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June 20, 2026 — IRE members elected seven journalists to the Board of Directors at the annual IRE 2026 Conference in Washington, D.C., and two journalists for the contested seats on the Contest Committee. Four incumbents — Kate Howard of Reveal, Andrew Lehren of The City University of New York, Alejandra Cancino of Injustice Watch…
IRE has awarded the Don Bolles Medal for 2026 to Julie K. Brown for her dogged, indefatigable and fearless investigative reporting on Jeffrey Epstein and the powerful forces that tried to stop it.
Allegany County Attorney T. Lee Beeman, Jr. and Allegany County, Maryland are the winners of the 2026 Golden Padlock Award.
Adam Rhodes, Training Director & Managing Editor It’s Pride Month so of *course* I’m going to shout out “LGBTQ+ Data Reporting and Visualization,” which is a great session if you want to cover LGTQ+ better but also how to better use key data for your next big investigation. I also really want to shout out…
IRE Announces New ‘Diana Fuentes Service to IRE Award,’ Names Liz Lucas First Recipient IRE members can now volunteer to mentor fellow journalists on our new online platform, which replaces our former partnership with journalismmentors.com. Only active IRE members will be listed as mentors. (Information from your member profile will become part of your mentor…
IRE Announces New ‘Diana Fuentes Service to IRE Award,’ Names Liz Lucas First Recipient Investigative Reporters and Editors has named its finalists for the 2026 Golden Padlock Award, honoring the most secretive public agency or official in the U.S. The 2026 award celebrates four finalists for their outstanding achievement in the art of keeping public…
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…