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Cast your vote for the IRE Board of Directors

June 1, 2017 | Comments Off on Cast your vote for the IRE Board of Directors

Starting today, IRE members can vote online for the IRE Board of Directors. Ballots will be sent to the primary e-mail as listed in your membership profile. So far, six people have declared candidacy; six of the board’s 13 seats are up for election this year. Two people have declared candidacy for the two seats…

IRE seeks director of partnerships

May 30, 2017 | Comments Off on IRE seeks director of partnerships

Investigative Reporters and Editors is looking to fill a new staff position designed to amplify IRE’s momentum in fostering and expanding watchdog reporting across the United States and around the world. The IRE director of partnerships will lead a critical portfolio of duties connected to business relationships, fundraising, grant management, and fellowships and scholarships. The…

Share your support for IRE in our #IREstrong campaign

May 4, 2017 | Comments Off on Share your support for IRE in our #IREstrong campaign

All year long we hear stories about how IRE & NICAR has made a difference in our members’ lives. From skill development to story ideas and mentorship, we’ve seen first-hand the power of a global network of more than 5,000 watchdogs.  As part of our #IREstrong donation campaign, we’re looking to share the faces and…

Central Ohio Journos: Let’s gather with the Kip Fellows

April 20, 2017 | Comments Off on Central Ohio Journos: Let’s gather with the Kip Fellows

Please join us Thursday, April 27 at 5:30 p.m. at  Longaberger Alumni House, The Ohio State University, 2200 Olentangy River Road. The Kiplinger Program has invited our IRE Meetup group to a reception for its fellows – and are providing free drinks and appetizers! RSVP online for the event and join the IRE Ohio Meetup…

Key steps in the social verification process

April 18, 2017 | Comments Off on Key steps in the social verification process

In the 2017 First Quarter IRE Journal, Fergus Bell of Dig Deeper Media wrote about lessons from Electionland, one of the largest social newsgathering operations ever performed over the course of one day. More than 600 journalism students and experienced journalists worked together to monitor and verify social content around indicators of voter suppression on…

Consider running for the IRE Board of Directors, Contest Committee

April 17, 2017 | 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 six of the board’s 13 seats are up for election.  The initial filing period for candidates is April 17 – May 21. All candidates filing by this time will appear on the initial ballot when voting begins on June 1.  Electronic…

IRE members win 2017 Pulitzer Prizes

April 12, 2017 | Comments Off on IRE members win 2017 Pulitzer Prizes

Several members of Investigative Reporters and Editors were among the journalists recognized in the 2017 Pulitzer Prizes: Sarah Ryley, along with the New York Daily News and ProPublica, won the Pulitzer for Public Service for exposing the NYPD’s abuse of eviction rules and eviction of hundreds of people. The East Bay Times won the Breaking…

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