The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting will host its inaugural public event with the Morehouse Department of Journalism in Sports, Culture & Social Justice to kick off the Society's new affiliation with the College. Nikole Hannah-Jones, one of the Society’s co-founders and creator of the landmark 1619 Project, will headline a panel of history and politics experts in a discussion about ongoing political challenges to diversity, equity and inclusion issues, as well as the ways public education institutions teach the history of people of color in America. The discussion also will focus on how the public can respond to...

The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting is debuting its era at Morehouse College by hosting its first in-person bootcamp Nov. 10-11. Emerging professional journalists interested in incorporating investigative reporting techniques into their work or advancing their careers are invited to spend a day and a half with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists and Society co-founders Nikole Hannah-Jones of The New York Times and Ron Nixon of the Associated Press. Participants will learn:  To develop investigations while covering a beat. Sourcing and interviewing for investigations.  To use state and federal Freedom of Information laws. Hands-on data journalism skills. Award-winning ProPublica journalist...

The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting (the Society) at Morehouse College announced the appointment of Dr. Robbie Morganfield as its new executive director beginning Aug. 1. Dr. Morganfield’s extensive experience in journalism, education and leadership make him an exceptional fit to guide the Society through its next chapter at its new home – Morehouse College.   Dr. Morganfield joins the Society after spending the last three years as a professor and chair of journalism and mass communication at North Carolina A&T State University. He has a strong background in teaching courses in news writing, research, and theory, specifically focusing on...