IRE | More than 700 expected at Baltimore

I owe a huge debt to Investigative Reporters and Editors, the non-profit professional trade group where I first learned computer-assisted reporting. Without the training I got in 1994 at IRE's boot camp, I would have come to blogging much too late.

Starting tomorrow, the group says on its website, "hundreds of dedicated investigative reporters and editors will gather for the annual IRE Conference to hear from the industry’s biggest names, to honor the nation's best investigative journalism and to brainstorm about ways to breathe new life into the profession. Already, more than 700 reporters, editors, journalism educators and students have pre-registered for the Investigative Reporters and Editors conference that begins Thursday, and continues through Sunday, at the Marriott Baltimore Waterfront."

Please join me in supporting IRE!
Your support of IRE and investigative journalism is needed now more than ever. Through August, donations from new individual donors will help the group complete a $50,000 Challenge Fund for Journalism grant. The program will help IRE improve our ability to serve our members and community and continue development of our online services.