Ida B. Wells Society members are invited to participate in the USC Annenberg Annual Open Source Journalism Conference. The training will take place at USC in Los Angeles on October 9-10, 2026. If you are interested in having your conference registration waived, please apply here ASAP, as space is limited.

In celebration of the Ida B. Wells Society's 10th anniversary, we're excited to share new merch with our limited-time logo! Show off your love for the Society with items ranging from T-shirts and sweatpants to stickers, mugs and bags. All proceeds from sales go toward continuing the programs that have shaped a decade of journalists and will shape the next decade.

The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting is launching a summer program to help students from historically Black colleges and universities strengthen their portfolios by producing work that incorporates skills associated with data journalism. Six students and recent graduates have been chosen as Ida B. Wells HBCU Data Journalism Fellows, who will come to Atlanta for 11 weeks of hands-on training and newsroom experience in a collaborative effort between the Society and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Fellows will be assigned to work with AJC’s UATL, which explores news, trends and events shaping Black culture in Atlanta, and investigative data teams...