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Read MoreTwo journalists selected for IRE Koch Continuum Grant
IRE’s Koch Continuum Grant supports investigative journalists pursuing public health and disability reporting. Here are the 2025 recipients.
Read MoreIRE Board elects new officers for 2025-26
The IRE Board of Directors elected officers for 2025-26.
Read MoreIRE members elect six to Board of DirectorsÂ
IRE members elected six journalists to the Board of Directors, and two journalists to the Contest Committee in the 2025 election.
Read More2025 Don Bolles Medal awarded to RocÃo Gallegos
IRE has awarded the Don Bolles Medal for 2025 to RocÃo Gallegos, editorial director and co-founder of La Verdad, an investigative news outlet she helped form in 2018 to fight the censorship and control of information that the Mexican government exerted over local news organizations.
Read MoreU.S. Department of Government Efficiency wins 2025 Golden Padlock Award
Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) earned the 2025 Golden Padlock Award from Investigative Reporters and Editors.
Read MoreProbing the ethics of controversial brain research
By Audrey Carleton, Bruce Gil, Emily Nadal and Zachary Smith The four of us met in a classroom in midtown Manhattan in the fall of 2021 —​​ donning masks during the throes of the pandemic. Then final-semester graduate students at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at the City University of New York, we…
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Awards Every year IRE holds several different types of contests. Some have cash prizes while others honor dedication to (and against) freedom of information. Contact awards@ire.org with any questions. Take a look at past award winners here! Award Programs IRE AwardsThe 2025 IRE Awards contest is closed. The deadline to enter was Wednesday, January 21,…
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Donate to IRE Loading donation form… An investment with an impact Thousands of investigative journalists around the world rely on your gift to provide them with essential training, mentorship, and resources to expose corruption, protect the vulnerable, and preserve a free press. Your gift to IRE has a global reach and a systemic impact. With…
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Hire IRE Get to the bottom of your story and the top of your field. IRE is dedicated to improving the quality of investigative reporting, which is why we offer several services to help you and your newsroom achieve journalistic excellence. Data Analysis View Research Desk View Custom Training View Terms and Conditions IMPORTANT NOTICE: NICAR’s…
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