The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting is completing its transition to Morehouse College in Atlanta with new staff and is resuming its programming activities this fall with one in-person workshop and three virtual training sessions. Dates and times will be announced soon.

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...

The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting recently announced its partnership with Morehouse College. Serving as advisers and mentors, the Society will have an on-campus presence at the College to prepare Morehouse students for ethical careers in journalism through skills building in investigative and social justice reporting. Co-founded by Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times reporter Nikole Hannah-Jones; Ron Nixon, vice president of news and head of investigations, enterprise, partnerships and grants at The Associated Press; Topher Sanders, an award-winning investigative reporter at ProPublica; and Corey Johnson, a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter at ProPublica who is no longer with the Society, the Society...