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🚨 The IRE26 early-bird deadline has been extended to May 15. 🚨

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IRE26 early-bird extended!

It's not too late to join IRE & NICAR for our annual investigative journalism conference - in National Harbor, Maryland (just outside of D.C.!). The early-bird rate has just been extended to May 15, so hurry before it's too late!

The IRE Conference is about all things investigative, data, storytelling, public records, networking, finding old friends and new and so much more! All packed into three and a half days of take-home tips, hands-on training, and more new friends than you can count.

Applications are now open for the IRE 2026 mentor program

The deadline to apply is Sunday, May 31.

In loving memory: Diana R. Fuentes

See photos, videos and notes from people celebrating Diana's life and work.

Congratulations to the winners and finalists of the 2025 IRE Awards!

We’re so proud to recognize these journalists, whose work represents the very best in investigative reporting. This annual contest is a reminder of the power of investigative journalism, which is essential to a free society.

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Meet the 2026 IRE Board Candidates

In preparation for the 2026 IRE Board elections, get to know the candidates for the board and the contest committee.

Elected board members will guide IRE's mission, support journalists, and contribute to key decisions and initiatives.

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Welcome to IRE!

Investigative Reporters and Editors Inc. is a grassroots nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the quality of investigative reporting. IRE was formed to create a forum in which journalists throughout the world could help each other by sharing story ideas, newsgathering techniques and news sources.

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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Training Opportunities

Learn the latest techniques of finding, understanding and reporting on stories with IRE. Explore training options across the globe and find an event that fits your schedule, whether it’s in person or online.

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IRE News

Call for entries: 2015 Philip Meyer Award
October 5, 2015 | Comments Off on Call for entries: 2015 Philip Meyer Award

It’s once again time to enter the Philip Meyer Journalism Award contest. Entries are now being accepted online, through Nov. 20. Established in 2005, the award was created to honor Philip Meyer’s pioneering efforts to utilize social science research methods to foster better journalism. The contest recognizes stories that incorporate survey research, probabilities and other social…

Behind the Story: How a reporter peered inside one of the world’s most powerful chemical companies
October 5, 2015 | Comments Off on Behind the Story: How a reporter peered inside one of the world’s most powerful chemical companies

Mariah Blake A single email from a governor, agency head or low-level bureaucrat can crack open a story, thanks to freedom of information laws. But if a reporter knows where to look, she can also find a trove of internal documents from some of the world’s biggest corporations, including emails, memos, meeting minutes and even…

IRE announces partnership with SmartProcure
October 1, 2015 | Comments Off on IRE announces partnership with SmartProcure

Today IRE is announcing a partnership with SmartProcure to provide IRE members discounted access to the largest government purchasing database. This database contains more than 237.79 million purchase orders from more than 10,000 local, state and federal government agencies in the U.S. This partnership means IRE members can receive a subscription to SmartProcure for $39…

There’s more pressure than ever to rise above the competition.

 

IRE can help you enhance your daily reporting with resources and member benefits you won’t find anywhere else.

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The Center for Journalism & Democracy is accepting applications for a scholarship to the IRE conference!

Apply here.

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