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The IRE Board of Directors will elect its new Executive Committee members during a Zoom meeting at 4:30 p.m. Eastern on Wednesday, June 24, 2026.

Registration is required. You may sign up at this link.

The meeting is open to all current IRE members. Members must register for the meeting, tickets can be purchased at no charge below. All those registered will receive an email with the Zoom login to access the meeting. Watch your email the day of the meeting for details. For any questions, please email lauren@ire.org.

IRE members elect seven to Board in 2026 election

Four incumbents — Kate Howard of Reveal, Andrew Lehren of The City University of New York, Alejandra Cancino of Injustice Watch and Paroma Soni of Politico — along with three newcomers — Ashley Graham of KSLA News 12; Katie Wilcox of Howard Center for Investigative Reporting at ASU; Aaron Kessler of Associated Press — were elected to two-year terms for the IRE Board of Directors in election results announced Saturday, June 20, 2026. Kessler previously served on the board from 2022 to 2024.

IRE members also elected two members of the Contest Committee, which judges the IRE Awards - Walter Smith Randolph of CBS News New York will continue serving on the Contest Committee, while Jennifer Palmer of Oklahoma Watch joins the committee as its newest member.

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IRE provides members access to thousands of reporting tipsheets and other materials through its Resource Center and hosts conferences and specialized training across the country. Programs of IRE include the National Institute for Computer-Assisted Reporting (NICAR), a collaboration between IRE and the Missouri School of Journalism.

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