Investigative Reporters & Editors
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Providing training, resources and a community of support to journalists around the world. Join us at #NICAR26 March 5-8 in Indianapolis! 🔍 ire.org
Have questions about NICAR26 or other upcoming IRE events? Join IRE President @hinklej.bsky.social, Executive Director @ddfonline.bsky.social and Training Director Laura Moscoso
for virtual office hours this Wednesday, Feb. 11 at 1 PM ET.
Register now: https://bit.ly/4kq5aDl
for virtual office hours this Wednesday, Feb. 11 at 1 PM ET.
Register now: https://bit.ly/4kq5aDl
February 10, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Have questions about NICAR26 or other upcoming IRE events? Join IRE President @hinklej.bsky.social, Executive Director @ddfonline.bsky.social and Training Director Laura Moscoso
for virtual office hours this Wednesday, Feb. 11 at 1 PM ET.
Register now: https://bit.ly/4kq5aDl
for virtual office hours this Wednesday, Feb. 11 at 1 PM ET.
Register now: https://bit.ly/4kq5aDl
IRE Board President @hinklej.bsky.social explains why IRE’s 2026 conference season is so critical — and how NICAR26 (March 5–8 in Indianapolis) will help journalists sharpen their reporting, storytelling and data skills.
Learn more and sign up: https://bit.ly/4oDxQJH
Learn more and sign up: https://bit.ly/4oDxQJH
February 9, 2026 at 2:01 PM
IRE Board President @hinklej.bsky.social explains why IRE’s 2026 conference season is so critical — and how NICAR26 (March 5–8 in Indianapolis) will help journalists sharpen their reporting, storytelling and data skills.
Learn more and sign up: https://bit.ly/4oDxQJH
Learn more and sign up: https://bit.ly/4oDxQJH
⚡ DEADLINE ALERT ⚡
Submit your #NICAR26 Lightning Talk pitch by tonight at 11:59 p.m. ET (Feb. 8): https://bit.ly/4kpI53I
5-minute talks • anonymous submissions • attendee voting
Voting opens Feb. 9.
Talks take place March 6 at #NICAR26 in Indianapolis.
Pitch it while you still can.
Submit your #NICAR26 Lightning Talk pitch by tonight at 11:59 p.m. ET (Feb. 8): https://bit.ly/4kpI53I
5-minute talks • anonymous submissions • attendee voting
Voting opens Feb. 9.
Talks take place March 6 at #NICAR26 in Indianapolis.
Pitch it while you still can.
February 8, 2026 at 3:51 PM
⚡ DEADLINE ALERT ⚡
Submit your #NICAR26 Lightning Talk pitch by tonight at 11:59 p.m. ET (Feb. 8): https://bit.ly/4kpI53I
5-minute talks • anonymous submissions • attendee voting
Voting opens Feb. 9.
Talks take place March 6 at #NICAR26 in Indianapolis.
Pitch it while you still can.
Submit your #NICAR26 Lightning Talk pitch by tonight at 11:59 p.m. ET (Feb. 8): https://bit.ly/4kpI53I
5-minute talks • anonymous submissions • attendee voting
Voting opens Feb. 9.
Talks take place March 6 at #NICAR26 in Indianapolis.
Pitch it while you still can.
Headed to #NICAR26 next month in Indy? Know a news leader who could use this specialized, FREE training? Join our “Managing Investigators” master class (with tips for navigating AI)! Stick around for our manager networking session, too! Links in the 🧵!
@ire.org @ecg.bsky.social @justinmyers.net
@ire.org @ecg.bsky.social @justinmyers.net
February 8, 2026 at 1:12 AM
Join us at #NICAR26!
-Conference Registration: tinyurl.com/38p7d556
-Management Master Class: tinyurl.com/dfbbptzw
-Manager Networking: tinyurl.com/4rxj6sz8
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-Conference Registration: tinyurl.com/38p7d556
-Management Master Class: tinyurl.com/dfbbptzw
-Manager Networking: tinyurl.com/4rxj6sz8
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February 8, 2026 at 1:12 AM
The #NICAR26 T-Shirt Contest deadline is approaching! If you’ve ever had a clever data-journalism T-shirt idea, now’s the time.
- Submit your design
- Community voting
- Bragging rights
For more guidelines: https://bit.ly/4qhrcJE
Deadline: Friday, Feb. 6. Email the design to conference@ire.org
- Submit your design
- Community voting
- Bragging rights
For more guidelines: https://bit.ly/4qhrcJE
Deadline: Friday, Feb. 6. Email the design to conference@ire.org
February 6, 2026 at 4:05 PM
The #NICAR26 T-Shirt Contest deadline is approaching! If you’ve ever had a clever data-journalism T-shirt idea, now’s the time.
- Submit your design
- Community voting
- Bragging rights
For more guidelines: https://bit.ly/4qhrcJE
Deadline: Friday, Feb. 6. Email the design to conference@ire.org
- Submit your design
- Community voting
- Bragging rights
For more guidelines: https://bit.ly/4qhrcJE
Deadline: Friday, Feb. 6. Email the design to conference@ire.org
Investigative Reporters & Editors is proud to announce a series of staff promotions and new hires that strengthen the nation’s largest journalism association at a critical moment for the industry.
More: https://bit.ly/4ah2Hq7
More: https://bit.ly/4ah2Hq7
February 5, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Investigative Reporters & Editors is proud to announce a series of staff promotions and new hires that strengthen the nation’s largest journalism association at a critical moment for the industry.
More: https://bit.ly/4ah2Hq7
More: https://bit.ly/4ah2Hq7
The #NICAR26 T-Shirt Contest deadline is approaching! If you’ve ever had a clever data-journalism T-shirt idea, now’s the time.
- Submit your design
- Community voting
- Bragging rights
For more guidelines: https://bit.ly/4qhrcJE
Deadline: Friday, Feb. 6. Email the design to conference@ire.org
- Submit your design
- Community voting
- Bragging rights
For more guidelines: https://bit.ly/4qhrcJE
Deadline: Friday, Feb. 6. Email the design to conference@ire.org
February 5, 2026 at 4:10 PM
The #NICAR26 T-Shirt Contest deadline is approaching! If you’ve ever had a clever data-journalism T-shirt idea, now’s the time.
- Submit your design
- Community voting
- Bragging rights
For more guidelines: https://bit.ly/4qhrcJE
Deadline: Friday, Feb. 6. Email the design to conference@ire.org
- Submit your design
- Community voting
- Bragging rights
For more guidelines: https://bit.ly/4qhrcJE
Deadline: Friday, Feb. 6. Email the design to conference@ire.org
Still thinking about NICAR? This is your sign.
#NICAR26 is a true homecoming for IRE.
2026 marks 50 years since our first conference in Indianapolis. Get your hotel discount at the JW Marriott by Feb. 9.
Don’t wait — register now. https://www.ire.org/training/conferences/nicar-2026/
#NICAR26 is a true homecoming for IRE.
2026 marks 50 years since our first conference in Indianapolis. Get your hotel discount at the JW Marriott by Feb. 9.
Don’t wait — register now. https://www.ire.org/training/conferences/nicar-2026/
February 5, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Still thinking about NICAR? This is your sign.
#NICAR26 is a true homecoming for IRE.
2026 marks 50 years since our first conference in Indianapolis. Get your hotel discount at the JW Marriott by Feb. 9.
Don’t wait — register now. https://www.ire.org/training/conferences/nicar-2026/
#NICAR26 is a true homecoming for IRE.
2026 marks 50 years since our first conference in Indianapolis. Get your hotel discount at the JW Marriott by Feb. 9.
Don’t wait — register now. https://www.ire.org/training/conferences/nicar-2026/
The #NICAR26 T-Shirt Contest deadline is approaching! If you’ve ever had a clever data-journalism T-shirt idea, now’s the time.
- Submit your design
- Community voting
- Bragging rights
For more guidelines: https://bit.ly/4qhrcJE
Deadline: Friday, Feb. 6. Email the design to conference@ire.org
- Submit your design
- Community voting
- Bragging rights
For more guidelines: https://bit.ly/4qhrcJE
Deadline: Friday, Feb. 6. Email the design to conference@ire.org
February 4, 2026 at 2:49 PM
The #NICAR26 T-Shirt Contest deadline is approaching! If you’ve ever had a clever data-journalism T-shirt idea, now’s the time.
- Submit your design
- Community voting
- Bragging rights
For more guidelines: https://bit.ly/4qhrcJE
Deadline: Friday, Feb. 6. Email the design to conference@ire.org
- Submit your design
- Community voting
- Bragging rights
For more guidelines: https://bit.ly/4qhrcJE
Deadline: Friday, Feb. 6. Email the design to conference@ire.org
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Proud to share that @andreasuozzo.com and I received second place in @ire.org’s Philip Meyer Award for our data reporting in “Life of the Mother,” which quantified the impact of Texas’s abortion ban on pregnancy loss ❤️💔 we will be at #nicar26 next month hosting a panel on maternal health reporting!
February 3, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Proud to share that @andreasuozzo.com and I received second place in @ire.org’s Philip Meyer Award for our data reporting in “Life of the Mother,” which quantified the impact of Texas’s abortion ban on pregnancy loss ❤️💔 we will be at #nicar26 next month hosting a panel on maternal health reporting!
IRE is proud to announce the winners of the 2025 Philip Meyer Journalism Award! This annual contest recognizes the best use of social science research methods in journalism.
February 3, 2026 at 5:46 PM
IRE is proud to announce the winners of the 2025 Philip Meyer Journalism Award! This annual contest recognizes the best use of social science research methods in journalism.
Investigative Reporters and Editors strongly condemns the arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort, who covered a Jan. 18 protest against immigration enforcement at a church in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Read IRE's statement: https://bit.ly/4rhavyW
Read IRE's statement: https://bit.ly/4rhavyW
January 30, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Investigative Reporters and Editors strongly condemns the arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort, who covered a Jan. 18 protest against immigration enforcement at a church in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Read IRE's statement: https://bit.ly/4rhavyW
Read IRE's statement: https://bit.ly/4rhavyW
Start your engines, journalists. The NICAR conference is heading to Indianapolis this March.
If your reporting relies on data, #NICAR26 is the premier conference for you.
Early-bird registration for #NICAR26 ends on Friday, Jan. 30.
Register here: https://bit.ly/4oDxQJH
If your reporting relies on data, #NICAR26 is the premier conference for you.
Early-bird registration for #NICAR26 ends on Friday, Jan. 30.
Register here: https://bit.ly/4oDxQJH
NICAR 2026
March 5-8, 2026 Join IRE & NICAR for our annual data journalism conference – March 5-8, 2026, in Indianapolis, Indiana. NICAR is our annual conferenced focused on all things data journalism. Attendees...
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January 29, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Start your engines, journalists. The NICAR conference is heading to Indianapolis this March.
If your reporting relies on data, #NICAR26 is the premier conference for you.
Early-bird registration for #NICAR26 ends on Friday, Jan. 30.
Register here: https://bit.ly/4oDxQJH
If your reporting relies on data, #NICAR26 is the premier conference for you.
Early-bird registration for #NICAR26 ends on Friday, Jan. 30.
Register here: https://bit.ly/4oDxQJH
The New York Watchdog Workshop is underway at CUNY.
On Friday, Susan Berfield of Bloomberg Businessweek delivered a standout session on business investigations.
Pictured with her are Jane Sasseen of the McGraw Center for Business Journalism and Walt Bogdanich of The New York Times.
On Friday, Susan Berfield of Bloomberg Businessweek delivered a standout session on business investigations.
Pictured with her are Jane Sasseen of the McGraw Center for Business Journalism and Walt Bogdanich of The New York Times.
January 23, 2026 at 8:25 PM
The New York Watchdog Workshop is underway at CUNY.
On Friday, Susan Berfield of Bloomberg Businessweek delivered a standout session on business investigations.
Pictured with her are Jane Sasseen of the McGraw Center for Business Journalism and Walt Bogdanich of The New York Times.
On Friday, Susan Berfield of Bloomberg Businessweek delivered a standout session on business investigations.
Pictured with her are Jane Sasseen of the McGraw Center for Business Journalism and Walt Bogdanich of The New York Times.
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The Howard Center for Investigative Journalism obtained and analyzed the off-duty employment policies of more than 100 police agencies across the country. The team of journalists analyzed each policy in comparison to best practices identified by policing experts.
www.cbsnews.com/projects/202...
www.cbsnews.com/projects/202...
The off-duty police officer employment policies of more than 100 agencies across the U.S.
In partnership with CBS News, the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism at Arizona State University obtained and analyzed the off-duty employment policies of more than 100 police agencies across…
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January 22, 2026 at 5:27 PM
The Howard Center for Investigative Journalism obtained and analyzed the off-duty employment policies of more than 100 police agencies across the country. The team of journalists analyzed each policy in comparison to best practices identified by policing experts.
www.cbsnews.com/projects/202...
www.cbsnews.com/projects/202...
The early bird deadline for NICAR26 has been extended to Jan 30, 2026! The cutoff for the hotel rate is Feb 9, 2026.
Register now: https://bit.ly/4oDxQJH
Register now: https://bit.ly/4oDxQJH
January 22, 2026 at 4:45 PM
The early bird deadline for NICAR26 has been extended to Jan 30, 2026! The cutoff for the hotel rate is Feb 9, 2026.
Register now: https://bit.ly/4oDxQJH
Register now: https://bit.ly/4oDxQJH
The 2025 IRE Awards deadline is approaching.
The IRE Awards recognize the best in investigative journalism across print, video, audio, online, student work, books, and more.
Submit your story by Wednesday, Jan. 21 at 5 p.m. ET.
Check our website for more: https://www.ire.org/awards/ire-awards/
The IRE Awards recognize the best in investigative journalism across print, video, audio, online, student work, books, and more.
Submit your story by Wednesday, Jan. 21 at 5 p.m. ET.
Check our website for more: https://www.ire.org/awards/ire-awards/
January 20, 2026 at 9:02 PM
The 2025 IRE Awards deadline is approaching.
The IRE Awards recognize the best in investigative journalism across print, video, audio, online, student work, books, and more.
Submit your story by Wednesday, Jan. 21 at 5 p.m. ET.
Check our website for more: https://www.ire.org/awards/ire-awards/
The IRE Awards recognize the best in investigative journalism across print, video, audio, online, student work, books, and more.
Submit your story by Wednesday, Jan. 21 at 5 p.m. ET.
Check our website for more: https://www.ire.org/awards/ire-awards/
The deadline to apply to the New York Watchdog Workshop (Jan. 23-24) at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY is quickly approaching. Apply before Monday, Jan. 19 at 11:59 EDT. https://bit.ly/4bDithf
Includes free registration + 1-year IRE membership.
Includes free registration + 1-year IRE membership.
New York Watchdog Workshop Fellowship Application
Deadline is Monday, Jan. 19, at 11:59 p.m. EDT
Elevate your investigative and data skills by applying for an IRE fellowship for professional development training at the Craig Newmark Graduate School...
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January 16, 2026 at 9:47 PM
The deadline to apply to the New York Watchdog Workshop (Jan. 23-24) at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY is quickly approaching. Apply before Monday, Jan. 19 at 11:59 EDT. https://bit.ly/4bDithf
Includes free registration + 1-year IRE membership.
Includes free registration + 1-year IRE membership.
IRE strongly condemns the FBI raid of Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson's home.
IRE stands with reporter Hannah Natanson and The Washington Post.
Read the rest of our statement: https://bit.ly/4qtP79U
IRE stands with reporter Hannah Natanson and The Washington Post.
Read the rest of our statement: https://bit.ly/4qtP79U
IRE statement on FBI raid of Hannah Natanson’s home
IRE strongly condemns the raid of a Washington Post reporter’s home by the FBI, purportedly in an effort to seize classified documents provided to the reporter as she investigates President Donald Tru...
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January 14, 2026 at 11:16 PM
IRE strongly condemns the FBI raid of Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson's home.
IRE stands with reporter Hannah Natanson and The Washington Post.
Read the rest of our statement: https://bit.ly/4qtP79U
IRE stands with reporter Hannah Natanson and The Washington Post.
Read the rest of our statement: https://bit.ly/4qtP79U
Interested in a new tool to help trace where generic prescription drugs are manufactured and review FDA inspection data?
ProPublica is hosting a virtual discussion and demonstration of Rx Inspector.
Join the event on Jan. 14 at 4 p.m. ET.
Register: https://events.propublica.org/rxinspector
ProPublica is hosting a virtual discussion and demonstration of Rx Inspector.
Join the event on Jan. 14 at 4 p.m. ET.
Register: https://events.propublica.org/rxinspector
ProPublica Event - How to Use Our Rx Inspector News App
Join our reporters as they show users how to track the manufacturing of generic prescription drugs.
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January 12, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Interested in a new tool to help trace where generic prescription drugs are manufactured and review FDA inspection data?
ProPublica is hosting a virtual discussion and demonstration of Rx Inspector.
Join the event on Jan. 14 at 4 p.m. ET.
Register: https://events.propublica.org/rxinspector
ProPublica is hosting a virtual discussion and demonstration of Rx Inspector.
Join the event on Jan. 14 at 4 p.m. ET.
Register: https://events.propublica.org/rxinspector
Want to level up your investigative editing skills in 2026?
The next cycle of the IRE-approved Certificate in Investigative Editing from Arizona State University’s Howard Center for Investigative Journalism kicks Monday, Jan. 12.
https://careercatalyst.asu.edu/programs/investigative-editing-ire/
The next cycle of the IRE-approved Certificate in Investigative Editing from Arizona State University’s Howard Center for Investigative Journalism kicks Monday, Jan. 12.
https://careercatalyst.asu.edu/programs/investigative-editing-ire/
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January 10, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Want to level up your investigative editing skills in 2026?
The next cycle of the IRE-approved Certificate in Investigative Editing from Arizona State University’s Howard Center for Investigative Journalism kicks Monday, Jan. 12.
https://careercatalyst.asu.edu/programs/investigative-editing-ire/
The next cycle of the IRE-approved Certificate in Investigative Editing from Arizona State University’s Howard Center for Investigative Journalism kicks Monday, Jan. 12.
https://careercatalyst.asu.edu/programs/investigative-editing-ire/
Hey New York area journalists!
@ire.org is coming to New York on Jan. 23-24 for a special mini-conference.
Learn from top reporters and enhance your investigative and data journalism skillset.
Sign up for the Watchdog Workshop today: https://tinyurl.com/IRENYC2026
@ire.org is coming to New York on Jan. 23-24 for a special mini-conference.
Learn from top reporters and enhance your investigative and data journalism skillset.
Sign up for the Watchdog Workshop today: https://tinyurl.com/IRENYC2026
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January 9, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Hey New York area journalists!
@ire.org is coming to New York on Jan. 23-24 for a special mini-conference.
Learn from top reporters and enhance your investigative and data journalism skillset.
Sign up for the Watchdog Workshop today: https://tinyurl.com/IRENYC2026
@ire.org is coming to New York on Jan. 23-24 for a special mini-conference.
Learn from top reporters and enhance your investigative and data journalism skillset.
Sign up for the Watchdog Workshop today: https://tinyurl.com/IRENYC2026
Apply for an IRE Fellowship to attend investigative & data journalism training at CUNY on Jan. 23–24, 2026. https://bit.ly/CUNYfellowshipApp2026
Preference for journalists covering historically marginalized communities & journalists of color.
Deadline: Mon., Jan. 19 at 11:59 p.m. ET.
Preference for journalists covering historically marginalized communities & journalists of color.
Deadline: Mon., Jan. 19 at 11:59 p.m. ET.
New York Watchdog Workshop Fellowship Application
Deadline is Monday, Jan. 19, at 11:59 p.m. EDT
Elevate your investigative and data skills by applying for an IRE fellowship for professional development training at the Craig Newmark Graduate School...
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January 9, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Apply for an IRE Fellowship to attend investigative & data journalism training at CUNY on Jan. 23–24, 2026. https://bit.ly/CUNYfellowshipApp2026
Preference for journalists covering historically marginalized communities & journalists of color.
Deadline: Mon., Jan. 19 at 11:59 p.m. ET.
Preference for journalists covering historically marginalized communities & journalists of color.
Deadline: Mon., Jan. 19 at 11:59 p.m. ET.
Investigative journalism is more important now more than ever.
In 1975, a small group of reporters from around the country created the Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE) with a mission to promote excellence in investigative journalism. (1/7)
www.ire.org/donate/
In 1975, a small group of reporters from around the country created the Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE) with a mission to promote excellence in investigative journalism. (1/7)
www.ire.org/donate/
Donate to IRE
An investment with an impact Your donation to IRE helps provide essential training, mentorship and support to thousands of journalists in newsrooms large and small around the world. Donations may be t...
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December 29, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Investigative journalism is more important now more than ever.
In 1975, a small group of reporters from around the country created the Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE) with a mission to promote excellence in investigative journalism. (1/7)
www.ire.org/donate/
In 1975, a small group of reporters from around the country created the Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE) with a mission to promote excellence in investigative journalism. (1/7)
www.ire.org/donate/