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Don't be a stenographer and other tips from a Pulitzer Prize winner

Published: October 27, 2010 | Written by: hdcoadmin
By Mark Horvit, IRE Executive Director Nigel Jaquiss has  a strong but simple message for those who cover local government: "Do not be a stenographer." Jaquiss, a Pultizer Prize and […]
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Apply now for the Philip Meyer Journalism Awards

Published: October 13, 2010 | Written by: hdcoadmin
Toxic air and school children. Deadly infections in hospitals. Dangerous care in nursing homes. Journalists tackled each of these issues last year with work that won the Philip Meyer Journalism […]
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Check out these training sessions online

Published: October 12, 2010 | Written by: hdcoadmin
There are new training videos are available on the IRE website, including free CAR training videos for IRE members. If you missed Tisha Thompson's recent webinar that highlighted documents and […]
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Dig into local leaders

Published: September 28, 2010 | Written by: hdcoadmin
By Doug Haddix, IRE training director Reporters should make one to three calls a day to sources whom they don’t need for a deadline story. That’s the most effective way […]
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IRE announces new training fellowship for rural journalism

Published: September 26, 2010 | Written by: hdcoadmin
A new fellowship is available for reporters from news organizations that serve a largely rural audience. It will help send such journalists to IRE's computer-assisted reporting boot camps. The R-CAR […]
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IRE census training in Vegas plus webinars

Published: September 22, 2010 | Written by: hdcoadmin
Investigative Reporters and Editors will present a half-day census workshop Oct. 4 during the SPJ national convention in Las Vegas. Full details are online at http://www.spj.org/c-halfday.asp. USA TODAY database editor […]
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Two photojournalists shot, one killed in Juarez

Published: September 17, 2010 | Written by: hdcoadmin
Two photographers for the Mexican daily newspaper El Diario de Juarez were shot Thursday by unidentified gunmen outside the newspaper offices. Luis Carlos Santiago, a 21-year-old recently-hired photographer, was killed; […]
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Census workshops scheduled this fall

Published: September 8, 2010 | Written by: hdcoadmin
IRE will present two regional workshops this fall to help you get ready for Census 2010 data and learn how to use annual census surveys to produce compelling enterprise stories. […]
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Be a Better Business Watchdog

Published: September 3, 2010 | Written by: hdcoadmin
Polish your skills in computer-assisted reporting (CAR) and learn how to hold local businesses accountable with this free workshop in Atlanta, Oct. 11, co-presented by the Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism […]
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Quick fix to tame PDFs

Published: September 1, 2010 | Written by: hdcoadmin
By Jaimi Dowdell, IRE training director A couple of weeks ago, I was teaching at a computer-assisted reporting boot camp in San Diego. The class had been through spreadsheets and […]
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