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Michael Keaton to accept IRE’s Champion of Investigative Journalism Award

September 4, 2025 | Comments Off on Michael Keaton to accept IRE’s Champion of Investigative Journalism Award

(September 4, 2025) — One of Hollywood’s most celebrated stars will join a parade of journalism legends in New York this month for the Investigative Reporters and Editors 50th Anniversary Gala, honoring five decades of grit, guts and glory. Michael Keaton, acclaimed actor, director and press freedom advocate, will receive IRE’s first Champion of Investigative…

Adam Rhodes named editor of The IRE Journal

September 2, 2025 | Comments Off on Adam Rhodes named editor of The IRE Journal

(Sept. 2, 2025) — IRE Training Director Adam Rhodes will take over editing The IRE Journal, Investigative Reporter and Editors’ online publication offering stories about investigative journalism, blueprints for award-winning work, useful tips for accessing public records and much more. “I’m excited to take the helm of the publication for so many reasons, but two…

Michael Keaton to receive IRE’s Champion of Investigative Journalism Award

July 31, 2025 | Comments Off on Michael Keaton to receive IRE’s Champion of Investigative Journalism Award

(July 31, 2025) — Investigative Reporters and Editors is pleased to announce Academy Award-nominee Michael Keaton, star of “Spotlight” and “The Paper,” will receive the Champion of Investigative Journalism Award at IRE’s 50th Anniversary Gala in September. The gala, IRE’s first fundraiser of its kind, will be an entertaining evening of good food and fun…

IRE partnership receives Press Forward funding to train local newsrooms

July 17, 2025 | Comments Off on IRE partnership receives Press Forward funding to train local newsrooms
IRE logo and newsprint background. Text: IRE partnership receives Press Forward funding to train local newsrooms

Investigative Reporters and Editors will be working with Internet Archive and Poynter Institute on a program to archive and preserve local news, thanks to funding from Press Forward, a national initiative to reimagine local news.

IRE ortorgó a Rocío Gallegos la Medalla Don Bolles 2025

July 15, 2025 | Comments Off on IRE ortorgó a Rocío Gallegos la Medalla Don Bolles 2025
Rocio Gallegos at IRE25

Rocío Gallegos es directora editorial y co-fundadora del portal de noticias de investigación La Verdad que ella ayudó a formar en 2018 con el fin de combatir la censura y el control de información del gobierno de México dirigidos a medios locales de noticias.

Read Jim Steele’s IRE25 keynote address

July 11, 2025 | Comments Off on Read Jim Steele’s IRE25 keynote address
Jim Steele speaks at podium at IRE25

Legendary journalist Jim Steele delivered the keynote address at the IRE25 Awards Luncheon in New Orleans, celebrating the organization’s 50th anniversary. This is a complete, unredacted version of his speech.

CBS’ Scott Pelley to emcee IRE’s 50th Anniversary Gala

July 10, 2025 | Comments Off on CBS’ Scott Pelley to emcee IRE’s 50th Anniversary Gala
IRE logo and photo of Scott Pelley. CBS’ Scott Pelley to emcee IRE's 50th Anniversary Gala

Scott Pelley, the longtime and highly regarded correspondent for CBS’ 60 Minutes, will serve as master of ceremonies for IRE’s 50th Anniversary Gala. The gala, the first such fundraiser in IRE history, will take place Sep. 15 in New York.

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