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Editor's note

Welcome to The IRE Journal Online! Here you'll find all the in-depth stories and regular departments you've enjoyed in the print version, plus new audio and interactive features, including the latest IRE Radio Podcast episodes. Let us know what you think at editorial@ire.org.

Editor's note

Welcome to The IRE Journal Online! Here you'll find all the in-depth stories and regular departments you've enjoyed in the print version, plus new audio and interactive features, including the latest IRE Radio Podcast episodes. Let us know what you think at editorial@ire.org.


Departments

Data Dive: Reporting on an American health crisis
Nakylah Carter, IRE & NICAR

Show Your Work: 5 essential data journalism guides from Ben Welsh’s palewire
Nakylah Carter, IRE & NICAR 

FOI Files: Trump 2.0
David Cuillier, Brechner Freedom of Information Project

Collected Wisdom: The quest for diversity evolves
Francisco Vara-Orta, IRE & NICAR

Opening Letter: Disability news and community
Francisco Vara-Orta, IRE & NICAR

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Newsletters

Local Matters •
Unlicensed casinos, utility overbilling and problems at Alligator Alcatraz

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Quick Hits •
💰 Applications open for Freelance & JOC Fellowships

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I-Team Toolkit •
I-Team Toolkit: Winning video investigations

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Despite turmoil, journalists answer challenging question: We stay

On June 21, 2025, Jim Steele delivered a no-holds-barred, deeply stirring keynote speech at the IRE25 Awards Luncheon in New Orleans, celebrating the organization’s 50th anniversary. This is a complete, unredacted version of his address.

Probing the ethics of controversial brain research

In the final semester of their graduate studies, four CUNY student journalists joined Katherine Eban on a three-year investigation to expose ethical problems with a deep brain stimulation research study.

Sharing your favorite IRE memories

In honor of IRE's 50th anniversary, we are featuring photos, testimonials and stories — along with miscellaneous personal arcana — from members. Explore our new 50th anniversary microsite to learn more about IRE's five decades supporting investigative journalism.

New survey reveals state of investigative journalism

Continued expansion in the nonprofit sector, a diversifying investigative workforce, and growing pessimism about the future of journalism are among the main takeaways from a broad national survey of IRE members conducted in 2023 and 2013.

Reverse engineering Medicare, Inc.

One doesn’t just wake up one morning and decide to reverse engineer the federal government’s convoluted Medicare Advantage payment system. Taxpayers spend billions of dollars each year on excessive payments to private insurers in Medicare Advantage, but it is shrouded in secrecy and fueled by vast reams of patient data.

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