The Ida B. Wells Society has selected 17 emerging reporters as members of the 2025 Investigative Reporting Internship Program. Read more to learn about the reporters and their placements.

The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting and the Center for Journalism & Democracy are thrilled to announce the return of the Data Institute, a free two-week intensive, hands-on workshop on using data, design and code for journalism. This year’s program will take place July 7-18 in Atlanta, GA.The Data Institute welcomes a small cohort of reporters at various stages of their careers — students, journalism educators, and working journalists — who are passionate about learning to tell stories with data.In order to apply, you must be a member of the Ida B. Wells Society (it’s free to join). All...

The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting has selected its inaugural cohort of fellows that includes 10 journalists from news organizations across the nation. The group will begin attending the first of a series of weeklong training sessions on March 17 with some of the news industry’s top investigative reporters and editors. This will mark the fulfillment of an initiative that has been years in the making. "We are so proud that this group of talented journalists will be our inaugural class for this amazing fellowship and opportunity," said Topher Sanders, an award-winning investigative reporter with ProPublica and one of...