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The 2024 IRE Award Winners Spill Their Secrets
The incredible work done by the winners of of the 2024 IRE Awards has changed and saved lives. These spectacular journalists have crossed borders, built databases, dug through thousands of pages of confidential records, and risked their own safety to reveal wrongdoing from incredibly powerful people. And in a time when those powerful people increasingly…
Read MoreHonoring longtime IRE member and mentor Susan Carroll
Honoring longtime IRE member and mentor Susan Carroll By Lise Olsen, The Texas Observer As a monster storm approached in August 2017, my friend Susan Carroll arranged for others to care for her young children in order to camp out in the Houston Chronicle newsroom along busy Loop 610. She stayed there awaiting the arrival…
Read MoreIRE statement on Pentagon press freedom constraints
(September 23, 2025) — Investigative Reporters & Editors and its Board of Directors join with numerous newsrooms and journalism organizations in condemning the Pentagon’s new requirement for reporters to sign a pledge limiting their ability to report without government approval in exchange for a press credential. “This unprecedented move undermines the fundamental principles of journalistic…
Read MoreDemanding release of detained journalist Mario Guevara
(September 23, 2025) — Investigative Reporters and Editors joins dozens of organizations in demanding the release of detained journalist Mario Guevara. Guevara was arrested June 14 in metro Atlanta while covering a protest, then transferred to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody, where he remains. He has been detained for more than 100 days —…
Read MoreNew IRE fellowship honors Susan Carroll
(September 23, 2025) — Investigative Reporters and Editors has a new fellowship in honor of the late Susan Carroll Alvarez, a fearless watchdog journalist beloved for her mentorship and leadership skills. Family members, friends and journalists around the country have raised more than $25,000 to create the new Susan Carroll Fellowship to support journalists covering…
Read MoreIRE 50th Anniversary Gala raises record $1.5 million for journalism training
(September 18, 2025) — Investigative Reporters and Editors hosted a star-studded 50th Anniversary Gala in New York City this week, bringing together the industry’s biggest trailblazers and raising more than $1.5 million for the grassroots nonprofit. With donations from $50 to $150,000, and the support of major funders including the ProPublica Board of Directors and…
Read MoreMichael Keaton to accept IRE’s Champion of Investigative Journalism Award
(September 4, 2025) — One of Hollywood’s most celebrated stars will join a parade of journalism legends in New York this month for the Investigative Reporters and Editors 50th Anniversary Gala, honoring five decades of grit, guts and glory. Michael Keaton, acclaimed actor, director and press freedom advocate, will receive IRE’s first Champion of Investigative…
Read MoreAdam Rhodes named editor of The IRE Journal
(Sept. 2, 2025) — IRE Training Director Adam Rhodes will take over editing The IRE Journal, Investigative Reporter and Editors’ online publication offering stories about investigative journalism, blueprints for award-winning work, useful tips for accessing public records and much more. “I’m excited to take the helm of the publication for so many reasons, but two…
Read MoreOn-Demand Training
On-Demand Training Looking for our virtual workshops or master classes? You can find details about those on our Workshops or Events Calendar pages. Webinars To help meet your needs, IRE has developed a series of online training materials so you can learn from top-notch journalists and trainers in the comfort of your home or office. Contact our training staff with any questions…
Read MoreIRE on Campus Training
IRE on Campus Training The Rick Gevers-Karen Burns Diversity Endowed Fund for College Journalists was established to support training at Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic-Serving Institutions, Minority-Serving Institutions and other campuses serving student journalists of color. In September 2024, IRE partnered with the Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting to conduct the Gevers-Burns…
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