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
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…
This week, IRE is holding its annual data journalism conference in Nashville. Some members have expressed concern about their safety in light of recent actions by lawmakers in Tennessee. Today, the IRE Executive Committee issued the following statement: IRE is committed to serving and supporting all its members and maintaining a safe, discrimination-free organization where…
IRE is proud to sponsor 35 fellowships for journalists attending #NICAR23 in Nashville, March 2-5. NICAR23 fellowships were available for any journalist; journalists, students and educators of color; Illinois journalism students and early-career journalists; and educators who teach data journalism/investigative reporting. IRE membership for one year and support to offset conference attendance expenses were included…
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IRE can help you enhance your daily reporting with resources and member benefits you won’t find anywhere else.