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Providing training, resources and a community of support to journalists worldwide. Become a member today! www.ire.org/join-ire/

IRE was formed in 1975 to create a forum in which journalists throughout the world could help each other by sharing story ideas, newsgathering techniques and news sources. We are headquartered at the Missouri School of Journalism in Columbia, Mo. We have more than 6,000 members worldwide, including journalists in print broadcast and online media, retirees, journalism educators and students. Visit IRE's Web site, www.ire.org, to learn about everything the organization has to offer. IRE operates the National Institute for Computer-Assisted Reporting, (NICAR) a joint venture with the Missouri School of Journalism. It's the leading resource computer-assisted reporting, also known as CAR, an ever-expanding field in which journalists using databases and other computer technology to report and present stories. The Database Library maintains a collection of national datasets to provide efficient and affordable data access for CAR projects and breaking news.

10/29/2026

On Oct. 21, IRE Executive Director Jonathan Kealing and Poynter’s Kristen Hare accepted the 2026 Internet Archive Hero Award for preserving local journalism online for future generations.

Is your archive at risk?
Next free cohort starts January 2027.
Apply NOW: https://bit.ly/4bZlQz1

10/27/2026

Your next big lesson could be someone else’s breakthrough. 💡

Figured out a new tool, cracked a messy dataset, or learned something the hard way? Teach it at .

Still need training? Pitch that too.

📅 Due Oct. 30
🔗 Send your idea now: https://bit.ly/4yBEqFr

10/26/2026

Get the records you want, minus the runaround. Join IRE’s Laura Kurtzberg & Adam Rhodes for “Prying Loose Public Records,” a free member webinar on wording requests and fighting denials.

🗓️ Thu, Nov. 5 | 1pm ET
Register now: https://bit.ly/4BubT7j

Not a member? Join today.

10/22/2026

IRE DBEI Director Francisco Vara-Orta trained 25 journalists and students in San Antonio on Oct. 16 to background and verify information.

Grateful to our longtime partner Military Veterans in Journalism for having us at its conference!

Book IRE training: [email protected]

10/21/2026

10/20/2026

Meet IRE’s new Chauncey Bailey Journalist of Color Investigative Reporting Fellows!

Today, October 20, Chauncey Bailey would have turned 77. Nineteen years after he was killed while reporting an investigative story in Oakland, Calif., we’re honoring him by announcing our new fellows on his birthday.

Daisy Zavala Magaña of RANGE Media in Spokane, Washington; Miguel Torres of CALÓ News in Phoenix, Arizona; and Nushrat Rahman of the Detroit Free Press/BridgeDetroit in Detroit, Michigan, will carry Bailey’s investigative legacy forward.

Over the next year, Magaña will track how farmworkers are exposed to toxic pesticides, the gaps in their care and the state’s failure to prevent it.

This fellowship will also allow Torres to follow the immigrants harmed by fraudulent service providers in Arizona and document how that harm is growing.

Rahman’s Chauncey Bailey project will examine the conditions Detroit renters live in, in a city where a third of residents live in poverty and homelessness is rising.

Established in 2019, the year-long fellowship helps journalists of color pursue in-depth investigative reporting projects with IRE training, support and mentorship.

Read the full announcement:

Congratulations, Daisy, Miguel and Nushrat! 🎉

10/20/2026

We're proud to share the first published story from 2026 Chauncey Bailey Fellow Daniel Mollenkamp's fellowship project.

Today, Chauncey Baily would have turned 77.

Nineteen years ago, he was killed while reporting for the Oakland Post (The Post News Group) in Oakland, California.

His legacy lives on through Mollenkamp's work. Our generous donors made this fellowship for journalists of color possible, offering Daniel training, mentorship and a year to dedicate to this investigation.

Read the story at The Emancipator: https://theemancipator.org/2026/10/16/investigations/as-public-schools-struggle-private-schools-that-once-fought-integration-poised-for-taxpayer-funded-windfall/

10/19/2026

Whether you’re at a conference, in a workshop or online, you should feel safe and respected at IRE.

A volunteer task force spent months revising our Code of Conduct so everyone can debate, learn and collaborate free of harassment.

Journalism is strengthened through open dialogue, rigorous debate and a free exchange of ideas, and that only works when everyone can take part free of harassment.

The updated code sets clear expectations for how we treat one another, so we can all learn, collaborate and engage in meaningful discussion.

We are proud to present a revised Code of Conduct that firmly reflects those ideals.
https://www.ire.org/2026/10/15/ire-announces-newly-revised-code-of-conduct-a-commitment-to-inclusion-safety-and-community/

10/16/2026

Join IRE for FOIAengine, Visualping Premium, thousands of tipsheets, fellowships, the IRE Journal, a global network of investigative journalists and much more.

Dig deeper with us. Join today: ire.org/join-ire

10/15/2026

IRE joined the University of Central Florida, Orlando Sentinel, Florida Center for Government Accountability, Seeking Rents, Oviedo Community News and The Florida Trib to train more than two dozen journalists for midterm coverage, on Sept. 26.

More on IRE training:https://www.ire.org/training/

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