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(April 11, 2025) — Investigative Reporters and Editors has a longstanding history of teaching journalists and students across the country. Along with planning our own events, our training team and longtime members also teach at conferences hosted by our partner organizations.
“This outreach helps reinforce our belief in collaboration and that all journalists can use watchdog techniques in their work,” said Francisco Vara-Orta, IRE’s Director of Diversity and Inclusion. “We’re grateful to our partners for opening their doors to us and always welcome them at our events in the spirit of collaboration, especially as we all collectively strive to help journalists do better work.”
So far this year, IRE staff and members serving as guest speaking ambassadors have attended the World Journalists Conference in Seoul, the Religion News Association and SABEW Conferences in Washington, D.C., and the SPJ Region 8 Conference in Texas.
Here’s where else IRE will be throughout 2025:
Jeff German Investigative Workshop | April 11-12
IRE is partnering with Weber State University to host the Jeff German Investigative Workshop April 11-12. We’re bringing in speakers from Salt Lake Tribune, FOX 13 Utah, and other local newsrooms to teach watchdog techniques and digital security tips. The workshop honors Jeff German, a longtime IRE member and Las Vegas-Review Journal investigative reporter killed in 2022.
SEJ Conference | April 22-26
Society of Environmental Journalists is hosting their annual conference at Arizona State University. This year’s theme is “Heat, Water and Growth: Confronting the Past, Surviving the Future.” Registration is open to SEJ members, nonmembers and students. IRE will be teaching classes on mapping and data journalism with Google Sheets. Â
AHCJ Conference | May 29-June 1
The Association of Health Care Journalists is hosting their annual conference for journalists, health care professionals, policymakers and other experts. IRE will teach classes on accessing health data and barriers trans people experience with accessing health care. Registration is open to AHCJ members, nonmembers and students.
Last year, IRE partnered with AHCJ to host a series of webinars on investigating the business of health care.
EWA National Seminar | May 30-31
The Education Writers Association is hosting their National Seminar to help attendees cover education on the federal, state and local level. IRE will be presenting sessions on data journalism and how to cover DEI issues.
IRE Conference | June 19-22
This is IRE’s biggest conference of the year, with timely training sessions on investigative techniques and data skills, as well as celebrations for IRE’s 50th anniversary.
Registration is open to IRE members (journalists, educators and students). The early-bird rate is available through April 28, with a special discount for members who are early-career journalists, full-time freelancers or currently unemployed. Not an IRE member yet? Learn more about member benefits and join today.
MVJ25 | July 8
Military Veterans in Journalism is hosting a day of workshops and panels for veterans and military spouses in the news field. IRE will teach a session.
NAHJ Conference | July 9-12
The National Association of Hispanic Journalists is hosting their annual conference, with leading Hispanic journalists and media professionals. IRE will teach a session.
ACP College Media Mega Workshop | July 10-12
Associated Collegiate Press’ annual workshop is at the University of Minnesota’s Twin Cities campus this year. It’s geared toward collegiate journalists and advisers to prepare them for their challenges going into the academic year. IRE will teach a session.
Advanced Data Journalism Bootcamp in R | Aug. 4-8
IRE’s third in-person bootcamp of the year will focus on R. This weeklong program will teach you how to use R, a powerful, open-source programming language for cleaning, analyzing and visualizing data. We'll also discuss finding and negotiating for data, solidifying your analysis, and using numbers in your stories.
Fellowships are available to help radio and TV journalists; journalists, students and educators of color; those who identify as part of the LGBTQ+ community; and those with disabilities. Apply using IRE’s Common App by May 6. Fellowships are also available for journalists serving rural communities. Apply by May 6.
NABJ Convention | Aug. 6-10
The National Association of Black Journalists is hosting their annual convention and also celebrating their 50th anniversary. IRE will be teaching classes on public records, verifying information online and how to incorporate watchdog techniques into everyday reporting.
IJA Conference | Aug. 13-15
The Indigenous Journalists Association is hosting their annual conference to support and enhance the knowledge and skills of journalists covering Indigenous communities. IRE will be teaching classes on backgrounding and verifying information online.
In addition to these events, IRE staff will be representing at the NLGJA Convention in Atlanta (Sept. 4-7), MediaFest25 in Washington, D.C. (Oct. 15-18), and the GIJN Conference in Kuala Lumpur (Nov. 20-24).
We're also hosting our all-virtual conference, AccessFest, in October, with dates to be announced soon. This conference offers the best programming from our in-person IRE and NICAR Conferences, as well as sessions focused on diversity, equity and inclusion in the newsroom and in news coverage.
We hope to see you soon!
If you can’t make it to one of these events, IRE offers custom training options where our trainers visit your newsroom (in-person or virtually) to teach you the skills you need. We offer classes on more than 50 topics, as well as select sessions in Spanish. Explore options and book a training today.
Want to partner with IRE? Reach out to the training team at training@ire.org.
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