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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Applications are now open to participate in the IRE Conference mentorship program!
Join IRE for a regional training event in Las Vegas on April 22-23, 2023, the first IRE Jeff German Investigative Workshop.
Training director Adam Rhodes reflects on their first NICAR on staff Hola everyone! I hope everyone got home safely from the 2023 NICAR Conference and you’re ready to put what you learned to use. If we didn’t get a chance to meet in Nashville, I am Adam Rhodes, one of IRE’s newer training directors. It…
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.


