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➡️ The IRE Office will be closed on Friday, March 27, to attend the funeral of our late Executive Director Diana R. Fuentes.

Special office hours with board and staff

Following the untimely death of IRE Executive Director Diana Fuentes, the Board and staff will hold a special office hours meeting to hear from members with questions on Wednesday, March 25, at 12:00 p.m. ET.
All members are welcome but must register.

IRE Recognizes Legacy of Late Executive Director Diana Fuentes with Ring of Honor Nomination

IRE's Board of Directors voted Sunday, March 22, 2026, to nominate the organization’s late Executive Director, Diana R. Fuentes, for induction into its Ring of Honor.

IRE mourns the loss of Executive Director Diana R. Fuentes

It is with the heaviest hearts that the IRE Board and staff share the news that our executive director, Diana R. Fuentes, died unexpectedly today in Washington, D.C. As we process this loss, we invite you to join us in reflecting on the incredible impact she had on all of us, and on IRE.

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Nine journalists receive IRE fellowships
June 28, 2019 | Comments Off on Nine journalists receive IRE fellowships

Thanks to the generosity of many, IRE is fortunate to have funding available to provide fellowships to its training events. This month, IRE awarded nine fellowships for financial assistance to the August 2019 CAR Boot Camp. Regina Garcia Cano from The Associated Press (Las Vegas, Nevada), April Brown from Northern Arizona University (Flagstaff, Arizona) and…

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Records set at IRE national conference
June 20, 2019 | Comments Off on Records set at IRE national conference

Nearly 2,000 journalists attended the 2019 IRE national conference in Houston last week — a record number. The previous record had been 1,860 attendees at the 2016 IRE Conference in New Orleans. In addition, IRE membership reached a record high in May: 6,178 members. Those milestones are featured in the “State of IRE: 2019” report,…

Six elected to IRE Board of Directors
June 15, 2019 | Comments Off on Six elected to IRE Board of Directors

IRE members returned two incumbents and elected four new members to the organization’s board Saturday. Incumbents Steven Rich (The Washington Post) and Cheryl W. Thompson (NPR) will be joined on the board by Bethany Barnes (Tampa Bay Times), Jodie Fleischer (WRC-TV NBC4, Washington, D.C), Cindy Galli (ABC News) and Brian M. Rosenthal (The New York…

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