Open government advocates were outraged when the Department of Health and Human Services decided to cut off access to The National Practitioner Data Bank, a data set that has long been used to investigate lax oversight of physicians. After criticism by multiple organizations, the department relented and put the data bank back online.
Doctor data back online, but shackled by new restrictions
Posted on November 11th, 2011
New IRE Award categories better reflect changes in news industry
Posted on November 7th, 2011
We have rebuilt our IRE Awards categories to better reflect changes in our industry that have had great impact on the ways in which news is gathered and presented.
2011 IRE Awards – Call for Entries
Posted on November 4th, 2011
It’s that time of year again – time to enter your best work into the IRE Awards. Among the most prestigious in journalism, the IRE Awards recognize outstanding investigative reporting across all media. Eligible entries must have been published or aired between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2011. The postmark deadline for submissions is Jan.13, 2012.
Apply for the Philip Meyer Journalism Award – deadline for entries is Monday, Oct. 31
Posted on October 26th, 2011
Teachers not making the grade. Under reported cases of sexual assault and other crimes on college campuses nationwide. Immigrant’s impact on the economy.
Help us design a NICAR T-shirt
Posted on October 13th, 2011
The journalists who attend the Computer-Assisted Reporting Conference do many things for their newsrooms: They analyze data, build websites, write stories, scrape and acquire records.
2012 Campus Coverage Project – Deadline for submitting applications is Friday, September 30
Posted on September 26th, 2011
Applications are now being accepted from college students nationwide for the 2012 Campus Coverage Project. Apply online at www.ire.org/campus. The deadline for applications is this Friday, Sept. 30.
