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Bloomberg reporters find FOIA failures in Obama administration

Published: October 3, 2012 | Written by: hdcoadmin
Transparency Watch is an occasional series from IRE tracking the fight for open records. If you have a story about a quest for public records you'd like to share, email us at web@ire.org. […]
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Behind the Story: The cost of sugar supports

Published: October 2, 2012 | Written by: hdcoadmin
In a recent piece for the Florida Center for Investigative Reporting, Amy Green reports on the cost of sugar supports to American taxpayers.  She is currently working on a book […]
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Scranton Workshop: Invaluable investigative tools

Published: October 2, 2012 | Written by: hdcoadmin
By Christopher Dolan, University of Scranton From the art of the interview to “Facebook creeping,” we learned many invaluable investigative tools at IRE’s Scranton Watchdog Workshop. During the day-long event, various […]
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Now accepting 2013 CAR Conference T-shirt designs

Published: October 2, 2012 | Written by: hdcoadmin
The journalists who attend the Computer-Assisted Reporting Conference do many things for their newsrooms: They analyze data, build websites, write stories, scrape and acquire records. To honor this work, the National Institute […]
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Transparency Watch: Yearlong quest for open records yields story on million dollar spending

Published: September 27, 2012 | Written by: hdcoadmin
This is the first post under Transparency Watch, an occasional series from IRE tracking the fight for open records. If you have a story about a quest for public records you'd […]
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Behind the Story: How the marketing of Oxycontin trumped science

Published: September 25, 2012 | Written by: hdcoadmin
For more than a year, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has been investigating prescription drugs and the dangerous side effects of using opioids ot treat chronic pain. The latest installment of […]
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Health care reporting: AHCJ announces yearlong fellowship, and IRE resources to help coverage

Published: September 21, 2012 | Written by: hdcoadmin
Working on a project about health care systems? About to start one? Here are some resources to help: The Association of Health Care Journalists is offering Reporting Fellowships on Health Care […]
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Behind The Story: Mother Jones and the 47 percent

Published: September 21, 2012 | Written by: hdcoadmin
Mother Jones magazine shook up the presidential campaign on Monday when it released a video it obtained of Republican candidate Mitt Romney speaking at a private fundraiser. The  video included […]
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Data to fact check economic claims

Published: September 20, 2012 | Written by: hdcoadmin
Economic issues have taken center stage during this year's elections. Candidates for office are trying to tap into voters' discontent about unemployment, government spending and housing. It's easy for journalists […]
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IRE members winners in Knight News Challenge

Published: September 20, 2012 | Written by: hdcoadmin
Three IRE members were awarded Knight Foundation grants that will create online resources for journalists. The grants are part of six news innovations intended to improve access to information on […]
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