Investigative Reporters & Editors

Investigative Reporters & Editors is proud to partner with Journalism Mentors to help provide mentorship in investigative skills. IRE members who participate are available to provide guidance in skills such as data journalism, public records, interviewing and other techniques. Reach out to set up a chat during a mentor’s office hours.

This mentorship program is subject to IRE’s Code of Conduct, which prohibits discriminatory or harassing behavior. Please read the full Code of Conduct before signing up.

IRE is a nonprofit membership organization that provides training, resources and community for watchdog reporters. Mentorship is available to any journalist regardless of IRE membership. If you’d like to join, check out the benefits of membership here.

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Marisa can help with investigative reporting, narrative writing, staying organized, trauma-informed interviews, public records, career advice and more.
Jodie can coach on various aspects of broadcast journalism including investigations, story development, reporting, writing, and delivery. She can also share expertise in managing people and projects, including multi-platform collaborations.
Jeremy can coach emerging reporters on managing early-career workloads, building expertise on a beat and sharpening investigative skills.
Caitlin can coach on getting starting in journalism, using math and/or programming for journalism and reporting abroad.
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Mike can mentor on a variety of topics related to digital, print and broadcast journalism.
Stephanie can provide insights into data journalism, local reporting and investigative projects. She can also give advice to students looking to secure internships or their first job.
Justin can coach on time management, managing burnout, navigating beat changes, building sources and advocating for yourself.
Kat can coach on leadership, management of news teams and projects, practical innovation and experimentation in newsrooms, project management, video and photo journalism.
Jeremy can coach on bridging engineering and newsrooms, product / engineering interactions, managing technical teams, interactives / graphics / news applications, and data journalism.
Sara can coach on navigating your first job, combatting imposter syndrome, starting a new beat and breaking into political and/or fact-checking reporting.