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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.
IRE News
IRE 50th Anniversary Gala raises record $1.5 million for journalism training
Investigative Reporters and Editors hosted a star-studded 50th Anniversary Gala in New York City this week, bringing together the industry’s biggest trailblazers and raising more than $1.5 million for the grassroots nonprofit.
New IRE fellowship honors Susan Carroll
Investigative Reporters and Editors has a new fellowship in honor of the late Susan Carroll Alvarez, a fearless watchdog journalist beloved for her mentorship and leadership skills.
Adam Rhodes named editor of The IRE Journal
IRE Training Director Adam Rhodes will take over editing The IRE Journal, Investigative Reporter and Editors’ online publication offering stories about investigative journalism, blueprints for award-winning work, useful tips for accessing public records and much more.
By Roy Harris With his first words, Bob Woodward signaled the blunt, no-nonsense tone of “Accountability Reporting and Digging Deep,” the 2009 IRE Conference showcase panel with Woodward and Leonard Downie Jr. Downie– the longtime executive editor at The Washington Post, now headed for Arizona State University–had begun the discussion by describing the 37-year reporter-editor…
By Steve Weinberg With all the gloom about the future of newspapers and other mainstream media, the speakers at the showcase panel “Doing great work in tough times” at the 2009 IRE Conference provided a mostly upbeat alternate conventional wisdom. Jill Abramson, New York Times managing editor, moderated the panel. She is bullish on the…
Hundreds of dedicated investigative reporters and editors will gather for the IRE Conference in Baltimore this week to hear from the industry’s biggest names, to honor the nation’s best investigative journalism and to brainstorm about ways to breathe new life into the profession. Already, more than 700 reporters, editors, journalism educators and students have pre-registered…
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.