Join us Aug. 26 at 2 p.m. ET for Everything Old Is News Again: Treasure-Hunting in the Archives with GBH/The American Archive of Public Broadcasting. This FREE webinar for IRE members will show you how archives can strengthen your reporting: https://bit.ly/4gcO4bm

🚨 Last call for pitches! This is your last week to help shape #AccessFest2026. What investigative journalism topics do you want to learn about? Have a great speaker or session idea? We want to hear it. Submit your ideas by Sunday, Aug. 9. 💡 Pitch your idea: https://bit.ly/4vQ1OOJ

🚨 Last call for pitches! This is your last week to help shape #AccessFest2026. What investigative journalism topics do you want to learn about? Have a great speaker or session idea? We want to hear it. Submit your ideas by Sunday, Aug. 9. Pitch your idea: https://bit.ly/4yRVEzC

Check your e-mail inbox today for the weekly edition of "Local Matters," an IRE-sponsored newsletter featuring the best local watchdog journalism from across the country. Subscribe for free: https://bit.ly/4aorGJx. Submit your best work at localmatters@ire.org

For 2026 Chauncey Bailey Fellow Daniel Mollenkamp, IRE's backing meant more than funding, it gave him confidence and credibility. Now an investigative correspondent at The Emancipator at Howard University, Daniel shares why fellowships matter. Apply: https://bit.ly/4vEMyUb

Join us for a special Virtual Office Hours on Aug. 12 at 1 p.m. ET to help shape IRE's next strategic plan. Hear from IRE leadership, ask questions and share your ideas for the organization's future. Register: https://bit.ly/4vSIZcX Can't make it? Submit feedback by Aug. 25: https://bit.ly/3RoTjvj

Bob Butler helped lead the groundbreaking Chauncey Bailey Project, a collaborative investigation that helped uncover the truth and bring those responsible for Bailey's murder to justice. Apply to the Chauncey Bailey Journalist of Color Investigative Reporting Fellowship: https://bit.ly/4fODzKi

📢 Applications for the AccessFest 2026 Fellowship are open! ✔️ Complimentary AccessFest registration ✔️ A one-year IRE membership ✔️ Access to investigative journalism training and resources Deadline: Sept. 13, 2026 (11:59 p.m. ET) Apply now: https://bit.ly/44TjGg2

Save the date! 📅 AccessFest 2026 returns Oct. 8–10 with three days of virtual watchdog journalism training. Help shape this year's conference! Share your speaker ideas, session topics and feedback by Aug. 9. No idea is too small—and you can submit more than one. Pitch: https://bit.ly/4vQ1OOJ

AccessFest 2026 call for ideas

Investigative Reporters and Editors is planning another conference, and we need your help! Use this form to share speaker suggestions, topic ideas and other feedback for the 2026 AccessFest Conferenc...

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Current Chauncey Bailey Fellow Lea Zora Scruggs is investigating birth defects in South Texas while building investigative and data reporting skills through IRE mentorship and training. Apply for the Chauncey Bailey Fellowship by Sept. 1: https://bit.ly/4vEMyUb

Please join us in welcoming Jonathan Kealing on his first day as Executive Director of IRE! Jonathan brings extensive experience in journalism and nonprofit leadership, and we're excited for what's ahead. If you see him at an upcoming IRE event, introduce yourself! 👋

Looking for funding to support your reporting, storytelling or professional development? Here are two opportunities worth checking out. Jacki and Jeff Karsh Journalism Fellowship — https://bit.ly/4wojKAs Kapor Foundation Research Fellowship — https://bit.ly/4b9SPzI

AccessFest 2026, IRE's fully virtual conference, returns Oct. 8–10, bringing three days of practical, hands-on watchdog journalism training to your screen. Register today and reserve your spot: https://bit.ly/4vxIAg7 Registration rates: Professionals: $76 Students: $26

IRE Training Director and IRE Journal Managing Editor Adam Rhodes is at NAHJ in New Orleans. They are leading two sessions to help journalists strengthen their investigative reporting and data skills. Half-day Workshop TODAY at 2:40–5:10 p.m. TOMORROW: Data Journalism Basics July 25 9–10:30 a.m.

Join IRE's Investigative Editors and Managers of Color for a free webinar featuring Kimbriell Kelly, Pulitzer Prize-winning Editor-in-Chief of Chicago Public Media. 📅 Friday, July 24 🕛 Noon–1 p.m. E Reserve your spot today: https://bit.ly/4ptysDx

📣 We're planning the rest of IRE's 2026 webinars—and we need your input! Whether you've attended a webinar, watched a recording, registered but missed it, or have ideas for future topics, we'd love to hear from you. 📝 Share your feedback: https://bit.ly/3TNv1M4

The San Antonio Area Foundation, as part of its Press Forward San Antonio (PFSA) initiative, has launched the Diana “DeeDee” Fuentes Journalism Trailblazer Award: https://bit.ly/4vNgwFv Buy a memorial shirt to support Diana’s endowed training fund: https://bit.ly/3T8UzTO

At the Indigenous Journalists Association's Indigenous Media Conference? Join @faraorta, IRE’s Interim Deputy Executive Director/DBEI Director, for “Backgrounding Like a Boss” on Thursday, July 23, 8:30–9:30 a.m. in Salon EF. See where IRE training is headed next: https://bit.ly/4dMX06K

Heading to #NAHJ26 in New Orleans? IRE Training Director and IRE Journal Managing Editor Adam Rhodes will lead a half-day workshop and a 90-minute session on data journalism basics. 📊 Half-day workshop 🗓 July 24 | 2:40 p.m.–5:10 p.m. 💻 Data Journalism Basics 🗓 July 25 | 9:00 a.m.–10:30 a.m.

Join the IRE Investigative Editors and Managers of Color Community for a free summer webinar series featuring award-winning editors: 📅 July 24: Kimbriell Kelly 📅 July 31: Fernanda Santos 📅 Aug. 7: Sisi Wei Sign up today! https://bit.ly/4ptysDx

Discover 10 AI tools that can help you search records, organize documents, summarize meetings, build maps and strengthen your reporting—all while using AI ethically. Read IRE Training Director @aviationqueen.bsky.social latest IRE Journal article: https://bit.ly/3R409pU

The fan-favorite "Truth Has Claws" merch is officially in the IRE Journal Store! 🐾 And yes—the Diana Fuentes Memorial T-shirt is available, too. ❤️ We'd love to see you repping IRE! 🐾 Truth Has Claws collection - https://bit.ly/4fnpdAk ❤️ Diana Fuentes Memorial T-shirt - https://bit.ly/4ytFdt1

Save the date! 📅 AccessFest 2026 returns Oct. 8–10 with three days of virtual watchdog journalism training. Help shape this year's conference! Share your speaker ideas, session topics and feedback by Aug. 9. No idea is too small—and you can submit more than one. Pitch: https://bit.ly/4vQ1OOJ

There are stories only you can tell. If you're a journalist of color based in the U.S., apply for the Chauncey Bailey Journalists of Color Investigative Reporting Fellowship. Bet on yourself. Apply by Sept. 1: https://bit.ly/4vEMyUb

Congratulations to the 2026 Koch Continuum Grant recipients! 🎉 Marissa Evans and Brian Howey have been selected for their investigative reporting projects focused on public health, disability, and accountability. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4tve8lW

Registration is open for AccessFest26! Join IRE Oct. 8–10 for 3 days of virtual watchdog journalism training. Learn from expert trainers, sharpen your investigative skills and connect with journalists. Rates are $76 for professionals and $26 for students. Register: https://bit.ly/4vxIAg7

💬 Your questions. Your ideas. Your IRE. Join IRE Board President @hinklej.bsky.social and Executive Director @jkealing.bsky.social for Office Hours on July 15 to discuss the future of IRE, AccessFest26 and ways to volunteer on a committee. Register: https://bit.ly/4aF4UN4

Today, Francisco Vara-Orta, IRE's interim deputy executive director and director of diversity, belonging, equity and inclusion, is training students in the Texas Hill Country Youth Media Initiative. The program equips high school students with journalism and media production skills.

🚨IRE Board President @hinklej.bsky.social shares exciting news that Jonathan Kealing will be the organization’s new Executive Director starting July 27! 🎉 👉 https://conta.cc/4h58yUk

IRE stands in solidarity with the New York Times and its reporting team. We call on the Trump Administration to withdraw the subpoenas issued by the Dept of Justice. https://bit.ly/4fhsbX3

IRE condemns DOJ subpoenas of New York Times journalists

IRE condemns the recent Department of Justice action to subpoena New York Times journalists following their reporting on security concerns surrounding President Trump’s new Qatari-donated Air Force On...

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