IRE News
This week, IRE is holding its annual data journalism conference in Nashville. Some members have expressed concern about their safety in light of recent actions by lawmakers in Tennessee. Today, the IRE Executive Committee issued the following statement: IRE is committed to serving and supporting all its members and maintaining a safe, discrimination-free organization where…
IRE is proud to sponsor 35 fellowships for journalists attending #NICAR23 in Nashville, March 2-5. NICAR23 fellowships were available for any journalist; journalists, students and educators of color; Illinois journalism students and early-career journalists; and educators who teach data journalism/investigative reporting. IRE membership for one year and support to offset conference attendance expenses were included…
The results are in! Check out the lineup for Lightning Talks at the #NICAR23 conference in Nashville, March 2-5.
by David Plazas The 2023 NICAR Conference is fast approaching! It’s going to be a great time in Nashville, March 2-5. As a local regional committee member for NICAR23, I’m happy to share few of my favorite things to do with visitors: Downtown is very walkable, so you can go to Ascend Amphitheater by the…
IRE is pleased to announce that Britta Lokting, Jonathan Moens and Gregor Stuart Hunter are the recipients of our 2022 Freelance Fellowships. With IRE’s support, these independent journalists will pursue projects investigating disability issues, technology, and China’s offshore wealth.
The votes are in and the 2023 NICAR T-shirt has been selected! Jon Keegan of The Markup won our annual contest. You’ll be able to buy T-shirts with Keegan’s winning design at the 2023 NICAR Conference in Nashville. Jan Diehm of The Pudding was runner-up. Stickers with Diehm’s second-place design will be available at Nashville, too. Shirts and…
Halima Gikandi of The World, Leslie Rangel of KTBC-TV, Austin and Kaylee Tornay of InvestigateWest will serve as IRE’s 2023 Journalists of Color Investigative Reporting Fellows.