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IRE selects 8 newsrooms for latest Total Newsroom Training cohort
These eight newsrooms will receive custom, grant-funded watchdog training in 2024 through IRE’s Total Newsroom Training program.
Read MoreIRE’s 2023 Chauncey Bailey JOC Investigative Reporting Fellows publish their projects
See the investigations from IRE’s 2023 Chauncey Bailey Journalist of Color Investigative Reporting Fellows
Read MoreIRE announces 50th Anniversary Task Force
(March 6, 2024) COLUMBIA, Missouri — Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE), the largest professional journalism association in the United States, is launching a new initiative to mark the upcoming 50th anniversary of its founding. The nonprofit organization, which will reach the milestone in 2025, has created a special task force to plan events to celebrate…
Read MoreNICAR24: Things to do in Baltimore
Here’s your NICAR24 travel guide for dining, nightlife and sightseeing in Baltimore during free time outside of conference sessions.
Read MoreGet ready for Sunshine Week
IRE is proud to partner with Sunshine Week to help shine a light on the importance of public records and open government.
Read MoreHere’s your NICAR24 Lightning Talks lineup
The results are in! Here’s the lineup for Lightning Talks at the NICAR24 conference in Baltimore.
Read MoreCovering the 2024 elections? Here are some tips and resources from IRE experts
Like many reporters across the U.S., Votebeat Texas reporter Natalia Contreras has been preparing for the 2024 elections since last year. It’s a momentous election year, to say the least. In Texas specifically, lawmakers filed hundreds of election-related laws during the legislative session. Some states enacted major changes in 2023: New York gave all voters…
Read MoreIRE offers support to journalists affected by industry layoffs
(Jan. 31, 2024) — Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE) shares in the disappointment and sadness across our industry in the wake of recent layoffs at well-known traditional news outlets and in many smaller markets, which have received less attention but are just as devastating. The cutbacks hurt journalism’s mission to inform the public. Yet, while…
Read MoreFollow the money: New webinar series explores how to cover the business of health care
The Association of Health Care Journalists and Investigative Reporters and Editors are collaborating on a free webinar series called “Follow the Money: The Business of Health Care.” Sponsored by the NIHCM Foundation.
Read MoreThree journalists receive IRE’s 2023 Freelance Fellowship
Sarah Sax, Eli Cahan and Leonora Anton are the recipients of IRE’s 2023 Freelance Fellowships. These independent journalists will pursue projects investigating third-party regulators, families punished over cannabis, and reform school students’ path to death row.
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