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Top 5 reasons to gift an IRE membership

December 11, 2024 | Comments Off on Top 5 reasons to gift an IRE membership
IRE Gift Memberships

This holiday season, consider giving the gift of IRE membership to the journalist(s) in your life.

Apply now to bring free IRE training to your newsroom

December 10, 2024 | Comments Off on Apply now to bring free IRE training to your newsroom
Apply for IRE's 2025 Total Newsroom Training

(Dec. 10, 2024) – Applications are now open for Total Newsroom Training, a grant-funded IRE program that brings customized investigative training to small- and medium-sized newsrooms.  IRE’s experienced trainers visit selected U.S.-based newsrooms either virtually or in person for two days of intense, in-house investigative training – at no cost. Now in its 12th year, the…

IRE’s tips to journalists in 2025

December 6, 2024 | Comments Off on IRE’s tips to journalists in 2025
Green background and text: IRE training team’s tips for journalism in 2025

(Dec. 9, 2024) — With the new year approaching and a new presidential administration coming into place, we asked the IRE training team for their best advice to journalists. These IRE trainers teach journalists and work with partner journalism organizations all over the country, so they have a strong pulse on the industry. Here’s what…

Sign up for the NICAR25 mentorship program

December 4, 2024 | Comments Off on Sign up for the NICAR25 mentorship program
NICAR25 text in purple colors, with spoon and cherry. Additional text says "Mentorship"

Sign up to be matched with a mentor or mentee at the 2025 NICAR Conference.

Call for entries: 2024 IRE Awards

December 3, 2024 | Comments Off on Call for entries: 2024 IRE Awards
An image of an IRE medal beside text that reads: "Enter the 2024 IRE Awards" and "Apply now through Jan. 15, 2024"

It’s time to gather your best stories of the year! The 2024 IRE Awards contest is now open for submissions. The deadline for entries is Jan. 22, 2025.

Help us honor heroes of investigative journalism

December 3, 2024 | Comments Off on Help us honor heroes of investigative journalism
Black background with IRE 50th anniversary logo. Main text: Help us honor your investigative journalism heroes. Nominate IRE members who have made a special impact on journalism, our organization and the world. Deadline: Jan. 1, 2025

Next year, Investigative Reporters and Editors will celebrate 50 years of supporting the investigative journalism community. As part of the anniversary celebrations, we will be highlighting members who have made a special impact on journalism, IRE and the world. We’re asking for your nominations of who we should celebrate at our gala that we are planning for the fall in New York City.

This is our story. Will you help us write the next chapter?

November 20, 2024 | Comments Off on This is our story. Will you help us write the next chapter?
A promotional graphic for IRE’s end-of-year giving campaign. The graphic newspaper print background with IRE’s 50th anniversary logo, which is black and gold. The logo says “Celebrating 50 years” and has the years 1975-2025, with a torch. Main text reads: “Help us write the next chapter.” and “ire.org/donate.”

(Nov. 21, 2024) — In February 1975, a group of journalists from across the country gathered in Reston, Virginia to discuss the future of investigative journalism. It was an unprecedented year. Just months before, President Richard Nixon became the first U.S. president to resign after the Watergate Scandal. U.S. forces had recently left Vietnam, and…

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