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Nine journalists receive IRE fellowships and scholarships to the CAR Conference
Thanks to the generosity of many donors, IRE is fortunate to have funding available to provide fellowships and scholarships to its annual CAR Conference. Last month, IRE awarded nine fellowships and scholarships for the March 2018 CAR Conference in Chicago. Gerry Lanosga, an assistant professor of journalism at Indiana University, received the David Donald Fellowship…
Read More2017 Philip Meyer Award winners announced
IRE is proud to announce the 2017 Philip Meyer Award winners. A pioneering investigation that uncovered gaps in the pharmacy safety net is the first-place winner of the 2017 Philip Meyer Journalism Awards. Other top awards go to an investigation that revealed racial disparities in bankruptcy protections and discrimination against foreigners in Germany’s housing market.…
Read MoreMake a legacy gift to IRE in memory of Mike McGraw
The recent death of longtime investigative journalist and former IRE board member Mike McGraw is a significant loss for the IRE community. McGraw was remembered recently during a memorial service in Kansas City. McGraw was a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter who served on IRE’s board of directors from 1994-2000. He died earlier this month of…
Read MorePaying tribute to Mike McGraw
Mike McGraw (Photo from Facebook) UPDATE: IRE will have a special remembrance of Mike McGraw during the national IRE conference June 14-17 in Orlando. By Brant Houston Mike McGraw was an exemplary investigative journalist, an inspiring teacher, a strong defender of those exploited and ignored, and a colleague who not only celebrated his fellow reporters’ best work,…
Read MoreSix journalists receive IRE fellowships
Thanks to the generosity of many, IRE is fortunate to have funding available to provide fellowships to its training events. These fellowships provide financial assistance to attend IRE boot camps. This month, IRE awarded six fellowships for the January 2018 CAR Boot Camp. Jenni Monet, a freelance journalist from Tucson, Arizona, and Kristen Taketa, from…
Read MoreCall for entries: 2017 IRE Awards
The 2017 IRE Awards are now open for entries! We know there’s been a lot of great investigative work done during the year and can’t wait to see what you enter! You’ll notice some changes to the size specifications of the print/online and broadcast/video categories. In order to better reflect the ways in which our…
Read MoreParticipate in the inaugural IRE Portland Meetup!
Join us on Dec. 8 to swap investigative reporting and public records tips, find out how your colleague got that great story and anything else you want to know at a SE Portland watering hole (TBD). Who should attend? Reporters who investigate, investigative reporters, student journalists and editors! RSVP online for the event and join the IRE Portland Meetup…
Read MoreOpen call for IRE Award screeners
Want to get more involved with IRE but aren’t sure how? Consider volunteering your time as an IRE Awards screener. As a screener, you’d be part of a team of journalists looking for the best investigative reporting in a single category, which means that you may have to read, listen to, or watch a couple…
Read MoreApply to be IRE’s Google Fellow next summer!
Are you a college journalism student who enjoys holding government officials accountable, scouring public records or working with data? If so, consider spending your summer at IRE through the Google News Lab Fellowship. Eight participating organizations in the U.S. select students who will spend ten weeks working on projects focused on data journalism, online free…
Read MoreDonate an IRE membership, help support the next generation of investigative journalists
Our student sponsorship program is back for 2017! Last year, more than 110 of you sponsored memberships for nearly 180 students. For just $25, you shared the spirit of IRE – encouraging journalists to grow through training and mentorship. We ask for your support again this year as we aim to introduce more students to…
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