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A new fund that will provide crucial support for journalists working on data projects will be launched this fall.

Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE) will award grants thanks to a $50,000 donation from Google Ideas. 

IRE Executive Director Mark Horvit said the fund will allow more news organizations to do in-depth reporting.

 “Digging into data allows journalists to provide more depth to their stories and better inform their audience. This fund will help kick-start data projects at news organizations that otherwise wouldn’t have the resources to do this important work,” Horvit said.

The fund is expected to launch ...