IRE Conference Blog
IRE Preview: New speakers, sessions added to schedule
We’re offering more than 100 sessions focused on honing specific skills, covering key beats, digging into data and documents and much more. Here are a few highlights we recently added to the schedule: This year’s Showcase Panel will focus on government surveillance – how to cover it as a story and how those prying eyes…
Read MoreStruggling with a federal FOIA request? Get help from the Office of Government Information Services
Need help with a federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request? Wondering how the whole FOIA process works? Want to better understand an agency’s response to your request? Sign up for a short one-on-one session with a representative from the federal FOIA Ombudsman’s office. The Office of Government Information Services (OGIS) is a neutral office…
Read MoreCorey Johnson: Why you should go to the IRE Conference
There’s still time to register for the IRE Conference in San Francisco. But if you’re still on the fence, we hope this will help. We asked some of our members to tell us why they think you should go to IRE14.
Read MoreWhy you should go to the IRE Conference
Last week IRE members Jenna Susko and Jeff Kelly Lowenstein shared their reasons for going to the annual IRE Conference. We asked you to share your best 140-character pitch with us on Twitter. Here are some of our favorite responses. Share yours: Tweet to @IRE_NICAR — Scott Zamost (@scottzamostcnn) May 16, 2014 — Lise Olsen (@chrondigger)…
Read MoreJenna Susko: Why you should go to the IRE Conference
There’s still time to register for the IRE Conference in San Francisco. But if you’re still on the fence, we hope this will help. We asked some of our members to tell us why they think you should go to IRE14. Share you 140-character pitch with us on Twitter and we’ll publish our favorite responses. Tweet to @IRE_NICAR…
Read MoreJeff Kelly Lowenstein: Why you should go to the IRE Conference
There’s still time to register for the IRE Conference in San Francisco. But if you’re still on the fence, we hope this will help. We asked some of our members to tell us why they think you should go to IRE14. Share you 140-character pitch with us on Twitter and we’ll publish our favorite responses. Tweet…
Read MoreIRE Preview: Improve your data skills with our hands-on classes
Erica Proffer, KRGV-TV, listens during a hands-on class at the 2013 IRE Conference. Get skills to help you dig into your next story with hands-on classes at IRE in San Francisco. If you’re looking to get your feet wet with spreadsheets or level up to mapping, we’ve got you covered. You’ll find classes at the…
Read MoreIRE Preview: New nine-session track focuses on the art of storytelling
A special track of nine IRE Conference panels this year will focus on elevating our writing. It will include a series of “master classes” led by Pulitzer winning journalists Louise Kiernan, Walt Bogdanich and Sam Roe who each will dissect one of their classic prize-winning investigations with an emphasis on the writing choices. We’ll also…
Read MoreIRE Preview: Sign up for INN Day
For the past four years, INN and IRE have worked together to create a conference program specifically tailored to the needs and issues facing nonprofit investigative newsrooms. This year, on Thursday, June 26th in San Francisco, we will offer a day filled with opportunities, workshops and idea sharing designed to provide the maximum value to nonprofit news organizations…
Read MoreIRE Preview: Learn to detect corporate fraud with tips from a crook and a sleuth
Leading up the IRE Conference, the Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism will offer a free pre-conference workshop from 1:30-5 p.m. on Wednesday, June 25. Attendees will learn the fundamental methods for inspecting public filings for corporate fraud. The information gained in this session will allow reporters to spot red flags in corporate disclosures and…
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