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Craig Lyons @craiglyons.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Looking to connect with other journalism educations at #IRE26? Come to Chesapeake JKL at 3:45 p.m. Thursday for the Networking: Educators session to forge new connections and meet up colleagues.

A slide promoting the Networking: Educators session June 18 at 3:45 p.m. at the 2026 IRE conference. Register

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Investigative Reporters & Editors @ire.org · 29/01/2026

Start your engines, journalists. The NICAR conference is heading to Indianapolis this March. If your reporting relies on data, #NICAR26 is the premier conference for you. Early-bird registration for #NICAR26 ends on Friday, Jan. 30. Register here: bit.ly/4oDxQJH

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NICAR 2026

March 5-8, 2026 Join IRE & NICAR for our annual data journalism conference – March 5-8, 2026, in Indianapolis, Indiana. NICAR is our annual conferenced focused on all things data journalism. Attendees...

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Craig Lyons @craiglyons.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

“Like you, we felt betrayed”: The faculty at The Media School issued this letter today in support of our students and a free press at Indiana University. www.idsnews.com/article/2025...

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Media School faculty sign open letter to students

A open letter to students signed by 48 Media School faculty members.

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Craig Lyons @craiglyons.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

Indiana’s U.S. House of Representatives delegation and their staffers have accepted over $640,000 in privately sponsored international travel since 2020, the Arnolt Center found. Thanks to @indianacapitalchronicle.com for publishing the story. indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/07/29/f...

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Five-star stays and Michelin-starred meals: Interest groups foot the bill for congressional travel • Indiana Capital Chronicle

Indiana’s U.S. House of Representatives delegation have accepted roughly $640,000 in privately sponsored international travel since 2020

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Craig Lyons @craiglyons.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

@stacykess.bsky.social is doing great work (also, she’s a former Hoosier and current New Englander). Happy to support @equalaccesspublicmedia.org and its mission.

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Craig Lyons @craiglyons.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

The latest from the Arnolt Center and Chalkbeat Indiana: Scholarships for career-driven Indiana teens are growing and gaining fans, but lack transparency. State agencies denied records requests for invoices related to spending and distribution of taxpayer dollars. www.chalkbeat.org/indiana/2025...

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The footprint of Career Scholarship Accounts is growing. Transparency for them is lacking.

The two-year old program that connects students to local businesses to provide them work experience is at full capacity, and lawmakers could soon increase its funding. But figuring out how much money ...

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Craig Lyons @craiglyons.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

Many thanks to @ire-nicar.bsky.social for giving me the opportunity to lead my first panel (Google Sheets 2) at NICAR in Minneapolis last week. A special shoutout to @ksophiewill.bsky.social for her coaching assistance during the session. (Photo by Rashika Jaipuriar/IRE)

Craig Lyons talks about Google Sheets during the NICAR conference. Photo by Rashika Jaipuriar.

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Craig Lyons @craiglyons.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

The Arnolt Center for Investigative Journalism at Indiana University and The Media School are well represented at #NICAR25. @ire-nicar.bsky.social, @kathleenmjohnston.bsky.social, @egawthrop.bsky.social

Twelve students from the Arnolt Center for Investigative Journalism at Indiana University stand with faculty and staff at the 2025 NICAR conference.

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