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  "url": "https://dwillis.github.io/uplink/article/1999-december-the-1999-ire-awards.html",
  "year": 1999,
  "month": "December",
  "monthNum": 12,
  "headline": "The 1999 IRE Awards",
  "kicker": "",
  "author_name": "",
  "author_title": "",
  "affiliation": "IRE",
  "summary": "The 1999 IRE Awards accept entries until January 14, 2000 for journalism published or aired during 1999, featuring categories for investigative reporting, freedom of information, crime reporting, and student work.",
  "keywords": [
    "journalism",
    "awards",
    "deadline"
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  "topics": [
    "Journalism & Newsroom",
    "Investigative Methods"
  ],
  "technologies": [
    "Internet",
    "World Wide Web"
  ],
  "full_text": "The 1999 IRE Awards:\n\nContest deadline is Jan 14, 2000\n\nEntries must have been published or aired between Jan I and Dec. 31, 1999 The awards include:\n\nIRE Medal for Outstanding Investigative Reporting or an IRE Certificate of Recognition for Newspaper, TV and Other Media.\nIRE FOI Award honoring an individual or organization whose actions further open records or open government.\nTom Renner Award for outstanding crime reporting.\nStudent awards for outstanding investigative reporting.\nEntry forms are available to download on the IRE Web site (www.ire.org) or call (573) 882-2042 for more information.",
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    "extracted_at": "2026-07-05",
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