Webinars
This page links to recordings of IRE/NICAR webinars. More videos will be added as they are processed; please note that not every webinar is recorded. Please contact web@ire.org if you have any problems watching them.
To learn about upcoming webinars and other events, check out the events calendar.
2025
Jul 16 | Info session: Joining an IRE Committee or Task Force
Diana Fuentes, IRE & NICAR; Ashley Graham, KSLA; Josh Hinkle, KXAN-TV; Kate Howard, Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting
Jun 10 | Your identity and your reporting
Andrea Ball, Houston Chronicle
May 19 | Covering civil unrest
Judith Matloff
Apr 25 | Investigating businesses and nonprofits
Adam Rhodes, IRE & NICAR
Mar 25 | Titans Talk: A fireside chat with two of IRE’s founders
Len Downie Jr., Arizona State University; Ed DeLaney, Indiana State House of Representatives; Deborah Nelson, University of Maryland
Feb 4 | Forming strong, long-lasting mentor/mentee relationships
Diana Fuentes, IRE & NICAR; Josh Hinkle, KXAN-TV
2024
Dec 10 | Social media accountability through web scraping
Diana Fuentes, IRE & NICAR; Jennifer Burns and Michael Newton, Bright Data
Nov 14 | Covering law enforcement
Michael Barajas, Bolts; Francisco Vara-Orta and Adam Rhodes, IRE & NICAR
Oct 23 | How to use FOIAengine, IRE’s latest member benefit
Randy E. Miller and John A. Jenkins, FOIAengine
Oct 15 | How journalists are prepping for the U.S. election
Christina A. Cassidy and Chris Keller, The Associated Press; Kate Huangpu and Katie Meyer, Spotlight PA
Sep 23 | Organizing your investigations
Brian M. Rosenthal, The New York Times; Adam Rhodes, IRE & NICAR;
Sep 12 | How journalists can empower voters ahead of the election
Adam Rhodes, IRE & NICAR; Bridget Thoreson, Hearken; Grace Asiegbu, independent journalist
Aug 27 | Covering Voter Disenfranchisement
Michael Barajas, Bolts; Ari Berman, Mother Jones; Carrie Levine, Votebeat
Jul 31 | Tracking Medical Debt
Anissa Durham, Word In Black; Noam Levey, KFF Health News; Liz Lucas, University of Missouri
Jul 30 | Missing persons cases: Why they are important to cover and what they can tell you about your local law enforcement.
Kristin Thorne, WABC; Courtney Fischer, KTRK; Karyn Greer, WSB-TV
Jul 18 | Focusing on communities and solutions in the 2024 election coverage
Jaisal Noor, Barbara Rodriguez, Natalie Van Hoozer, Scott Blanchard
Jul 16 | Board Office Hours: Join an IRE committee
Diana Fuentes, Josh Hinkle, Tag Lee, Andy Lehren, Brian Rosenthal
Jul 2 | Investigating religion and faith-based organizations
Francisco Vara-Orta, IRE & NICAR; Ken Chitwood, Religion News Association; Deepa Bharath, The Associated Press
Jun 12 | Reporting on queer policies, legislation and politics
Adam Rhodes, IRE & NICAR; Kae Petrin, Chalkbeat; Lil Kalish, HuffPost; Joseph Darius Jaafari, Lookout
Jun 11 | June 2024 IRE Board Office Hours: How to get the most out of IRE24
IRE Board of Directors
Jun 10 | Digging into covering immigration
Francisco Vara-Orta and Diana Fuentes, IRE & NICAR
May 14 | Cover crime? You need to hear this: Victim-first, trauma-informed reporting
Anastasiya Bolton, Vikstory Media; Coni Sanders, PFA Counseling and Assessment; Adam Rhodes, IRE & NICAR
May 7 | Anatomy of the investigation: investigating reproductive health
Darla Cameron, The Texas Tribune; Annie Rosenthal, Marfa Public Radio; Shefali Luthra, The 19th*; Stacy Kranitz, independent journalist
Apr 25 | Investigating research fraud and errors: Tips and tools to help you get started
Denise-Marie Ordway, The Journalist’s Resource; Stephanie Lee, The Chronicle of Higher Education; Ivan Oransky, The Transmitter; Theo Baker, Stanford University
Apr 24 | Digging into pricing: what does health care cost?
Liz Lucas, IRE & NICAR; Jordan Rau, KFF Health News; Madi Alexander, POLITICO; Katie Wilcox, 12 News
Apr 16 | Unearthing the secrets of politicians and public officials
Kate Howard, Reveal/Mother Jones; Anu Narayanswamy, The Washington Post; Steve Eder, The New York Times
Apr 11 | IRE Board Office Hours: How to run for the board
Jodie Fleischer, Cox Media Group; Diana Fuentes, IRE & NICAR; Josh Hinkle, KXAN; Ana Ley and Brian Rosenthal, The New York Times
Mar 26 | Anatomy of the Investigation: Local Housing Stories You Can’t Afford to Miss
Josh Hinkle, Doug MacMillan, Lois Norder, Claudia Vargas
Feb 27 | Managing Investigators: From Stress to Success … The “People” Part of Supervising
Nicole Vap, CBS News & Stations; Manuel Torres, The Marshall Project; Julie Wolfe, KING 5 Seattle
Feb 13 | Narrative investigations
Andrea Ball, Houston Chronicle
Feb 7 | Election data: Before election night, during and after”
Carla Astudillo, The Texas Tribune; Chad Day, The Associated Press; C.J. Sinner, Star Tribune
Jan 30 | How to use LexisNexis to ramp up your reporting
Brad Hamilton, The Hatch Institute
Jan 26 | Anatomy of the investigation: Recycling … Digging into a system of secrets
Rick Gevers, Rick Gevers & Associates; Cho Park, ABC News; Bob Segall, WTHR-TV (Indianapolis); Tonya Simpson, ABC News
Jan 17 | Covering the campaign finance system
Derek Willis, Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland
2023
Dec 12 | Managing investigators: Protecting your team from threats
Kat Stafford, Reuters; Bruce Willingham and Chris Willingham, McCurtain Gazette
Dec 7 | Campaign finance 101
Anna Massoglia, OpenSecrets
Nov 10 | Seminario en línea gratis: FOIA 101
Diana Fuentes, directora ejecutiva de IRE; Laura Moscoso, tallerista de IRE
Nov 3 | 2024 Elections: Where to begin?
Michael Beckel, Issue One; Natalia Contreras, VoteBeat; Sandra Fish, Colorado Sun; Lynn Walsh, Trusting News; Tracee Wilkins, NBC4 Washington