Conference app is now available through Guidebook! We encourage you to download our mobile guide to enhance your experience at the 2015 IRE Conference. You’ll be able to plan your day with a personalized schedule and browse exhibitors, maps and general show info. The app is compatible with iPhones, iPads, iPod Touches…
Read MoreIRE Preview: Hone your science reporting skills at a free, 3-hour workshop
Do you shy away from stories about science? Worry about making global climate stories fit with local coverage? Struggle to make your audience care about science and environmental topics? A three-hour workshop on Sunday, June 7 will help you accurately communicate scientific information and give you practical ideas to ramp up your science and environmental…
Read MoreSign up for office hours with legal experts at IRE15
Does your investigation involve complex legal questions? Maybe you’re trying to access sealed court records, communicate with confidential sources or fight for public records. We’ll have three opportunities for IRE Conference attendees to talk with legal experts in one-on-one or small group settings. The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press will hold office…
Read MoreIRE Preview: Turn data into stories with our new hands-on classes
While many of our hands-on classes still focus on using software, we recognize that it can be incredibly helpful for journalists to sit down with an expert guide to usher them through the process of turning data into a story. So we’re offering something a little different this year at the IRE Conference in Philadelphia…
Read MoreIRE Preview: Meet the first intelligence whistleblowers and the journalist who revealed their secrets
Watch the trailer for “1971” Before Daniel Ellsberg, Edward Snowden, Chelsea Manning and Wikileaks, there was the Citizens Commission to Investigate the FBI. In March 1971, eight citizens broke into an FBI office in Media, Pennsylvania, took hundreds of secret files and shared them with the public. The files revealed massive political surveillance by the…
Read MoreGet your tickets for IRE Night at the Ballpark
We will be doing an IRE Night at the Ballpark again on Friday, June 5. The game is at 7:05 p.m., and tickets are $26 a piece. They can be picked up at the IRE sales table beginning on Thursday, June 4. The seats are in section 105/106. Discounted tickets will be sold until May…
Read MoreIRE Preview: Second showcase, pop-up panels, new hands-on series
We’re continuing to add new speakers, sessions and training opportunities to the 2015 IRE Conference schedule. Here are a few recent additions: Early bird registration ends Friday! Register today to save $30. A second showcase panel, “Sexual assault investigations: Empathy, accuracy, transparency.” Panelists will include an author of the report analyzing Rolling Stone’s University of…
Read MoreSupport the IRE Conference College Drive
Throughout the year, IRE offers specific programming and outreach to students so we can continue to develop the next generation of journalists. For the 2015 IRE Conference, we are asking college and university administrators for their help: Please have your school financially support several students to attend the 2015 IRE Conference in Philadelphia. Students will…
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