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Coming soon: a new IRE website

IRE members will soon be able to enjoy a new and improved website!  “Staff and volunteers have been hard at work for long months to develop and test the new site — and now we’re about ready to launch,” said IRE Executive Director Diana Fuentes.”It shows IRE’s commitment to meaningful improvements that put members first,…

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David Dietz Fellowship

Provides assistance to attend the IRE Conference. Description Established in 2011 for the late David Dietz, an award-winning journalist and a past president of IRE, the fellowship supports early-career journalists who have a demonstrated interest in financial investigative reporting. Who is eligible? Journalists and independent journalists with less than 10 years’ professional experience, who have a…

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Napoli Management Group TV Scholarship

Provides assistance to attend the IRE Conference. Description Established by the Napoli Management Group to assist aspiring early-career watchdog journalists, who would not have the financial means, in receiving training at the IRE Conference.  Who is eligible? Early-career (five or fewer years of post-college work experience) TV journalists interested in investigative reporting. Students are not…

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The Arizona Project

The Arizona Project is an important chapter in Investigative Reporters and Editors’ story. Journalists across the country came together to complete the work of Don Bolles, an Arizona Republic investigative reporter murdered in 1976 in retaliation for his reporting. The large-scale collaboration, the first of its kind in American journalism, took place just a year…

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From the Editor: Welcome to the “new” IRE Journal

From the Editor: Welcome to the “new” IRE Journal By Adam Rhodes, IRE & NICAR This isn’t going to be a “things I’m thankful for” essay, I swear. But I am lucky to have a lot to be thankful for. My sweet albeit ornery beagle, a healthy family and trusted friends, a steady income, Ariana…

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Whiplash from the backlash: the state of DBEI work in newsrooms in 2025 

By Francisco Vara-Orta, IRE & NICAR For anyone who values diversity, belonging, equity and inclusion, it would be an understatement to say this year has taken a toll on those who rely on these principles and champion them. But that doesn’t mean we give up the fight.  After the 2024 presidential election results, a rollercoaster…

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Inside The New York Times’s A.I. toolkit

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Inside The New York Times’s A.I. toolkit By Duy Nguyen, The New York Times; Illustration by Juliana Castro Varón, The New York Times The daily reality of journalism often involves painstaking work that, while important, has little to do with breaking a story. It’s the mundane task of sifting through thousands of documents, the repetitive…

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Welcome to your new website!

Welcome to your new website! The new ire.org is your one-stop shop for IRE news, events, member benefits and more. IRE is thrilled to unveil our brand-new website! “This site was built with one goal in mind: making our members’ experience better,” said IRE Executive Director Diana Fuentes. “We’re rolling out upgrades that will make…

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