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IRE Board President Mark Walker of the New York Times was reelected to the IRE Board of Directors on Saturday, along with six new board members: Lam Thuy Vo, independent journalist; Simone Weichselbaum, NBC News; Mark Greenblatt, Scripps Washington Bureau; Aaron Kessler, The Associated Press; Darla Cameron, Texas Tribune; and Kate Howard, Reveal. The board will meet to elect officers within 30 days. New Contest Committee members are Elaine Tassy of Colorado Public Radio and Lily Jamali of Marketplace.
IRE and the Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting have teamed up to collect demographic information directly from investigative reporters, editors, producers and others who conduct investigative work. Our goal is to provide demographic data that can be used to diversify who gets to conduct investigative work and steer future hiring and retention practices.
IRE announces the IRE Ring of Honor, a new fundraising initiative celebrating members who have made a significant contribution to the organization and to investigative journalism. Nominations to the Ring of Honor can be made in tribute to current or retired IRE members or in memoriam to deceased members.
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Seven journalists elected to IRE Board of Directors along with two new Contest Committee members
IRE Board President Mark Walker of the New York Times was reelected to the IRE Board of Directors on Saturday, along with six new board members and two new Contest Committee members.