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2013 IRE Awards now open for submissions

December 3, 2013 | Comments Off on 2013 IRE Awards now open for submissions

ENTER YOUR BEST INVESTIGATIVE WORK INTO THE 2013 IRE AWARDS. It’s that time of year again – time to consider entering your best work into the IRE Awards. Among the most prestigious in journalism, the IRE Awards recognize outstanding investigative reporting across all media. Eligible entries must have been published or aired between January 1…

Winning T-shirt selected for NICAR 2014

December 3, 2013 | Comments Off on Winning T-shirt selected for NICAR 2014

The votes are in and the 2014 NICAR T-shirt has been selected! The winner is a black T-shirt with “DATA OR IT DIDN’T HAPPEN”.  The winning design comes from Jeremy Bowers of NPR.  Bower’s design will be on sale at the 2014 CAR Conference in Baltimore and the IRE store.  In addition, Jeremy will receive…

IRE to host a Google Journalism Fellow in 2014; applications now being accepted

December 2, 2013 | Comments Off on IRE to host a Google Journalism Fellow in 2014; applications now being accepted

IRE will be hosting a Google Journalism Fellow again next year. This is a great program designed for college students who, as Google puts it, “are passionate about journalism and the role that technology can play in the industry and the pursuit of their craft.” The IRE-based fellow will focus on data journalism. The program comes…

IRE/AAJA announce partnership for conferences

November 26, 2013 | Comments Off on IRE/AAJA announce partnership for conferences

  The Asian American Journalists Association and Investigative Reporters and Editors are creating a unique opportunity for members of both organizations to take advantage of the training offered at three national events in 2014: IRE’s Computer-Assisted Reporting Conference in Baltimore in late February, IRE’s annual conference in San Francisco in June and the AAJA National…

Best practices for data journalism

November 11, 2013 | Comments Off on Best practices for data journalism

Tune in here at 11 a.m. CST to view award winning data journalists Jennifer LaFleur, from the Center for Investigative Reporting, David Donald, of the Center for Public Integrity and Tom Hargrove of the Scripps-Howard News Service as they talk about their best practices for great data reporting. They’ll also be touching on the stories that won…

Lead IRE’s Web team

November 11, 2013 | Comments Off on Lead IRE’s Web team

We’ve got a great opportunity on the IRE staff for someone who’s ready to take the lead on running our website. We’re looking for candidates with a passion for investigative and watchdog journalism, who are interested in developing online training sessions and playing a leading role in keeping our site innovative. Our site features coverage…

Google Hangout: Philip Meyer Journalism Award winners discuss best practices for data journalism

November 7, 2013 | Comments Off on Google Hangout: Philip Meyer Journalism Award winners discuss best practices for data journalism

Join award winning data journalists Jennifer LaFleur, from the Center for Investigative Reporting, David Donald, of the Center for Public Integrity and Tom Hargrove of the Scripps-Howard News Service as they talk about their best practices for great data reporting. They’ll also be touching on the stories that won them Philip Meyer Journalism Awards (this…

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