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Finalists announced for 2018 Golden Padlock Award

May 7, 2018 | Comments Off on Finalists announced for 2018 Golden Padlock Award

COLUMBIA, MISSOURI: Investigative Reporters and Editors is proud to announce the finalists for its 2018 Golden Padlock Award celebrating the most secretive government agency or individual in the United States.  “Politicians and civil servants committed to undermining the public’s right to know are a special breed,” said Robert Cribb, chair of IRE’s Golden Padlock committee.…

Board to consider IRE bylaws change

May 2, 2018 | Comments Off on Board to consider IRE bylaws change

To comply with new U.S. Postal Service requirements for periodical mailings, the IRE Board of Directors at its 2 p.m. meeting on June 14, 2018 in Orlando will consider adding one line to the IRE Code of Bylaws: “Section 5.07 IRE Journal. A copy of The IRE Journal shall be sent to each member of…

IRE members to receive new, free Tableau tool

May 2, 2018 | Comments Off on IRE members to receive new, free Tableau tool

Here at Tableau we’re passionate about data as part of the public conversation. For this reason, Tableau Desktop has been available to IRE members for free. And we’re excited to announce that in addition to Tableau Desktop, IRE members will now have access to our brand-new product – Tableau Prep – designed to help everyone…

Behind the story: How the Asbury Park Press investigated bad cops and secret settlements

April 26, 2018 | Comments Off on Behind the story: How the Asbury Park Press investigated bad cops and secret settlements

From 2010 to the beginning of 2018, New Jersey municipalities spent over $42 million to cover up deaths, physical injuries and sexual abuses, all at the hands of police officers. One of six states without a police licensing system, New Jersey keeps details of its internal affairs investigations secret and, until recently, did not mandate…

IRE members win 2018 Pulitzer Prizes

April 23, 2018 | Comments Off on IRE members win 2018 Pulitzer Prizes

Several members of Investigative Reporters and Editors were among the journalists recognized in the 2018 Pulitzer Prizes: The New York Times and The New Yorker won the Pulitzer for Public Service for exposing sexual predators in positions of power and launching a worldwide movement to bring sexual abuse to light. The Press Democrat in Santa…

Consider running for the IRE Board of Directors, Contest Committee

April 16, 2018 | Comments Off on Consider running for the IRE Board of Directors, Contest Committee

Starting today, IRE will begin accepting applications for candidates for the IRE Board of Directors. This year seven of the board’s 13 seats are up for election. Three incumbents have decided not to run for new terms. The initial filing period for candidates is April 16 – May 20. All candidates filing by this time will…

Announcing the 2017 IRE Award winners and finalists

April 2, 2018 | Comments Off on Announcing the 2017 IRE Award winners and finalists

IRE is proud to announce the winners and finalists of the 2017 IRE Awards.  COLUMBIA, Missouri – Journalists who uncovered wrongdoing that bolstered the #MeToo movement, investigated the murder of a colleague, faced a lawsuit for trying to get public records and brought down a corrupt 100-year-old agency are among the winners of the 2017…

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