The Ida B. Wells Society has hired its first program intern. Taylin Cain, a junior at UNC-Chapel Hill began with the Society in October. She will be working closely with the program coordinator and director on daily operations of the Society from data management to marketing efforts. Learn more about Taylin below with her Q&A. Tell us a little about yourself. My name is Taylin Cain, I am a junior majoring in Media and Journalism. I was born and raised in Raleigh, North Carolina. I just recently transferred from Elon University, and this is my first semester at UNC. I...
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Q&A with Francisco Vara-Orta
October 15, 2021
Francisco Vara-Orta brings nearly two decades of newsroom experience to his role as IRE's first director of diversity and inclusion. Vara-Orta joined the IRE staff in February 2019 as a training director. While working as a trainer, he has conducted sessions on managing data and investigative reporting for journalists across the United States and internationally. He has worked for a variety of online and print publications, including Chalkbeat, Education Week, the San Antonio Express-News, Austin Business Journal, Los Angeles Business Journal and the Los Angeles Times. He earned a master’s degree in investigative/data journalism at the University of Missouri and...
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Nikole Hannah-Jones to receive The Vivian Malone Courage Award
September 28, 2021
Award-winning investigative journalist and Ida B. Wells Society co-founder, Nikole Hannah-Jones will be receiving The Vivian Malone Courage Award on Oct. 1 as part of the 9th annual March on Washington Film Festival. The festival serves as a national platform to explore social and environmental justice through a slate of impactful films and events. Vivian Malone is known for being the first Black student to graduate from The University of Alabama. She and James Hood famously defied Governor George Wallace, who “stood in the school house door” to block them from enrolling at the all-white university. She passed away in 2005....
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Using Databases & Data Visualization to Enhance Your Story Workshop
October 26, 2021 6:00 pm
If you’ve always wanted to utilize data in your story but weren’t sure how then this workshop is for you! Tyler Dukes, investigative reporter for The News & Observer will be sharing invaluable advice and tips for how to…
Coming up with an Investigative Idea Workshop
November 9, 2021 6:00 pm
Do you want to do an investigation but aren’t sure how to start? Ryan Gabrielson of ProPublica will be sharing tips and recommendations to help you develop an idea for an investigative story. He will be going over some…
Member Spotlight
November 18, 2021
Every third Thursday of the month we publish our member spotlight. Be sure to check in to the site to see who we feature in this month’s Member Spotlight! Have someone you’d like to see featured soon? Send us…
