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Managers of color webinar series kicks off
New initiative aims to build community, expand leadership pipelines and address gaps identified by members.
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IRE 2026 master classes Menu IRE 2026Travel & HotelRegistrationScheduleSponsorsExhibitors & RecruitersAwards LuncheonFellowships & ScholarshipsMaster classesFun things to do in National HarborSign up for the mentor programNational Summit on Local News Preservation 🧨Tipsheets & audio Take a deep dive into a topic with one of our popular conference master classes. Unless otherwise noted, these are half-day…
Read MoreHank Nuwer – Candidate Page 2026
Hank Nuwer Bio I have judged various SPJ awards contests going back the last six years. I owe IRE for assistance with my hazing research and database skills going back to ancient IRE boot camps with so many now-retired IRE greats. Right now, I write a column for the Cordova Times in Alaska, teach half-time…
Read MoreFOI Files: How student journalists helped shine a light on a university withholding important records
By Lauren Lifke My journey with public records started in 2023, when I was a student at the University of New Mexico just starting out as a reporter for our student newspaper, the Daily Lobo. I, like much of the student body, wondered why we frequently weren’t getting campus safety alerts until hours after the…
Read MoreWalter Smith Randolph – Candidate Page 2026
Walter Smith Randolph Bio Walter Smith Randolph is the Executive Producer of Investigations at CBS News New York and a three-time member of the IRE Contest Committee, serving as its chair for the past two years. His work has been honored with New York Emmys, a national Murrow award, and a Sigma Delta Chi award…
Read MoreSign up for the IRE 2026 mentor program
Sign up for the IRE 2026 mentor program Applications are now open for the mentorship program at IRE 2026 in National Harbor. If you’re joining us for the conference, you can fill out this form to sign up as a mentor or mentee. IRE will match mentors with mentees and arrange for them to meet…
Read MoreMark Lagerkvist – Candidate Page
Mark Lagerkvist Bio I had not planned to run for re-election to the Contest Committee. That changed after Diana Fuentes sent me a message about our new IRE Award upgrades, just a week before her untimely death. It read, in part: “Thank you, Mark, for getting this in writing so we can make modifications to…
Read MoreConference resources available again
Conference resources available again Tipsheets, slides, session recordings and other resources from recent IRE & NICAR conferences are available again at this link. Logged-in members can browse this list of resources, which is a temporary fix while we finalize the import functionality of the new IRE Resource Center. ⚠️ Note: You must be a logged-in,…
Read MoreWhat I learned from Diana R. Fuentes
What I learned from Diana R. Fuentes by Francisco Vara-Orta I never felt like I had enough time in DeeDee’s presence because I genuinely enjoyed being with her. Even though we lived in the same city, we didn’t see each other often since she was always on the go. And when we did, she was…
Read More2026 Candidates for Election
2026 Candidates for Election For more information on each candidate, please click on their individual photo. 2026 Board of Director Candidates Michael Biesecker Alejandra Cancino Ashley Graham Kate Howard Aaron Kessler Andrew Lehren Jenifer McKim Charles Minshew Paroma Soni Marina Villenueve Katie Wilcox 2026 Contest Committee Candidates Daniel Connolly Mark Lagerkvist Hank Nuwer Jennifer Palmer…
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