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IRE members elect seven to Board in 2026 election

Four incumbents — Kate Howard of Reveal, Andrew Lehren of The City University of New York, Alejandra Cancino of Injustice Watch and Paroma Soni of Politico — along with three newcomers — Ashley Graham of KSLA News 12; Katie Wilcox of Howard Center for Investigative Reporting at ASU; Aaron Kessler of Associated Press — were elected to two-year terms for the IRE Board of Directors in election results announced Saturday, June 20, 2026. Kessler previously served on the board from 2022 to 2024.

IRE members also elected two members of the Contest Committee, which judges the IRE Awards - Walter Smith Randolph of CBS News New York will continue serving on the Contest Committee, while Jennifer Palmer of Oklahoma Watch joins the committee as its newest member.

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IRE's 2023 Freelance Fellows are Sarah Sax, Leonora LaPeter Anton and Eli Cahan.
Three journalists receive IRE’s 2023 Freelance Fellowship
January 30, 2024 | Comments Off on Three journalists receive IRE’s 2023 Freelance Fellowship

Sarah Sax, Eli Cahan and Leonora Anton are the recipients of IRE’s 2023 Freelance Fellowships. These independent journalists will pursue projects investigating third-party regulators, families punished over cannabis, and reform school students’ path to death row.

IRE Philip Meyer Award
IRE announces winners of the 2023 Philip Meyer Journalism Award
January 17, 2024 | Comments Off on IRE announces winners of the 2023 Philip Meyer Journalism Award

January 17, 2024 “Still Loading,” The Markup investigation, which exposed vast disparities in internet service quality from four major providers, earned the first place prize in the 2023 Philip Meyer Journalism Award. The Meyer Award recognizes the best uses of social science research methods in journalism. It is named for Philip Meyer, the author of…

IRE Total Newsroom Training
Apply now to bring free watchdog training to your newsroom
January 9, 2024 | Comments Off on Apply now to bring free watchdog training to your newsroom

Applications are now open for IRE’s Total Newsroom Training, a grant-funded program that brings customized investigative training to small- and medium-sized newsrooms.

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