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Editor's note

Welcome to The IRE Journal Online! Here you'll find all the in-depth stories and regular departments you've enjoyed in the print version, plus new audio and interactive features, including the latest IRE Radio Podcast episodes. Let us know what you think at editorial@ire.org.

Editor's note

Welcome to The IRE Journal Online! Here you'll find all the in-depth stories and regular departments you've enjoyed in the print version, plus new audio and interactive features, including the latest IRE Radio Podcast episodes. Let us know what you think at editorial@ire.org.


Departments

FOI Files: Trump 2.0
David Cuillier, Brechner Freedom of Information Project

Collected Wisdom: The quest for diversity evolves
Francisco Vara-Orta, IRE & NICAR

Opening Letter: Disability news and community
Francisco Vara-Orta, IRE & NICAR

Investigator's Toolbox: Four starters
Nakylah Carter, IRE & NICAR

Data Dive: Vulnerable in Texas
Neelam Bohra, The Texas Tribune; Caroline Ghisolfi, Austin American-Statesman

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Newsletters

I-Team Toolkit •
I-Team Toolkit: Broadcast highlights from NICAR25

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Local Matters •
Toxic household products, open records law violations and a dangerous hospital

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Quick Hits •
🏆 Nominate a journalist for the Don Bolles Medal

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Unearthing a broken promise

Using AI and historical records, investigative journalists at partnering newsrooms uncovered names of formerly enslaved people who received – and then lost – land promised under Reconstruction.

Investigating how loopholes and middlemen are breaking America’s H-1B visa system

In December 2023, with the migrant surge at the US-Mexico border dominating the national conversation, Bloomberg data investigations reporter Eric Fan was crafting a series of Freedom of Information Act requests that would crack open another problematic part of America’s immigration system — the skilled-worker visa program known as H-1B.

The sun is setting on government transparency in Florida – and secrecy creep is affecting the rest of the US, too

Florida, the “Sunshine State,” once known as a beacon of government transparency, is growing ever darker, and the clouds are spreading throughout the United States.

Sunshine Week calls attention to darkening skies over college campuses

Open records laws have helped journalists and watchdog groups uncover wrongdoing at universities around the country — but those very laws are under threat.

Secrecy gives the government control. FOIA can restore the power imbalance

Excessive government secrecy takes many forms, including denying or ignoring FOIA requests and deleting data from websites. These tactics prevent the public from meaningfully participating in self-government in every area secrecy touches.

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