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(Dec. 9, 2024) — With the new year approaching and a new presidential administration coming into place, we asked the IRE training team for their best advice to journalists. These IRE trainers teach journalists and work with partner journalism organizations all over the country, so they have a strong pulse on the industry. Here’s what they shared:
"As we continue to live through unprecedented times, it’s always good to reacquaint ourselves as journalists with our code of ethics and seek community among our colleagues to gut-check what is set to be a challenging year of fact-checking and adding context to what elected officials say. We can’t be scared to tell the truth because of accusations of partisanship and that’s where digging into data, facts and backgrounding will be crucial." — Francisco Vara-Orta, Director of Diversity and Inclusion
"Lean on your fellow journalists—for mentorship, advice, solidarity, and support—when you need. Our work is stronger when we collaborate instead of compete. The next few years are going to be a challenging landscape for journalists across the country, and our work is going to be more important than ever." — Adam Rhodes, Training Director
"For me, 2025 will be the year of following the money, which goes hand in hand with the most crucial aspect of our craft: holding people in power accountable for their actions. I would add that we need to be more transparent with our working methods and never forget that the purpose of our job is to make our communities stronger and more sustainable." — Laura Moscoso, Training Director
"Accessing public records is likely going to get tougher, so it will be more important than ever to make friends with the record keepers. You know lots of people are going to be in a bad mood; you be the smiling one they like to see coming in the door. Stop by when you don’t need anything. Take some doughnuts or fill the candy dish every now and then. It may seem the world is going to heck in a handbasket but you don’t have to go with it!" — Diana R. Fuentes, Executive Director
"However you're stretching your skills in 2025, whether it's studying up on FOIA strategies or taking a data workshop from our talented colleagues on IRE's training team, don't be intimidated! Your pals in the IRE & NICAR community are here to support as you grow, wherever you're at on your journey." — Cody Winchester, Director of Technology and Online Resources
About IRE: Investigative Reporters & Editors is a grassroots nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the quality of investigative reporting. IRE provides training, resources and a community of support to thousands of journalists around the world. Membership is open to journalists, students and educators everywhere. Learn more about the organization and join us here.
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