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COLUMBIA, MISSOURI: Investigative Reporters and Editors is proud to announce the finalists for its 2016 Golden Padlock Award celebrating the most secretive government agency or individual in the United States. “Transparency and accountability are concepts routinely embraced by politicians and public officials — and just as routinely abandoned when they become inconvenient,” said Robert Cribb, chair of the IRE’s Golden…
Investigative Reporters & Editors is looking for an executive director with the vision to lead the world’s largest organization supporting investigative and data journalism. The position involves overseeing a dynamic organization with more than 5,500 members internationally, 15 full-time staff members and dozens of volunteer contributors, as well as serving as a faculty member at…
Projects investigating criminal justice and child welfare issues have been awarded IRE Freelance Fellowships this year. The winners of the 2016 competition are: Adam Wisnieski, First Place, an independent journalist in Connecticut whose work has appeared in a variety of newspapers, magazines and online publications. His work will focus on issues related to the rights…
By Stella Roque, OCCRP Editor’s Note: This article first ran on May 25, 2016 on the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project’s website. Journalist Khadija Ismayilova was set free after her final appeal hearing today at the Supreme Court of Azerbaijan two days before her 40th birthday. Ismayilova, an award-winning reporter who exposed the corruption of…
IRE is happy to announce the return of the Total Newsroom Training program for the fourth year. This is your newsroom’s opportunity to have intense, in-house investigative training – for free. If your organization is hungry for customized investigative training and can’t afford it, apply today. Spots are limited. Total Newsroom Training is designed to increase…
2016 Board Election Schedule April 18 – Period to declare candidacy for the IRE Board begins May 20 – Deadline for candidates to file to appear on the initial ballot May 31 – Voting period begins, candidate statements posted online June 17 – Candidate forum takes place from 6:15-6:30 pm (CT) at the IRE Conference June 18 – Voting…
Several members of Investigative Reporters and Editors were among journalists recognized in the 2016 Pulitzer Prizes: The Associated Press won the Public Service Pulitzer for “Seafood from Slaves,” a story that freed 2,000 slaves. The staff of the Los Angeles Times won the Pulitzer for Breaking News Reporting for its coverage of the San Bernardino…