Investigative Reporting Workshop

05/06/2026

03/05/2026

Our wonderful collaborators on POGO's investigative team, including director Brandon Brockmyer, far left, and senior investigator Nick Schwellenbach, second from right, joined us for a brainstorming session over tacos this week. Will Sytsma, Luisa Clausen, and Isabel Del Mastro shared their latest research and reporting.

01/15/2026

Our joint investigation with the Project on Government Oversight sheds light on an agency whose employees are rarely held accountable for violent tactics. Read the full story: http://bit.ly/4pJKuqZ

12/05/2025

Our research at IRW of the last two years grounded a new story published today by The Barbed Wire in Texas. Cara Kelly's story focuses on the 10-year effort in the state to pass a bathroom bill, which restricts the rights of LGBTQ+ residents and carries the highest financial penalties of any bathroom bill in the nation.

In fighting for bathroom bills in Houston, Texas conservatives provided a blueprint for the rest of the country.

11/10/2025

We’re thrilled to be kicking off our fundraising drive with the Institute for Nonprofit News. This campaign is one of our biggest of the year, and INN will match donations up to $1,000 per donor.

What your donation pays for:
$100 Sends one student to the IRE national conference for professional training and networking
$225 Supports an intern's weekly, hands-on, investigative reporting stipend
$500 Connects five students with professional development and networking at the IRE national conference
$3,150 Funds one semester-long, mentored, journalism fellowship
https://bit.ly/47GAh7x

11/06/2025

Today we’re kicking off our NewsMatch campaign at the Investigative Reporting Workshop!

There’s never been a more critical time to stand up for and protect newsrooms like ours that provide an essential public service.

Through Dec. 31st, NewsMatch will match your new monthly donation up to $1,000. This is a great opportunity to help power our work into 2026.

We're proud to continue our accountability reporting, particularly our work on border enforcement and immigration, the housing crisis and health care.

Will you show your support for our reporting today?
https://investigativereportingworkshop.org/support/

10/29/2025

Double Exposure film spotlight: Ask E. Jean, directed by Ivy Meeropol, profiles author and columnist E. Jean Carroll, who sued Donald Trump for defamation and sexual abuse, and won. The film traces her journey and the impact she had as a public figure during and as an inspiration for women to speak up. It explores the fault lines where gender, media and justice meet.

The film will screen on Oct. 31 at the U.S. Naval Heritage Center, followed by an audience talkback with Meeropol.

Get tickets to the Double Exposure Investigative Film Festival with the Investigative Reporting Workshop's discount code AUIRW25 for 10% off.

10/20/2025

Today we launched phase 1 of our newly redesigned website, with links to recent stories co-reported and published with some of our many recent partners, including Mother Jones, City & State NY and The Maine Monitor. In the coming weeks, we'll roll out staff pages and more news stories. Thanks to everyone who made this possible, including designer Kelly Martin and web developer Aaron Buckner. investigativereportingworkshop.org

10/09/2025

Congratulations to Charles Piller, investigative journalist for Science Magazine, on receiving the 2025 Victor Cohn Prize for Excellence in Medical Science Reporting from the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing (CASW).

Piller, who has worked with IRW fellows for years, was recognized for his high-impact investigations that revealed the risks of experimental drugs, prompted NIH oversight and raised questions about Alzheimer’s research. Judges praised his persistence, rigor and commitment to accountability in biomedical science.

The Victor Cohn Prize honors exceptional medical science reporting published within the past five years and will be presented on Nov. 9 at ScienceWriters2025 in Chicago.

Learn more about the award and Piller’s reporting: https://casw.org/news/charles-piller-wins-2025-victor-cohn-prize/