of Missouri School of Journalism. Although the board initially favored Boston, University of Missouri School of Journalism Dean Roy M. Fisher stressed his school's tradition in journalism. The Missouri's proposal also offered free clipping services for IRE, pay the salaries of office staff members, and help IRE with fundraising. In the end, in June 1978, a meeting in Denver by the members of IRE decided unanimously for the University of Missouri. IRE'S headquarters at Missouri School of Journalism From 1976 and 1980, the resource center was established in the University of Missouri School of Journalism, hired a permanent staff, founded a publication (IRE Journal), held annual and regional conferences, setup an annual awards program, and adopted a definition of investigative journalism. Arizona Project In 1976, one of the members, Don Bolles of the Arizona Republic was murdered by a bomb explosion beneath his car. Led by Newsday journalist Robert W. Greene, the Arizona Project team consisted of 38 journalists from 28 newspapers and television stations. They went to Phoenix, Arizona to produce a 23-part series in 1977 exposing widespread corruption in the state. NICAR (National Institute for Computer-Assisted Reporting) The NICAR project was founded in 1989, with the aim of assisting journalists with data journalism. See also Global Investigative Journalism Network, which IRE is a part of Brazilian Association of Investigative Journalism (ABRAJI) Center for Investigative Reporting (Bosnia and Herzegovina) Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism References External links IRE history IRE Awards winners American journalism awards Investigative journalism 1975 establishments in Missouri American journalism organizations Organizations established in 1975