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NICAR Preview: Don’t miss these Sunday morning sessions
While planning your travel for NICAR16 in Denver, don’t forget about Sunday morning. In addition to a lineup of panels and hands-on classes, we’ll be offering the following special sessions: A three-hour interactive workshop with Quinn Norton. “Seeing like a network: Learning how to think about digital security” will cover what’s known as “threat modeling”…
Read More2015 Philip Meyer Award winners announced
IRE is proud to announce the 2015 Philip Meyer Award winners A data-driven investigation that exposed the human cost of school resegregation in central Florida is the first-place winner of the 2015 Philip Meyer Journalism Award. Investigations that explored the growth of diversity in American cities and revealed the small cadre of attorneys who dominate the…
Read MoreTips for investigating child and family issues
Domestic violence, foster care and mental illness are important issues for journalists to cover. But anytime you’re dealing with families and children, there are ethical decisions to consider. We pulled some of our favorite tips and insights from a panel at the 2015 IRE Conference. IRE members can listen to the entire panel online. …
Read MoreInvestigate small business loans in your community
Which businesses in your area are receiving loans backed by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)? What financial institutions are making those loans? How many businesses receiving loans in the past 10 years have stayed open? These are questions you can answer with the SBA’s 7a loan data, now available at NICAR. This update database…
Read MoreTell us which hands-on classes you don’t want to miss at NICAR16
At our annual CAR Conference, we have more than 100 hands-on classes in topics ranging from introductory tutorials in data analysis to advanced sessions on programming. Most of these classes are first come, first served and tend to fill up quickly. We try to offer repeats of the most popular topics, and we’d like to…
Read MoreSubscribe to NICAR-Learn, our gallery of on-demand training videos
In November, we announced the creation of NICAR-Learn, a new hub for on-demand training videos. We launched the site with a handful of free videos, and now we’re excited to let you know that the full site is up and running. Here’s how it works: For a small fee ($25/year for IRE members; $40/year for non-members),…
Read MoreSign up for mentoring at the CAR Conference in Denver
Mc Nelly Torres (left) and her mentee Taylor Bembery (right) at a conference in 2015. This program is currently full. Please sign up for the waiting list. Find your mentor for the CAR Conference in Denver and take advantage of IRE’s network of journalists, one of the largest in the country. Many experienced reporters, editors and developers are…
Read MoreIRE Radio Podcast | BONUS: Spotlight
If you attended an IRE Conference in the early 2000s, the plot of the movie “Spotlight” might have sounded familiar. That’s because the Hollywood depiction of the Boston Globe’s investigation into the clergy sex abuse scandal stayed surprisingly true to the real behind-the-scenes story. How do we know? A few of the journalists depicted in…
Read MoreIRE Office Closed for the Holidays
In celebration of the coming holidays, the IRE and NICAR offices will close Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 23 through Friday, Jan. 1. While staff will be checking in periodically, coverage will be sporadic. We appreciate your patience and will see you in the new year.
Read MoreFunding, support available for freelance investigative journalists
Are you an independent journalist looking for support and funding for a new project? Consider applying for the Freelance Investigative Reporters and Editors (FIRE) Pilot Project and IRE’s Freelance Fellowship. Resources and support FIRE is a one-year pilot program from Project Word that provides freelance investigative journalists with reporting tools and resources. IRE is collaborating…
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