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Reporting on inequality

No matter what your beat is, you should be including disability stories and data in your reporting.
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Collected Wisdom: Finding myself in news

Amanda Morris, a disability reporter for The Washington Post, shares the knowledge she's gained while telling stories for and about people with disabilities.
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Tom Koch’s vision for public health

Journalist and scholar Tom Koch built his career writing at the intersection of public health and social justice. Now, the longtime IRE member is helping a new generation of public health reporters and journalists working with disabilities.
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The story behind the investigation

Three reporting teams explain how they worked with ProPublica to expose local institutions failing vulnerable and disabled residents.
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Newsroom inclusion from a disability lens

Denise-Marie Ordway from The Journalist's Resource asks how we can better support colleagues with disabilities.
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Data Dive: Vulnerable in Texas

Are government programs to support disabled residents adequately serving the community? Two newsrooms in Texas explored this question in the context of public school privatization and dangerous residential care facilities.
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Investigator's Toolbox: Four starters

Disability is often excluded from conversations about diversity, but there are many resources available to help journalists address this problem. Although not an exhaustive list, IRE has gathered the following four guides as a helpful starting point for improving your newsroom’s disability coverage.
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Opening Letter: Disability news and community

IRE Director of Diversity and Inclusion Francisco Vara-Orta introduces the Q4 2024 edition of The IRE Journal, which focuses on disability issues in the news industry.
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