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A guide to mastering the investigative interview
Good interviews should follow the same rules as good storytelling, Sher told attendees. Remember these four elements: character, context, conflict and conclusion. You need a character, and luckily, you’ve got one right in front of you: your interviewee. But you should also think about what part in the story your character should play.
Get involved - Investigative Reporters & Editors
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Ethics & Orphans: the Monster Study - Investigative Reporters
In 1939, speech pathologist Wendell Johnson and a graduate student conducted an experiment on a group of orphans near the University of Iowa. Their theory: "Stuttering begins in the ear of the listener, not in the mouth of the child." To test the hypothesis, the researchers conducted a psychological experiment on children starved for attention.
Total Newsroom Training - Investigative Reporters & Editors
Selected newsrooms can choose for their training to be conducted virtually or in person as pandemic conditions allow. For in-person training, newsrooms will need to provide a projector and laptops/computers for attendees. Dates of the training will be coordinated with the winning newsrooms and trainer. Training must be completed by December 2024.
Philip Meyer Journalism Award FAQ - Investigative Reporters
The Philip Meyer Journalism Award adheres to the principles of the IRE Award program in avoiding conflicts of interest. It’s important to note that the IRE Awards program and the Philip Meyer Journalism Awards program are unique in its efforts to avoid conflicts of interest. Work that included any significant role by a Philip Meyer contest ...
IRE Ring of Honor - Investigative Reporters & Editors
In 2022, IRE established the Ring of Honor, a new initiative celebrating members who have made a significant contribution to the organization and to investigative journalism. Nominations to the Ring of Honor can be made in tribute to current or retired IRE members or in memoriam to deceased members. It’s a great way for a group of people to ...
Custom Training - Investigative Reporters & Editors
Custom Training. Get more bang for your training bucks by bringing IRE and NICAR to your newsroom. You decide which skills your staff needs to sharpen, and we put together a training schedule to help you reach your goals, from building a watchdog culture and researching on deadline to using databases effectively.
The Investigative Reporter’s Handbook, Sixth Edition
Description. The Investigative Reporter’s Handbook, Sixth Edition, is the best-selling classroom and newsroom classic, fully updated to reflect today’s digital media landscape. Useful as a textbook in advanced journalism courses and as a reference for professional journalists, the text is packed with timely and fundamental lessons about ...
A new era for The IRE Journal - Investigative Reporters & Editors
The frequency of publication varied over the years, from monthly to quarterly. In January 1991, The IRE Journal became a glossy magazine published six times a year, later becoming the quarterly it is today. The IRE Journal is entering a new phase, becoming a digital-only magazine effective Jan. 1. The final print edition will be the Q4 2024 issue.