Deadline for 2009 IRE Awards extended

By Robin J Phillips on Jan 05, 2010 in Best Practices

IRE has extended the deadline for submissions to the 2009 IRE Awards to Friday, Jan. 15.

Beth Kopine, contest coordinator at Investigative Reporters and Editors Inc., said entries must be postmarked on that date.

“As you review work from 2009, don’t forget that we have added a new category to the contest that honors breaking news investigations,” Kopine said in an e-mail reminder.

The contest is is open to all journalists, regardless of media platform. Individual categories will honor work done in print, broadcast and online, with a special category honoring student work.

Eligible work must have been published, aired or posted between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2009.

More information about the contest and entry forms are on the IRE site.

About the Author

I've been Web managing editor at the Reynolds Center for Business Journalism since 2009. Before that I was Online Community Manager for azcentral, the online site for The Arizona Republic. Before arriving in Arizona, I worked at Newsday where I was Deputy Business Editor. I was the small business editor at BusinessWeek Online. I teach journalists to use Twitter, Facebook and other social media tools to expand and manage their networks. You can reach me at Email: Robin.Phillips@BusinessJournalism.org OR RobinJPhillips.com OR @RobinJP