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Get ready for Sunshine Week

February 28, 2024 | Comments Off on Get ready for Sunshine Week
Sunshine Week March 10-16, 2024 with logo of a capitol building emerging from a folder with the sun shining behind.

IRE is proud to partner with Sunshine Week to help shine a light on the importance of public records and open government.

Here’s your NICAR24 Lightning Talks lineup

February 27, 2024 | Comments Off on Here’s your NICAR24 Lightning Talks lineup

The results are in! Here’s the lineup for Lightning Talks at the NICAR24 conference in Baltimore.

Covering the 2024 elections? Here are some tips and resources from IRE experts

February 6, 2024 | Comments Off on Covering the 2024 elections? Here are some tips and resources from IRE experts

Like many reporters across the U.S., Votebeat Texas reporter Natalia Contreras has been preparing for the 2024 elections since last year. It’s a momentous election year, to say the least. In Texas specifically, lawmakers filed hundreds of election-related laws during the legislative session. Some states enacted major changes in 2023: New York gave all voters…

IRE offers support to journalists affected by industry layoffs

January 31, 2024 | Comments Off on IRE offers support to journalists affected by industry layoffs
Support a Journalist: Help IRE members experiencing layoffs, furloughs or job terminations

(Jan. 31, 2024) — Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE) shares in the disappointment and sadness across our industry in the wake of recent layoffs at well-known traditional news outlets and in many smaller markets, which have received less attention but are just as devastating. The cutbacks hurt journalism’s mission to inform the public. Yet, while…

Follow the money: New webinar series explores how to cover the business of health care

January 30, 2024 | Comments Off on Follow the money: New webinar series explores how to cover the business of health care
AHCJ and IRE present Follow the Money: The Business of Health Care, a free webinar series sponsored by NIHCM Foundation.

The Association of Health Care Journalists and Investigative Reporters and Editors are collaborating on a free webinar series called “Follow the Money: The Business of Health Care.” Sponsored by the NIHCM Foundation.

Three journalists receive IRE’s 2023 Freelance Fellowship

January 30, 2024 | Comments Off on Three journalists receive IRE’s 2023 Freelance Fellowship
IRE's 2023 Freelance Fellows are Sarah Sax, Leonora LaPeter Anton and Eli Cahan.

Sarah Sax, Eli Cahan and Leonora Anton are the recipients of IRE’s 2023 Freelance Fellowships. These independent journalists will pursue projects investigating third-party regulators, families punished over cannabis, and reform school students’ path to death row.

IRE announces winners of the 2023 Philip Meyer Journalism Award

January 17, 2024 | Comments Off on IRE announces winners of the 2023 Philip Meyer Journalism Award
IRE Philip Meyer Award

January 17, 2024 “Still Loading,” The Markup investigation, which exposed vast disparities in internet service quality from four major providers, earned the first place prize in the 2023 Philip Meyer Journalism Award. The Meyer Award recognizes the best uses of social science research methods in journalism. It is named for Philip Meyer, the author of…

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