IRE News Archives

Finalists announced for 2015 Golden Padlock award

June 1, 2015

COLUMBIA, MISSOURI: Investigative Reporters and Editors is proud to announce the finalists for its 2015 Golden Padlock Award celebrating the most secretive government agency or individual in the United States. “There is a unique brand of courage displayed by public officials who deny, delay and circumvent the public’s right to know with a straight-faced sense of duty,”…

IRE announces winners of Freelance Fellowship competition

May 21, 2015

Projects investigating medical centers, government corruption and immigration law have been awarded IRE Freelance Fellowships this year. The winners of the 2015 competition are: Emma Jacobs, First Place, is a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-area radio and television journalist. Her project will examine a law firm specializing in immigration law and the impact of its work on families trying…

Cast your vote for the IRE Board of Directors

May 18, 2015

Starting today IRE members can vote online for the IRE Board of Directors. Ballots will be sent to the primary e-mail as listed in your membership profile. So far seven people have declared candidacy; six of the board’s 13 seats are up for election this year. To learn more about the candidates, click here. No one has declared candidacy…

Los Angeles Meetup group partners with ONA for May mixer

May 7, 2015

Mark your calendar for our May mixer hosted by the IRE Los Angeles Meetup group. We’ll be gathering Tuesday, May 12 from 7-9 p.m. at the River Rock Lounge. The River Rock offers an extensive menu of fine wines, specialty cocktails, craft beers and bar staples such as hot wings and calamari as well as…

IRE Award winners take us behind the story in blog posts, podcasts

April 30, 2015

Over the last year we’ve talked to many of the journalists now honored with 2014 IRE Awards. They’ve taken us behind their award-winning stories, shared tips and provided valuable insight into the reporting process. We combed our archives to put together a list of all the behind-the-scenes interviews we’ve gathered over the last 12 months.…

CartoDB offers GeoJourNews Conference discount for IRE members

April 29, 2015

What: GeoJourNews When: May 15-16 Where: Parson’s: The New School, New York Register online Offer code: maplove CartoDB loves journalists who make maps, and next month, they’ll be celebrating these coder-cartographers with a two-day conference in New York, called GeoJourNews. Day one of the event will feature short anecdotal and technical talks from reporters near and…

Connect with IRE members in Los Angeles, Seattle

April 27, 2015

Two of our local Meetup groups are hosting events this May. These member-organized events are open to everyone, so feel free to bring a friend or colleague. Learn more about our Meetup groups. IRE Los Angeles: May, 12 2015 from 7-9 pm | May Mixer with ONA Los Angeles Located on the same property of the…

IRE welcomes new Google Journalism Fellow

April 24, 2015

This summer IRE will welcome Jessica Park, a student at Stanford University, as its Google Journalism Fellow. Park earned her bachelor’s degree in journalism at the University of Missouri, where she worked as anchor and reporter at local TV station KOMU. She also completed internships at Voice of America in New York and Arirang TV,…

IRE, Esri partner to offer fellowships for mapping training

April 21, 2015

IRE and Esri have partnered to offer fellowships to attend mapping training at the 2015 Esri Conference from July 18-22 in San Diego or the IRE Mapping Boot Camp from August 7-9 at the University of Missouri-Columbia, Mo. The Esri Conference fellowships cover airfare and four nights lodging, and the Boot Camp fellowships cover airfare and three nights lodging. The Esri Conference…

IRE members recognized in 2015 Pulitzer Prizes