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NICAR 2026 is here!

IRE is excited to welcome you to Indianapolis for our annual NICAR conference! We've got a packed schedule with some incredible sessions, hands-on classes, and more. And there's still time to register!

NICAR 2026 schedule is live

Check out the jam-packed NICAR schedule here, including networking sessions, hands-on classes (some are still open!), and panels that will help you level up your journalism. See you all in Indianapolis!

New from the IRE Journal: a look at the Oscar-nominated documentary, The Alabama Solution

When Charlotte Kaufman and Andrew Jarecki visited Easterling prison in Alabama as media seven years ago, they didn’t know what to expect — but they knew that it is rare to get an opportunity to report from a prison, so they took the chance. What started as a filmed visit during a prison barbeque turned into more when incarcerated people started pulling them to the side to inform them about deadly conditions, and the reporters who told these stories want journalists everywhere to take this as a lesson that incarcerated voices are important, even necessary, for the work we do.

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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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.

IRE News

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.

Read Uplink
October 1, 2008 | Comments Off on Read Uplink

The free two-week preview of Uplink, our computer-assisted reporting newsletter, begins today at data.nicar.org/uplink.

FINAL DAY OF THE ENDOWMENT MATCHING PROGRAM
September 30, 2008 | Comments Off on FINAL DAY OF THE ENDOWMENT MATCHING PROGRAM

The deadline for IRE’s Knight Foundation matching grant is today – Tuesday, Sept. 30th. If you’ve already sent in a pledge or donation — whether it was part of the $25 Club effort or at another time — our sincere thanks. If you know someone, perhaps a relative or friend who supports investigative journalism but…

Uplink relaunch
September 29, 2008 | Comments Off on Uplink relaunch

A free two-week trial of Uplink, the online computer-assisted reporting publication will begin on Oct. 1.  Watch for the link to the redesigned site on Wednesday. We’re excited about the new and improved Uplink. You’ll see what subscribers have come to expect: articles from seasoned journalists telling how they used data analysis in their news…

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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