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City of Huntsville, Alabama, wins 2022 Golden Padlock Award

June 25, 2022 | Comments Off on City of Huntsville, Alabama, wins 2022 Golden Padlock Award
Robert Cribb presents the Golden Padlock Award finalists and winner during the IRE Awards Luncheon at IRE22

Steadfast unwillingness to release police bodycam footage in 2018 has earned the City of Huntsville, Alabama and its police department the 2022 Golden Padlock Award from Investigative Reporters and Editors. The award honors the most secretive government agencies in the U.S. It would take three years, a murder trial, dogged media requests and a judicial…

Russian journalists selected for IRE’s Don Bolles Medal

June 25, 2022 | Comments Off on Russian journalists selected for IRE’s Don Bolles Medal

IRE’s Don Bolles Medal for 2022 has been awarded to two Russian investigative journalists whose commitment to exposing corruption by Russian dictator Vladimir Putin and his regime led to them being forced to flee their homes to avoid imprisonment.

IRE raises its voice in Pulitzer debate

May 25, 2022 | Comments Off on IRE raises its voice in Pulitzer debate

IRE is adding its voice to the growing movement to persuade The Pulitzer Prizes to make participating in an annual staff diversity survey a condition of seeking journalism’s highest honor.

#IRE22 hosts showcase panels ‘Banding together for truth’ and ‘Kicking glass’

May 24, 2022 | Comments Off on #IRE22 hosts showcase panels ‘Banding together for truth’ and ‘Kicking glass’

IRE is proud to host two important panel discussions during the IRE22 conference in Denver, tackling themes of leadership, cultural reckoning, and the power – and challenge – of newsrooms working together.

Five finalists selected for 2022 Golden Padlock Award

May 11, 2022 | Comments Off on Five finalists selected for 2022 Golden Padlock Award

Investigative Reporters and Editors has named its finalists for the 2022 Golden Padlock Award honoring the most secretive public agency or official in the U.S.

Nominations now open for IRE Ring of Honor

May 6, 2022 | Comments Off on Nominations now open for IRE Ring of Honor

Investigative Reporters & Editors is establishing the IRE Ring of Honor, a new fundraising initiative celebrating members who have made a significant contribution to the organization and to investigative journalism.

Two journalists receive IRE’s 2022 Journalist of Color Investigative Reporting Fellowship

April 13, 2022 | Comments Off on Two journalists receive IRE’s 2022 Journalist of Color Investigative Reporting Fellowship

Robyn Vincent of Mountain West News Bureau and Sergio Martinez-Beltran of NPR’s The Texas Newsroom will serve as IRE’s 2022 Journalists of Color Investigative Reporting Fellows.

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