Looking to connect with other journalism educations at #IRE26? Come to Chesapeake JKL at 3:45 p.m. Thursday for the Networking: Educators session to forge new connections and meet up colleagues.
Craig Lyons
@craiglyons.bsky.social
Managing editor at the Arnolt Center for Investigative Journalism at Indiana University. Veteran newspaper reporter. Adopted Hoosier, native Mainer.
In advance of #SunshineWeek, @rcfp.org attorney Kris Cundiff shares his top 5⃣ tips for obtaining public records in Indiana.
5 tips for making the most out of Indiana’s public records law
In advance of Sunshine Week, RCFP's Kris Cundiff shares his top tips for obtaining public records in Indiana.
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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
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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“Like you, we felt betrayed”: The faculty at The Media School issued this letter today in support of our students and a free press at Indiana University. www.idsnews.com/article/2025...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Media School faculty sign open letter to students
A open letter to students signed by 48 Media School faculty members.
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Indiana’s U.S. House of Representatives delegation and their staffers have accepted over $640,000 in privately sponsored international travel since 2020, the Arnolt Center found. Thanks to @indianacapitalchronicle.com for publishing the story. indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/07/29/f...
Five-star stays and Michelin-starred meals: Interest groups foot the bill for congressional travel • Indiana Capital Chronicle
Indiana’s U.S. House of Representatives delegation have accepted roughly $640,000 in privately sponsored international travel since 2020
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@stacykess.bsky.social is doing great work (also, she’s a former Hoosier and current New Englander). Happy to support @equalaccesspublicmedia.org and its mission.
Spring. The birds are chirping. The grass is growing. And @equalaccesspublicmedia.org is raising funds to launch the National Tab. Join us! givebutter.com/c/EAMP2024 youtu.be/REtGjYiS-wI?...
The latest from the Arnolt Center and Chalkbeat Indiana: Scholarships for career-driven Indiana teens are growing and gaining fans, but lack transparency. State agencies denied records requests for invoices related to spending and distribution of taxpayer dollars. www.chalkbeat.org/indiana/2025...
The footprint of Career Scholarship Accounts is growing. Transparency for them is lacking.
The two-year old program that connects students to local businesses to provide them work experience is at full capacity, and lawmakers could soon increase its funding. But figuring out how much money ...
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Many thanks to @ire-nicar.bsky.social for giving me the opportunity to lead my first panel (Google Sheets 2) at NICAR in Minneapolis last week. A special shoutout to @ksophiewill.bsky.social for her coaching assistance during the session. (Photo by Rashika Jaipuriar/IRE)
The Arnolt Center for Investigative Journalism at Indiana University and The Media School are well represented at #NICAR25. @ire-nicar.bsky.social, @kathleenmjohnston.bsky.social, @egawthrop.bsky.social