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Q&A with IRE Journalist of Color fellow Sameea Kamal
The IRE Journalist of Color Investigative Reporting Fellowship is a year-long program intended to prepare and support a journalist of color for a solid career in investigative reporting. The program also provides an opportunity for the fellow’s news outlets to benefit from the fellow’s investigative skill-building. An underlying goal of the program is to increase…
Read MoreApply to be an IRE Educator of Color Fellow
October 14, 2020 Educators of color can apply for IRE’s Educator of Color Fellowship to attend an online Data Bootcamp for Educators. The bootcamp will be virtual Jan. 4-7, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. ET and Jan. 8, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. ET. Fellowship applications are due Monday, Oct. 26 and require a letter of recommendation. Fellowships are…
Read MoreIRE awards more than 180 fellowships to #IRE20 virtual conference
October 1, 2020 Investigative Reporters and Editors awarded 189 fellowships to its first-ever virtual conference Sept. 21-25. The fellowships included registration to the conference (a $175 value) and an IRE membership or membership renewal (a $70 value). Because the conference was online, IRE used funds that would have been used as a travel stipend for…
Read MoreNine journalists receive IRE fellowships
July 9, 2020 IRE recently awarded six fellowships to educators of color to IRE’s first Online Data Bootcamp for Educators and three fellowships to educators of color to IRE’s first in-person Data Bootcamp for Educators in January at the University of Arizona, thanks to the generosity of the Lumina Foundation and the Newhouse School of…
Read MoreEight journalists receive IRE fellowships
June 29, 2020 IRE recently awarded eight fellowships to upcoming Data Journalism Bootcamps thanks to the generosity of financial supporters. Recipients will either attend the August Online Data Journalism Bootcamp or the January 2021 Data Journalism Bootcamp. IRE is fortunate to have funding available to provide fellowships for financial assistance. Alexia Fernandez Campbell from the…
Read More25 journalists receive IRE fellowships
Thanks to the generosity of financial supporters, IRE is fortunate to have funding available to provide fellowships for financial assistance to its Data Journalism Bootcamps and annual NICAR Conference. This month, IRE awarded 25 fellowships for the March 2020 Data Journalism Bootcamp and the 2020 NICAR conference. Lei “Tommy” Xie, an associate professor at…
Read More13 journalists receive IRE scholarships
Thanks to the generosity of the Park Foundation and the Ottaway Fund, IRE is fortunate to have funding available to provide scholarships to its 2019 CAR Boot Camps in Seattle and College Park. IRE awarded 8 scholarships to the September CAR Boot Camp in Seattle. They went to: Mai Hoang from the Yakima Herald-Republic; Adiel…
Read MoreNine journalists receive IRE fellowships
Thanks to the generosity of many, IRE is fortunate to have funding available to provide fellowships to its training events. This month, IRE awarded nine fellowships for financial assistance to the August 2019 CAR Boot Camp. Regina Garcia Cano from The Associated Press (Las Vegas, Nevada), April Brown from Northern Arizona University (Flagstaff, Arizona) and…
Read MoreCNN donates $5,000 to IRE Journalist of Color Fellowship
CNN is contributing $5,000 to support IRE’s new Journalist of Color Investigative Reporting Fellowship. This yearlong fellowship is designed to increase the range of backgrounds, experiences and interests within the field of investigative journalism, where diverse perspectives are critically important. The fellowship is open to U.S journalists of color with at least three years of…
Read MoreEight journalists receive IRE fellowships
Thanks to the generosity of many, IRE is fortunate to have funding available to provide fellowships for financial assistance to its CAR boot camps. This month, IRE awarded eight fellowships for the March 2019 CAR Boot Camp. Marcy de Luna from the Houston Chronicle, Adam Rhodes from Law360 and Wayne Washington from The Palm Beach Post received the…
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