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IRE is hosting three important virtual events this month — two of which require advance registration (for online security): IRE Board of Directors meeting, 2-5 p.m. EDT on Thursday, June 18. This event is open to current IRE members. Registration is required. Click here for information and a link to sign up. Closer to the…
The board of Investigative Reporters and Editors calls on all levels of government across the country to protect the rights of citizens to assemble and protest against racial injustice and for the rights of journalists to chronicle those protests. IRE has supported the rights of journalists the world over to do their jobs without fear…
As a public service, IRE is making key resources available for free to all journalists interested in investigating police use of force, misconduct and corruption. Typically, these tipsheets, presentations and contest entries are available solely for IRE members. “All of us have been shocked at what we’ve seen across the country, as peaceful demonstrators and…
A thoroughly rewritten and extensively updated sixth edition of “The Investigative Reporter’s Handbook” can be ordered online in time for the fall academic semester. IRE members qualify for discounted pricing.
By Lynn Jacobson, The Seattle Times Between December 2015 and June 2017, The Seattle Times had several opportunities to practice the art of the apology. In that period, the newspaper made a number of high-profile missteps. Among them: a headline that portrayed the black victim of a police shooting in a negative light, and a…
By Ron Nixon, The Associated Press In 1895, journalist Ida B. Wells dropped a bombshell investigation into the lynching of African Americans across the nation. Using data she gathered from accounts in white newspapers — she said no one would believe her otherwise — “The Red Record” showed lynchings were not in response to rape…
Starting today, IRE members can vote online for the IRE Board of Directors and Contest Committee. Ballots will be sent to the primary e-mail listed in your membership profile. Seven of the board’s 13 seats are up for election this year. Members will also be voting for two members of the Contest Committee, which judges…