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Knight Scholars attend a welcome lunch at the 2015 CAR Conference in Atlanta. College students at several historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are invited to apply for the Knight Scholarship to attend IRE’s data journalism and annual investigative reporting conferences. Scholarships will cover travel and registration for selected students. They also will receive mentorship…
Three of our local Meetup groups – including a just-launched group in South Florida – are hosting events this August. These member-organized events are open to everyone, so feel free to bring a friend or colleague. Learn more about our Meetup groups. IRE – DC: August, 12 2015 from 6:30-9 pm | IRE/NICAR Meetup – “Left…
Across the country, the vast majority of college students live in off-campus houses and apartments. Register to attend our free webinar on Tuesday, Aug. 18 at 1:30 pm EDT and you’ll learn how to investigate landlords and safety hazards that put students at risk. Jill Riepenhoff, The Columbus Dispatch; Todd Wallack, The Boston Globe; Hagit Limor,…
Preparing a fall syllabus for a college journalism course? Consider teaching your class the basics of data journalism using spreadsheets. We have all the lessons and data you need to introduce your students to Excel and working with data through NICAR Courses. “I have used this course pack in a digital journalism foundations class, and…
Investigative Reporters and Editors has named the Massachusetts State Police as the winner of its third-annual Golden Padlock Award recognizing the most secretive U.S. agency or individual. The Massachusetts State Police habitually go to extraordinary lengths to thwart public records requests, protect law enforcement officers and public officials who violate the law and block efforts to scrutinize…
IRE members elected six new directors to the IRE board on Saturday evening at the organization’s annual conference in Philadelphia. The newly elected members are: Cheryl W. Thompson, The Washington Post/George Washington University; Ziva Branstetter, The Frontier; Matt Goldberg, KNBC; Josh Meyer, Medill National Security Journalism Initiative, Northwestern University; T. Christian Miller, ProPublica; and Steven…
COLUMBIA, MISSOURI: Investigative Reporters and Editors is proud to announce the finalists for its 2015 Golden Padlock Award celebrating the most secretive government agency or individual in the United States. “There is a unique brand of courage displayed by public officials who deny, delay and circumvent the public’s right to know with a straight-faced sense of duty,”…