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IRE is honored and touched to announce that Diana Fuentes, IRE’s late executive director, has generously donated $25,000 to the organization upon her passing.
IRE recognized as a champion of ‘preserving local news online’ with the 2026 Internet Archive Hero Award The award recognizes leadership in making information available to everyone. This year, it honors the fight to keep local journalism from disappearing. October 5, 2026 – Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE) has been named a recipient of the…
IRE condemns White House ban on journalists from CNN, MS NOW and Politico September 19, 2026 | Investigative Reporters and Editors condemns President Donald Trump’s ban of CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House in apparent retaliation for their coverage of the Trump Administration. In a post on Truth Social, President Trump said…
IRE Announces New ‘Diana Fuentes Service to IRE Award,’ Names Liz Lucas First Recipient Investigative Reporters & Editors is honored to announce that Laura Barrón-López will headline our keynote conversation for AccessFest26, the organization’s sixth virtual-by-design conference Oct. 8-10. Barrón-López serves as an MS NOW White House Reporter. Her most recent reporting for MS NOW…
This day-long workshop will equip students to cover their institutions more in depth and provide skills and tools to protect their rights as journalists. Fellowships are available.
IRE wants your help to design the blueprint for its future! As investigative journalism continues to evolve, so must our organization. Your feedback will help identify the priorities that should guide IRE over the next several years – from supporting journalists in a rapidly changing media landscape to strengthening IRE for the future. “The best…
The staff of Investigative Reporters & Editors is planning the next webinars for the rest of 2026 and we want your help! If you’ve attended any webinars from IRE in the past year, we’d love it if you filled out this short survey that will help us figure out what’s most important to our members.…