The IRE Office will be closed on Monday, March 23, 2026, to mourn the passing of Executive Director Diana R. Fuentes.
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Apply for R-CAR and Ottaway fellowships to attend Data Journalism Bootcamp this summer! Applications are still open for two IRE fellowships to help you attend Data Journalism Bootcamp. The bootcamp will be Aug. 7-11, 2023, in Columbia, Missouri. The five-day course is a great way to get a broad foundation in data skills – including…
April 7, 2023 Contact: Executive Director Diana Fuentes, diana@ire.org Investigative Reporters and Editors is profoundly disturbed by the arrest of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich by Russian authorities. Gershkovich is an experienced U.S. journalist assigned to cover important topics like Russian politics, the country’s economy and the war in Ukraine. The Wall Street Journal…
The winners of the 2022 IRE Awards reflect the undeniable tenacity of journalists working day in and day out to hold powerful people and systems accountable.
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.