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IRE urges the release of Nashville reporter by federal immigration authorities

IRE urges the release of Estefany Rodríguez, a reporter with Nashville Noticias and Univision 42 Nashville, whose coverage has included immigration enforcement. She was taken into custody while in a marked news vehicle, according to Nashville Noticias.

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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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Six members elected to IRE Board
June 22, 2013 | Comments Off on Six members elected to IRE Board

IRE members elected six new directors to the IRE board on Saturday evening at the organization’s annual conference in San Antonio. The newly elected members are: Leonard Downie Jr., the Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University; Matt Goldberg, NBC Bay Area; Ziva Branstetter, Tulsa World; T. Christian Miller, ProPublica; Josh Meyer, Medill National…

Tableau makes its desktop software free to IRE members
June 20, 2013 | Comments Off on Tableau makes its desktop software free to IRE members

** 2018 update: Please read this blog post on additional free Tableau benefits for current IRE members ** Today IRE is announcing a partnership with Tableau Software, maker of Tableau Public, to provide Tableau Desktop free to IRE Members. This should provide tremendous value for IRE members, who can use Tableau Desktop to develop stories…

Making the reporting transparent after an agency demands retraction
June 18, 2013 | Comments Off on Making the reporting transparent after an agency demands retraction

For the past several months, we at inewsource have been reporting on San Diego’s North County Transit District, a public transportation agency that is going through a bit of turmoil — to put it politely. The district has been aggressive in its response to our stories. It’s sent out dozens of tweets calling us “just…

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