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Philip Meyer Award - Call for Entries

Published: October 1, 2009 | Written by: hdcoadmin
It's once again time to apply for the Philip Meyer Award. Established in 2005, the award was created to honor Philip Meyer's pioneering efforts to utilize social science research methods […]
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Housing association under scrutiny after newpaper exposes problems

Published: September 28, 2009 | Written by: hdcoadmin
Lewis Kamb of The News Tribune (Tacoma, Wash) writes that Washington state commerce officials have launched an investigation of the Martin Luther King Housing Development Association. The probe follows News […]
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Subcontractor unpaid after Army contract job

Published: September 22, 2009 | Written by: hdcoadmin
Reporter Cary Spivak of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported than MLDC Inc., an Idaho company, landed a multiyear, six-figure contract for work at Fort McCoy in Wisconsin last summer, but […]
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Water tainted with mercury ignored by government

Published: September 21, 2009 | Written by: hdcoadmin
Abandoned mercury mines in California are contaminating many of the state's waterways,  reports Jason Dearen.  An investigation by the Associated Press found that "the federal government has tried to clean […]
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Campus Coverage Project launches; Apply by Oct. 12

Published: September 21, 2009 | Written by: hdcoadmin
IRE, in partnership with Education Writers Association and the Student Press Law Center, is launching a program to share investigative reporting skills with college and university students that they can […]
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"The Informant!" opens tonight

Published: September 18, 2009 | Written by: hdcoadmin
The movie "The Informant!," which opens at theaters tonight, is based upon the IRE-honored book by Kurt Eichenwald. The book was a finalist in the book category in the 2000 […]
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Tips on interviewing and sourcing

Published: September 15, 2009 | Written by: hdcoadmin
By Doug Haddix IRE training director There’s nothing wrong – and everything right – with rehearsing interviews, especially those that must be done by phone, according to Manny Garcia, executive […]
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Washington Redskins: The Toughest Ticket in Town

Published: September 3, 2009 | Written by: hdcoadmin
For more than 70 years, the Washington Redskins have boasted that they have sold out every game. Seats are so scarce that the waiting list for general admission season tickets […]
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IRE introduces its first eBook title

Published: September 3, 2009 | Written by: hdcoadmin
The IRE Bookstore is pleased to announce our first eBook title, "Understanding Crime Statistics: A Reporter's Guide, 2nd Ed." Our eBooks will provide you with useful desktop references that you […]
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Army ends practice of profiling journalists covering war efforts

Published: August 31, 2009 | Written by: hdcoadmin
Stars and Stripes (Washington, D.C.) reporter Kevin Baron reports that less than a week after the paper first revealed that the Pentagon was routinely profiling journalists, the Army decided to […]
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