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One-on-one mentoring deadline ends May 21
Don’t miss your chance to meet with an experienced pro in Boston at the 2012 IRE Conference. This is an opportunity for in-depth, one-on-one coaching on investigative reporting. These private sessions allow attendees to seek advice on challenging stories or followup ideas. You must have registered for the conference and have signed up for a…
Read MoreBroadcast panels offer insight to all at this year’s IRE Conference
We’ve got a great lineup of panels for broadcasters and anyone who shoots video for their projects at this year’s IRE Conference in Boston next month. Sessions will dig into confrontation interviews, how to take your story national, making document-based stories visual and how to do more with less. A panel of network media attorneys…
Read More10 candidates for 2012 IRE Board Election
Vote for 2012 IRE Board of Director Candidates… If you are unable to attend the 2012 IRE conference in Boston, and your membership is current to 7/1/12, then you can vote for your favorite candidate via absentee ballot… Voting privileges are granted to the professional (including international), academic and retiree membership categories. Your membership must…
Read MoreBest Practices for Nonprofit Newsrooms
Join us for a daylong, hands-on sharing and learning workshop at the IRE Conference on June 14. Sponsored by John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Investigative News Network and IRE, this daylong program will focus on three key areas that are vital to nonprofit investigative centers: collaboration, legal issues and best practices in operations, digital…
Read MoreMeet with a literary agent at the IRE Conference
Pitch your book to a literary agent at the IRE Conference next month. Four leading agents from New York City and Boston are participating in a panel, “What are They Looking For? Inside Tips on Getting a Book or Movie Deal.” Some of them are then holding short one-on-one meetings, and you can sign up…
Read MoreIRE Showcase Panel: The ethical landscape after News Corp.
After News Corp.: How Far is Too Far in Investigative Reporting Don’t miss this Showcase Panel at the 2012 IRE Conference next month in Boston. Join panelists Alan Rusbridger, executive editor of The Guardian; David Carr of The New York Times; Brian Ross of ABC News and moderator Leonard Downie Jr. of The Washington Post…
Read MoreApril membership drive winners announced
Thank you to everyone who participated in our April membership drive. Congratulations to the three members listed below whose names were drawn. 1st place – John Christie, the Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting Complimentary registration to the 2012 IRE Conference in Boston and 3 night’s hotel accommodations 2nd place – Doug Iten, WFTS-TV Tampa-St.…
Read MoreIRE announces new Database Library Director
We are pleased to announce that Elizabeth Lucas is joining IRE today as the new director of our National Institute for Computer-Assisted Reporting (NICAR) Database Library. Liz comes to IRE from the Center for Public Integrity, where she analyzed data for investigative projects on political, environmental and health topics. Among the projects she worked on…
Read MoreMembership Drive Deadline Monday, April 30
Monday April 30, is the deadline to join IRE or renew your membership and you’ll be entered in a drawing for one of three prizes: * Three hotel nights and free registration for the IRE Conference in Boston, June 14-17 * Two additional years of IRE membership at no cost * $50 in merchandise from…
Read MoreDeadline to declare IRE BOD Candidacy
is Friday 4/27 to be listed on the absentee ballots. * Seven seats up for election on IRE board The filing period has begun for those planning to run for the IRE board of directors. Seven seats on the 13-member board are up for election. The election will be held June 16 at the IRE…
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