Register - Investigative Reporters & Editors

IRE has six options for membership:

Professional:
- General: Journalists who are substantially engaged in news gathering, presentation and/or production.
- Early Career: Journalists who are substantially engaged in news gathering, presentation and/or production, and are in their first five years in professional journalism.
Academic: People who work full-time in research and/or teaching in the field of journalism.
Retired: People who have retired from journalism and are no longer working full-time.
Associate: Former IRE Members who are not retired; people engaged part-time in news gathering, presentation and/or production; or individuals recognized by the organization for their contributions to the field of investigative journalism.
Student: College students pursuing a degree, or recent graduates who are not yet working (up to one year after graduation).

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