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IRE Announces New ‘Diana Fuentes Service to IRE Award,’ Names Liz Lucas First Recipient The staff of Investigative Reporters & Editors has named Liz Lucas, former IRE senior training director, as the recipient of the inaugural Diana Fuentes Service to IRE Award, named in honor of IRE’s late executive director to recognize outstanding volunteer contributions…
For those who’ve been eagerly waiting for some IRE Journal swag (please, please one at a time!), you’re in luck! Investigative Reporters & Editors is excited to unveil brand new merchandise, supporting the IRE Journal. The designs — created by Jan Diehm of The Pudding — are the first in a series of designs that…
Investigative Reporters and Editors is pleased to announce that Hannah Natanson of the Washington Post and Carol Leonnig of MS NOW will deliver the keynote address at the 2026 IRE Conference in National Harbor, June 18-21.
IRE is pleased to announce that Lynnie McIlvain, most recently of InvestigateWest, will join the team as director of development on May 18.
Announcing the 2025 IRE Awards (May 5, 2026) – Congratulations to winners and finalists in the 2025 IRE Awards. The annual contest showcases exemplary work by members of Investigative Reporters and Editors from the past year. Awards will be presented at the 2026 IRE Conference in National Harbor on Friday, June 19, during the Awards…
New initiative aims to build community, expand leadership pipelines and address gaps identified by members.
IRE training coming to a city near you! The year is already off to a busy start for Investigative Reporters & Editors’ training team, with bootcamps, conferences and travel already under their belts. Even after the sudden passing of executive director Diana Fuentes, the trainers are committed to continuing her important work and teaching journalists…