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.
IRE News
by David Plazas The 2023 NICAR Conference is fast approaching! It’s going to be a great time in Nashville, March 2-5. As a local regional committee member for NICAR23, I’m happy to share few of my favorite things to do with visitors: Downtown is very walkable, so you can go to Ascend Amphitheater by the…
IRE is pleased to announce that Britta Lokting, Jonathan Moens and Gregor Stuart Hunter are the recipients of our 2022 Freelance Fellowships. With IRE’s support, these independent journalists will pursue projects investigating disability issues, technology, and China’s offshore wealth.
The votes are in and the 2023 NICAR T-shirt has been selected! Jon Keegan of The Markup won our annual contest. You’ll be able to buy T-shirts with Keegan’s winning design at the 2023 NICAR Conference in Nashville. Jan Diehm of The Pudding was runner-up. Stickers with Diehm’s second-place design will be available at Nashville, too. Shirts and…
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.
The Center for Journalism & Democracy is accepting applications for a scholarship to the IRE conference!
