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Sign up for an IRE Committee or Task Force today!

July 7, 2025 | Comments Off on Sign up for an IRE Committee or Task Force today!
IRE Committee or Task Force today!

Want to get more involved with IRE? Sign up to join a Committee or Task Force! Let us know you’re interested by July 25.

Two journalists selected for IRE Koch Continuum Grant

July 7, 2025 | Comments Off on Two journalists selected for IRE Koch Continuum Grant
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IRE’s Koch Continuum Grant supports investigative journalists pursuing public health and disability reporting. Here are the 2025 recipients.

IRE Board elects new officers for 2025-26

June 29, 2025 | Comments Off on IRE Board elects new officers for 2025-26
IRE Board elects new officers, with headshots of six officers.

The IRE Board of Directors elected officers for 2025-26.

IRE members elect six to Board of Directors 

June 21, 2025 | Comments Off on IRE members elect six to Board of Directors 
2025 Election results

IRE members elected six journalists to the Board of Directors, and two journalists to the Contest Committee in the 2025 election.

2025 Don Bolles Medal awarded to Rocío Gallegos

June 21, 2025 | Comments Off on 2025 Don Bolles Medal awarded to Rocío Gallegos
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IRE has awarded the Don Bolles Medal for 2025 to Rocío Gallegos, editorial director and co-founder of La Verdad, an investigative news outlet she helped form in 2018 to fight the censorship and control of information that the Mexican government exerted over local news organizations.

U.S. Department of Government Efficiency wins 2025 Golden Padlock Award

June 21, 2025 | Comments Off on U.S. Department of Government Efficiency wins 2025 Golden Padlock Award
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Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) earned the 2025 Golden Padlock Award from Investigative Reporters and Editors.

Five finalists selected for 2025 Golden Padlock Award

May 19, 2025 | Comments Off on Five finalists selected for 2025 Golden Padlock Award
Golden Padlock Award finalists

Investigative Reporters and Editors has named its finalists for the 2025 Golden Padlock Award, recognizing the most secretive public agency or official in the U.S. This year’s competition highlights a competitive field of government agencies and public officials who have distinguished themselves in the art of secrecy.

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