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IRE raises its voice in Pulitzer debate
IRE is adding its voice to the growing movement to persuade The Pulitzer Prizes to make participating in an annual staff diversity survey a condition of seeking journalism’s highest honor.
Read More#IRE22 hosts showcase panels ‘Banding together for truth’ and ‘Kicking glass’
IRE is proud to host two important panel discussions during the IRE22 conference in Denver, tackling themes of leadership, cultural reckoning, and the power – and challenge – of newsrooms working together.
Read MoreFive finalists selected for 2022 Golden Padlock Award
Investigative Reporters and Editors has named its finalists for the 2022 Golden Padlock Award honoring the most secretive public agency or official in the U.S.
Read MoreNominations now open for IRE Ring of Honor
Investigative Reporters & Editors is establishing the IRE Ring of Honor, a new fundraising initiative celebrating members who have made a significant contribution to the organization and to investigative journalism.
Read MoreTwo journalists receive IRE’s 2022 Journalist of Color Investigative Reporting Fellowship
Robyn Vincent of Mountain West News Bureau and Sergio Martinez-Beltran of NPR’s The Texas Newsroom will serve as IRE’s 2022 Journalists of Color Investigative Reporting Fellows.
Read MoreAnnouncing the 2021 IRE Award winners
Investigations that told the story of workers in Florida poisoned while trying to earn a paycheck and those who died in the scorching heat in Texas and California as well as stories examining the role of race
Read MoreGina Chua to deliver 2022 IRE Conference keynote
Investigative Reporters and Editors is pleased to announce that Gina Chua will deliver the keynote address at the 2022 IRE Conference in Denver, June 23-26.
Read MoreSign up for the 2022 IRE Conference mentorship program
Applications are now open to participate in the IRE Conference mentorship program, either as a mentor or as a mentee.
Read MoreLongtime IRE mentor dies after short illness
Tom Torok, 73, a lifelong journalist and a respected mentor to many long-time members of Investigative Reporters & Editors, died March 6, 2022, at Virtua/Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Camden, NJ, after a short illness.
Read MoreIRE announces winners of 2021 Philip Meyer Journalism Award
The Wall Street Journal’s deep dive into TikTok algorithms won first place in the 2021 Philip Meyer Journalism Awards. Other top awards go to newsrooms that used sensors to track air pollution from sugar cane controlled burns and that used machine learning to analyze thousands of police contracts for pricey benefits.
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