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Read Jim Steele’s IRE25 keynote address

Jim Steele speaks at podium at IRE25

Legendary journalist Jim Steele delivered the keynote address at the IRE25 Awards Luncheon in New Orleans, celebrating the organization’s 50th anniversary. This is a complete, unredacted version of his speech.

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Apply now to bring free IRE training to your newsroom

Apply for IRE's 2025 Total Newsroom Training

(Dec. 10, 2024) – Applications are now open for Total Newsroom Training, a grant-funded IRE program that brings customized investigative training to small- and medium-sized newsrooms.  IRE’s experienced trainers visit selected U.S.-based newsrooms either virtually or in person for two days of intense, in-house investigative training – at no cost. Now in its 12th year, the…

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Data viz specialist Laura Kurtzberg to join IRE training team

IRE promotional graphic with logo and text: "Hiring news: Laura Kurtzberg joins IRE staff." Graphic has headshot of Laura.

IRE is thrilled to announce the hiring of Laura Jael Kurtzberg as the team’s newest training director. Kurtzberg, an Arizona native, has been an assistant professor at Florida International University since 2020. She has extensive experience as a data visualization specialist, cartographer and a news applications developer with a particular interest in environmental stories. “We…

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IRE expands DBEI training for newsrooms

Navy blue background with yellow and white magnifying glass, and IRE logo. Text reads: DBEI Training Diversity Belonging Equity Inclusion

IRE offers custom training for journalists and newsrooms on a wide range of topics relating to diversity, belonging, equity and inclusion.

Customizable training sessions help newsrooms better address specific audiences and communities that long have been ignored, not only in coverage but in internal hiring and retention practices, at affordable prices.

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IRE Board raising funds for AccessFest24 fellowships

Kate Howard, IRE Board Secretary If you’ve attended an IRE conference before, you know how life-changing the training can be. IRE events are valuable not only because they teach us new investigative skills, but also because they build a community of support within our ever-changing and challenging industry. The IRE Board of Directors wants to…

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