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Help us pick repeat hands-on classes at #NICAR20
We’re planning repeat hands-on classes at the upcoming NICAR Conference in New Orleans, and we need your help. If you plan to join us in Louisiana for the 2020 NICAR Conference, please consider taking our survey to help us plan those repeat classes. Your responses will help us provide more of the most popular classes,…
Read More10 newsrooms selected for free Total Newsroom Training
Ten newsrooms have been chosen to receive custom watchdog training in the coming year through IRE’s Total Newsroom Training program. TNT provides two days of intensive, in-house training for small and medium-sized newsrooms dedicated to watchdog journalism. This is the seventh year IRE has offered the free program, which is supported through a grant. TNT…
Read MoreParticipate in the 2020 NICAR Conference mentorship program!
Looking for a mentor? Would you like to be a mentor? If so, and you’ll be joining us for the 2020 NICAR Conference in New Orleans, you can now sign up for the conference mentorship program. IRE will match mentors with mentees and arrange for them to meet at a breakfast during the conference. Please…
Read MoreIRE promotes Hutchins as fifth full-time trainer
IRE Editorial Director Sarah Hutchins has been promoted to training director, becoming the organization’s fifth full-time trainer. She will join the largest training team in IRE’s history, led by Senior Training Director Denise Malan. Hutchins will lead efforts to expand the number of immersive data boot camps that IRE offers across the United States. She…
Read MoreOpen call for IRE Award screeners
Want to get more involved with IRE but aren’t sure how? Consider volunteering your time as an IRE Awards screener. As a screener, you’ll be part of a team of journalists looking for the best investigative reporting in a single category, which means that you may have to read, listen to, or watch a couple dozen…
Read MoreShare your ideas for the 2020 IRE Conference
IRE wants your ideas for the upcoming IRE Conference in Metro D.C. next June. We’re also starting an email list so you can keep up with news about the conference. Use this form to share ideas, suggestions and other comments to help us plan the best possible #IRE20 conference. No suggestion is too big or too small. The…
Read MoreIRE hiring Editorial Director; apply by Dec. 4
IRE is seeking a journalist to work full time as Editorial Director at its headquarters at the University of Missouri. IRE’s current Editorial Director, Sarah Hutchins, is being promoted to be a full-time trainer. The Editorial Director oversees all IRE content and serves as its voice on social media. This is a great opportunity for…
Read MoreIRE Radio Podcast | BONUS: Telling an Unbelievable Story
On this bonus episode, we’re sharing audio from the 2016 IRE Conference. In a session on narrative storytelling, reporters T. Christian Miller and Ken Armstrong explain how they wrote their Pulitzer-winning investigation, “An Unbelievable Story of Rape”. Their reporting is the basis of a new Netflix limited series called “Unbelievable”. You can find the podcast…
Read MoreThree journalists awarded IRE Freelance Fellowships
Projects investigating an insular religious community, Columbia River tribe nations, and the Palm Beach prostitution raid have been awarded IRE Freelance Fellowships. The recipients of the 2019 competition are: Sarah McClure, first place, is a freelance producer based in Los Angeles. Her project will produce a magazine article and documentary about widespread sexual abuse within…
Read MoreMake the most of your IRE membership benefits
Are you making the most of your IRE membership benefits? Here’s a recap of our current partnerships, how you can benefit and instructions on getting access to premium tools. FOIAengine : Free 1-Year Subscription for IRE Professional members (This is limited to members with a professional membership.) FOIAengine, a tool created by PoliScio Analytics co-founders…
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