The IRE Office will be closed on Monday, March 23, 2026, to mourn the passing of Executive Director Diana R. Fuentes. The office will also close on Friday, March 27, to attend Fuentes' visitation.
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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.
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Four incumbents — Vice President Cindy Galli, Treasurer Brian M. Rosenthal, Secretary Josh Hinkle and At-Large Executive Committee Member Jodie Fleischer — along with two newcomers, Ana Ley and Hyuntaek Lee, were elected to two-year terms.
On June 24, 2023, the late Tom Torok of The New York Times and the late David Donald of The Washington Post became the first two members of the IRE Ring of Honor.
IRE’s Don Bolles Medal for 2023 has been awarded posthumously to Las Vegas Review-Journal investigative reporter Jeff German, who was killed in September 2022 in apparent retaliation for his reporting on a local public official. The Don Bolles Medal recognizes investigative journalists who have exhibited extraordinary courage in standing up against intimidation or efforts to…
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.