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IRE Radio Podcast | A Conversation with Seymour Hersh
Seymour Hersh is an investigative reporter with a storied career dating back to his reporting on the My Lai massacre during the Vietnam War. Recently, his reporting on the killing of Osama bin Laden, a narrative that runs counter to the one widely circulated, has garnered a wide range of reactions. Hersh addressed all of…
Read MoreAnalytics for reporters: Ignorance is not bliss
By Meldon Jones A few months ago, “SEO” was like a dirty word to Education Week reporter Benjamin Herold. His reporting philosophy – “Build it and they will come” – placed the onus on readers to find and engage with content on his blog. Herold routinely ignored emails lauding anything related to the importance of…
Read MoreBuying influence: How to track lobbyists
By Liz Essley Whyte When New York Times reporter Eric Lipton got a tip that powerful political associations were asking lobbyists for $125,000 contributions in exchange for phone calls with states’ attorneys general, he knew he had to find out more. So he got on a plane to California to attend a conference, uninvited. He…
Read MoreTools and techniques for using geolocation in your next investigation
By Katie Le Dain If you go to your iPhone and head to the privacy settings, you’ll find a switch that asks you whether you want your location services “on” or “off.” At Friday morning’s geolocation session at the annual IRE Conference, panelists talked about how cell phones can track when this button is turned…
Read MoreThe new muckrakers: The expanding world of investigative journalism
Shani Hilton of BuzzFeed and Betsy Reed of The Intercept at the 2015 IRE Conference.Credit: Roger Barone | Talk Radio News Service By Miranda A. Strong The abuses of power and labor that followed the industrial boom of the 1900s inspired journalists to investigate corruption and expose its consequences to the masses. The work of…
Read MoreThe photographer and the law: Tips for photographing and recording in public spaces
By Christina Animashaun In the late 1800s, the invention of Kodak’s Brownie changed the landscape of photography. The cardboard box camera was simple to use, inexpensive and gave ordinary people the ability to document their surroundings outside of a photographer’s studio. The laws that protected those who took snapshots with their Brownie cameras more than…
Read MorePop-up Panel winners announced, added to schedule
Congratulations to the winners of the 2015 Pop-up Panels! These sessions will take place today at 4:50 pm. Locations and descriptions are listed below. Franklin 1&2: From Ferguson to Freddie Gray: Launching investigations amid breaking news As racially charged riots broke out in Ferguson, Mo., and Baltimore, reporters aggressively chased breaking news. But the…
Read MoreMassachusetts State Police win Golden Padlock Award
Investigative Reporters and Editors has named the Massachusetts State Police as the winner of its third-annual Golden Padlock Award recognizing the most secretive U.S. agency or individual. The Massachusetts State Police habitually go to extraordinary lengths to thwart public records requests, protect law enforcement officers and public officials who violate the law and block efforts to scrutinize…
Read MoreStorify: James Risen delivers the keynote at #IRE15
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Read MorePower couple: Data-driven reporting and people-driven narrative
By Fauzeya Rahman Data-driven reporting must rely on people-driven narratives to evoke the detail, emotion and human element that will make readers care, according to panelists Thursday at the annual IRE conference. The session, featuring award-winning journalists from the Miami Herald and Washington Post, highlighted two key projects that combined massive amounts of data with…
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