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This event seeks to bring together representatives from news and cultural heritage organizations. Editors, reporters, and journalists from all types of media organizations are encouraged to attend, as are archivists, librarians, and other heritage professionals.
IRE members will soon be able to enjoy a new and improved website! “Staff and volunteers have been hard at work for long months to develop and test the new site — and now we’re about ready to launch,” said IRE Executive Director Diana Fuentes.”It shows IRE’s commitment to meaningful improvements that put members first,…
November 10, 2025 Content deletion. Link rot. Server disconnections. Site moves. Digital decay. The threads that chronicle the stories of your community could vanish without a trace. A 2019 study from the Reynolds Journalism Institute found that “the majority of news outlets had not given any thought to even basic strategies for preserving their digital…
These are trying times for many in journalism, but there is strength in numbers. If you’ve been thinking about joining IRE or renewing your membership, our fall membership drive is the perfect time to take action. Join today! Membership is just $75 per year for professionals, with a discounted rate of $50 for early-career professionals…
(Oct. 15, 2025) — Daniel Thomas Mollenkamp of EdSurge in Richmond, Virginia and Lea Zora Scruggs of KRIS 6/Scripps News in Corpus Christi, Texas have been selectedfor IRE’s Chauncey Bailey Journalist of Color Investigative Reporting Fellowship. The prestigious yearlong fellowship is designed to increase the range of backgrounds, experiences and interests within the field of…
(October 1, 2025) — Journalism has the power to shine a light on the truth no matter how dark it gets. That’s what our membership at Investigative Reporters and Editors, nearly 5,000 journalists strong, prove day after day around the world. From local newspapers and TV stations, to global nonprofit newsrooms, they tirelessly follow leads, question…
(September 23, 2025) — Investigative Reporters & Editors and its Board of Directors join with numerous newsrooms and journalism organizations in condemning the Pentagon’s new requirement for reporters to sign a pledge limiting their ability to report without government approval in exchange for a press credential. “This unprecedented move undermines the fundamental principles of journalistic…