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IRE Preview: From investigation to movie, behind the scenes of Spotlight
Get an insider’s view of the Oscar-winning movie that featured the Boston Globe’s Spotlight team at our Friday showcase panel. Three members of the Globe staff who played key roles in the Catholic Church investigation – Spotlight editor Walter Robinson, reporters Michael Rezendes and Sacha Pfeiffer, and executive editor Martin Baron – will be joined…
Read MoreSheila Coronel to deliver IRE Conference keynote
Sheila Coronel We hope you’re making plans to join us in New Orleans June 16-19 for the IRE Conference. We’ve already published a list of expected sessions, and we are excited to announce that Sheila Coronel will deliver our keynote address. Coronel is academic dean of the Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University. She…
Read MoreNominate a secretive government agency for IRE’s Golden Padlock award
The 2015 Golden Padlock presentation Watch on YouTube Investigative Reporters and Editors is now welcoming nominations for its fourth annual Golden Padlock award recognizing the most secretive government agency in the United States. “Thwarting the public’s right to know has become a mission statement inside many government bureaucracies across the country,” said Robert Cribb, chair…
Read MoreSign up for one-on-one mentoring at the IRE Conference
This program is currently full for those looking for a mentor. You can sign-up for our waiting list. It’s time to sign up for the mentorship program at the IRE Conference in New Orleans. Mentors and mentees are encouraged to fill out this form to be matched and enjoy a continental breakfast Friday morning at the conference.…
Read MoreIRE Radio Podcast | BONUS: Spotlight
If you attended an IRE Conference in the early 2000s, the plot of the movie “Spotlight” might have sounded familiar. That’s because the Hollywood depiction of the Boston Globe’s investigation into the clergy sex abuse scandal stayed surprisingly true to the real behind-the-scenes story. How do we know? A few of the journalists depicted in…
Read MoreIRE Radio Podcast | BONUS: Interviewing Liars
How do you get the truth out of a liar? On this bonus episode, experts weigh in on just that. You’ll hear from investigative reporter Matt Apuzzo, former CIA polygraph examiner Barry McManus, and former FBI counterterrorism agent Don Borelli. In this audio pulled from the 2015 IRE Conference, the three discuss how to develop…
Read MoreAUDIO: Tips for interviewing liars (and everyone else)
The CIA’s former chief polygrapher, an ex-FBI counterterrorism expert and a Pulitzer-winning reporter walk into a bar. Ok, that’s not true. But the three did come together for a panel at IRE’s 2015 conference in Philadelphia called “Interviewing Liars.” Matt Apuzzo, a New York Times reporter who was on the Associated Press team that revealed…
Read MoreHBCU students can apply to attend IRE, CAR Conferences as Knight Scholars
Knight Scholars attend a welcome lunch at the 2015 CAR Conference in Atlanta. College students at several historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are invited to apply for the Knight Scholarship to attend IRE’s data journalism and annual investigative reporting conferences. Scholarships will cover travel and registration for selected students. They also will receive mentorship…
Read MoreAUDIO: Tips for interviewing victims of trauma, sexual assault
By Allison Wrabel Reporting on sexual assault has been a topic of discussion in recent years, lately in regard to assaults on college campuses. Speakers participating in a panel at the 2015 IRE Conference discussed best practices for talking to victims, corroborating stories and striking an emotional balance. Sheila S. Coronel, dean of academic affairs…
Read MoreWatch James Risen deliver the keynote address at IRE 2015
James Risen delivered the keynote address at the 2015 IRE Conference in Philadelphia. Risen is an investigative reporter for the New York Times, based in Washington. He was the winner of the 2006 Pulitzer Prize for national reporting and was a member of the New York Times reporting team that won the 2002 Pulitzer Prize…
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