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Several IRE Members win Pulitzers for investigative work

April 16, 2012 | Comments Off on Several IRE Members win Pulitzers for investigative work

Congratulations to several IRE members who won Pulitzer Prizes today. Members Michael J. Berens and Ken Armstrong of The Seattle Times were awarded the Pulitzer for Investigative Reporting for their project, “Methadone and the Politics of Pain.”-an investigation that exposed Washington State’s push of the cheaper painkiller methadone.  Berens and Armstrong were also awarded the…

Listen to Mike Wallace speak at the 2000 IRE Conference in New York

April 12, 2012 | Comments Off on Listen to Mike Wallace speak at the 2000 IRE Conference in New York

In remembering Mike Wallace, IRE is making available the audio from the 2000 IRE Conference Showcase Panel: “The new challenges for investigative reporting”. The panel includes Ted Koppel, Diane Sawyer, Bill Keller, Adam Clayton Powell III and Stone Phillips speaking on the topic of the changing industry and the problems that face investigative reporting in…

Remembering Mike Wallace

April 8, 2012 | Comments Off on Remembering Mike Wallace

60 Minutes’ Morley Safer offers this essay in honor of the memory of Mike Wallace, who died at age 93 this weekend. IRE members can click here to see the entries in our story library that Wallace contributed during his long career exposing wrongdoing at CBS. Charles Lewis, who worked with Wallace at 60 Minutes,…

New fellowship will help business journalist attend IRE Conference

April 5, 2012 | Comments Off on New fellowship will help business journalist attend IRE Conference

IRE offers more ways than ever to receive financial help to attend our annual conference. This year we’ve added a new fellowship in remembrance of longtime IRE member and supporter David Dietz. The fellowship honors his memory and legacy by helping a journalist how has demonstrated an interest in fnancial investigative journalism and who has…

2011 IRE Award winners announced

April 2, 2012 | Comments Off on 2011 IRE Award winners announced

Investigations that exposed major abuses and wrongdoing by law enforcement agencies and the failure of government to protect society’s most vulnerable members are among the work honored in the 2011 Investigative Reporters and Editors Awards. Covering 15 categories across several media platforms and a range of market sizes, the IRE Awards recognize the most outstanding…

Share your thoughts for IRE’s conference logo

March 26, 2012 | Comments Off on Share your thoughts for IRE’s conference logo

Send us your creative, inspired ideas yearning to be on our website or a T-Shirt. The 2012 IRE Conference is coming to Boston, and we’re looking for your help. After the success of the Computer Assisted Reporting Conference  T-shirt contest, we want to hear more design ideas from our members. IRE staff and students are working…

Call for IRE Board of Directors candidates

March 25, 2012 | Comments Off on Call for IRE Board of Directors candidates

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 annual conference in Boston. The IRE board serves as the governing…

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