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Ida B. Wells Society

Ida B. Wells Society For Investigative Reporting

June 2022 Member Spotlight: Zshekinah Collier

June 2022 Member Spotlight: Zshekinah Collier

June 16, 2022
Zshekinah Collier is Report for America Corps member covering education at WYPR 88.1 FM in Baltimore. Previously she was a producer for Disrupted, a weekly talk show on Connecticut Public Radio, and before becoming a producer she was the Radio Production and Storytelling Intern. In 2021, as a member of the Ida B Wells Society’s inaugural summer internship program, she joined USA Today’s investigative team and contributed to Capitol Riots coverage and their Title IX investigation. She was also an Editorial Intern at the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists through the Emma Bowen Foundation Fellowship. Collier received her B.A in...
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Ida B. Wells Society hosts investigative capstone event for Riverside High students

Ida B. Wells Society hosts investigative capstone event for Riverside High students

May 27, 2022
The Ida B. Wells Society ended its yearlong partnership with Riverside High School with stories of the triumphs, trials and teachable moments of newsgathering from the student journalists. Members of the Society along with teachers, journalists and parents gathered for the capstone event at the Durham County Main Library on May 25. The evening featured presentations by the students about the investigative projects that they completed over the last year, providing context into how they came up with the idea, why they felt it was important, what the biggest challenge was, what they are most proud of and more. In...
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May 2022 Member Spotlight: Indrani Basu

May 2022 Member Spotlight: Indrani Basu

May 19, 2022
Indrani Basu is a senior planning producer at the BBC’s Washington bureau. She has worked as a journalist in India and in the US. She puts people at the center of her stories and especially likes interviewing people who have different lived experiences than herself. Once, she even interviewed a cow. Where is your work featured/what organizations are you affiliated with? I currently work for the BBC in North America. Most of my work involves planning the team’s digital storytelling. This means fewer reporter bylines and more behind-the-scenes work to make sure we are telling the best and most interesting...
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