Applications are now open for participation in the Today’s News for Tomorrow program, a free initiative that will provide newsrooms with training, services, and support to ensure the long-term preservation and access of their digital assets. 

Today’s News for Tomorrow, a collaboration between the Internet Archive, IRE and the Poynter Institute with support from Press Forward, offers newsrooms free training, digital preservation services and sustained support to ensure the long-term preservation and access of their digital assets.

Apply by Jan 9, 2026. Learn more at this upcoming webinar on Dec 5. 

IRE is hosting a workshop for Indigenous students, with the application deadline just a few weeks away! Apply by Nov. 17 to attend. All attendees will receive complimentary event registration, a one-year IRE membership and a travel stipend.

This workshop, co-sponsored by Indigenous Journalists Association and Oklahoma Media Center, is Feb. 12-13 in Oklahoma City. It's the third in our series with the Rick Gevers-Karen Burns Diversity Endowed Fund for College Journalists. The MacArthur Foundation also provided support toward the fellowships.

Have you tackled an investigative reporting challenge in a new way? Did you learn something that would be helpful to other journalists? Do you have an interesting take on the industry or words of wisdom to share?

We want to hear from you! Check out the submission guidelines and email pitches@ire.org. Pitches are reviewed on a rolling basis.

We're looking for general features and essays, as well as stories that fall under one of our verticals: Data Dive, Investigator’s Toolbox, FOI Files, Collected Wisdom and Show Your Work.

For questions, contact Adam Rhodes, IRE training director and Journal editor.

Mark your calendars for March 5-8, 2026 and join us in Indianapolis for IRE's annual data journalism conference. Register now to lock in the early-bird rate and save on travel.

Fellowships are available to all journalists, offering complimentary registration, IRE membership, hotel nights and a travel stipend. Get details and apply by Jan. 5, 2026.

Journalism has the power to shine a light on the truth, but these days, it feels like the darkness is only spreading. At IRE, we aren’t giving up. 

As the largest journalist organization based in the U.S., we see our members work day in and day out to expose injustice and hold power to account. They are the watchdogs of our communities, and they need our support.

Make a gift today! Your generous contributions directly support IRE training programs, so we can continue equipping journalists with the skills and resources they need. Every dollar counts.

Why support IRE? Longtime IRE member and ESPN investigative reporter Tisha Thompson shared this message after IRE's 50th Anniversary Gala:

"Without investigative reporting, you wouldn't know what's going on in this world. ... We need all of the support we can possibly get because it really matters. It matters to every single person in the United States and across the world because we really do want to make it a healthier, safer, smarter place. And to do that, we need IRE." Support IRE with a gift

Do you love reading/watching/listening to investigative journalism? Want to see what fellow IRE members are working on? Sign up to be an IRE Awards screener.

With entries submitted across several different media platforms and categories each year, screeners help select the ones that move forward to the judging committee. You will be working as part of a larger team, with most of the time commitment from mid-January to mid-February. The deadline to sign up is Dec. 8.