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Announcing the 2025 Philip Meyer Award Winners

IRE is proud to announce the winners of the 2025 Philip Meyer Journalism Award! The Baltimore Banner earned the first-place prize, second place was awarded to ProPublica, and third place went to the Arizona Republic. Judges gave Bloomberg News an honorable mention and The Blade received a special mention.

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The IRE team grows + promotions

Help us welcome three new staff members to the IRE team! Benét Wilson is our newest training director, Aaricka Washington takes on the role of marketing and promotions specialist and Krista Sporleder joins us as the IRE program coordinator.

In the promotions department, Adam Rhodes has been promoted to managing editor of the IRE Journal and Lauren Grandestaff was promoted to deputy executive director.

Join the next IRE President/Executive Director Office Hours

Join IRE President Josh Hinkle, Executive Director Diana Fuentes, and Training Director Laura Moscoso this Wednesday, February 11, at 1 p.m. ET for monthly virtual office hours. They'll be talking about NICAR26 and other exciting upcoming events!

IRE Board of Directors Meeting

The IRE Board of Directors will meet from 9:00am - 11:00am CST on February 13, 2026. Please find the agenda for the meeting here. The meeting is open to all current IRE members. Members must register for the meeting. All those registered will receive an email with the Zoom info to access the meeting. Watch your email one day in advance. For any questions, please email logistics@ire.org.

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Manny García, Shawn McIntosh nominated for IRE Ring of Honor
March 4, 2025 | Comments Off on Manny García, Shawn McIntosh nominated for IRE Ring of Honor

Manny García, Editor in Chief at Houston Landing, and Shawn McIntosh, Head of Standards and Practices at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, have been nominated for the prestigious IRE Ring of Honor.

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IRE Board of Directors issues statement defending press freedoms
February 24, 2025 | Comments Off on IRE Board of Directors issues statement defending press freedoms

IRE stands strongly with our colleagues around the globe. The organization is forming a working group to explore how it can help protect an independent press and access to public data.

Join us in celebration of 50 years of IRE. Announcing a series of special events
IRE is celebrating its 50th birthday and you’re invited to the party!
February 21, 2025 | Comments Off on IRE is celebrating its 50th birthday and you’re invited to the party!

Fifty years of IRE. This milestone is special. To celebrate this historic anniversary, we have exciting plans throughout 2025. See details and join us!

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