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Funding, support available for freelance investigative journalists

December 21, 2015

Are you an independent journalist looking for support and funding for a new project? Consider applying for the Freelance Investigative Reporters and Editors (FIRE) Pilot Project and IRE’s Freelance Fellowship. Resources and support FIRE is a one-year pilot program from Project Word that provides freelance investigative journalists with reporting tools and resources. IRE is collaborating…

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Scrutinizing what you scrape: How The New York Times investigated arbitration

December 16, 2015

A graphic from The New York Times’ arbitration series Court records have long been a vital tool for journalists looking to hold powerful corporations accountable. But what happens when disputes between companies and consumers move out of open court and into private meeting rooms? What happens when class action lawsuits – and the wealth of…

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Several IRE members win 2016 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Awards

December 15, 2015

IRE is proud to congratulate several IRE members who were honored with 2016 duPont-Columbia Awards. Their hard work and dedication to good investigative journalism helps keep the public informed and educated on important topics that affect their communities.  Jacquee Petchel, Mark Lodato, Erin Patrick O’Connor, Jessica Boehm and Dominick DiFurio and the team at Cronkite News | Arizona…

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Help us support investigative journalism

December 10, 2015

Dear friends, In recent months, the movie Spotlight has reminded many of us of the crucial role of investigative reporting in holding powerful institutions accountable. IRE continues to make sure that investigative reporting can thrive, even in tough times. We’re coming off another successful year, but there is much more work to do. Governments are…

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IRE members invited to participate in transparency survey

December 7, 2015

IRE members are invited to participate in a research project conducted by the University of Oklahoma’s Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication. The purpose of the study is to investigate journalists’ attitudes toward transparency in the news industry. This research is designed to understand how journalists comprehend, apply, and perceive the concept of transparency…

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2015 IRE Awards Call for Entries

December 2, 2015

How to enter the IRE Awards from IRE/NICAR on Vimeo. It’s time to gather your best stories of the year! The 2015 IRE Awards contest is now open for submissions, and we can’t wait to see what you’ve done. Please consider entering your best investigative work into the 2015 IRE Awards contest.  Among the most…

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For Arab media, the cost of watchdog journalism will be high

December 1, 2015

By Rana Sabbagh | Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism Amman, November 29, 2015 – Most top Arab TV presenters and journalists are remarkably candid these days about their survival kit: hear no evil; see no evil; speak no evil. After a brief lull, brought about by the Arab Spring upheavals, they have decided to support their…

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Investigating racial inequality: Dig deeper and stop obsessing over intent

November 16, 2015

Find this story in the latest issue of the IRE Journal By Nikole Hannah-Jones | New York Times Magazine The last year has been a particularly tumultuous one when it comes to race in the United States. We’ve seen riots in two cities following the police killings of unarmed black men. There have been nationwide protests…

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Apply to be IRE’s Google Fellow next summer!

November 9, 2015

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 expression, building…

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