Ida B. Wells Society Summer 2022 Investigative Reporting Interns

The Summer 2022 cohort of investigative reporting interns consisted of 10 interns from around the nation.

Here are their names, the publication they worked for and a sample of clips from their program.

For more information about each intern, read their short bios from the cohort announcement.

Alyse Martin – The Associated Press

• The story behind Heller’s explosive 1972 ‘Tuskegee Study’ investigation

Alexis Timko – The Los Angeles Times

• UCLA professors allegedly charged certain students extra fees. They want to hide the scheme
• Cal State agreed to keep sexual harassment findings against two professors under wraps

Torrence Banks – The Miami Herald

• DeSantis’ ‘anti-woke’ agenda, fully deployed, awaits students, teachers upon return to class
• War on the shore: The inner turmoil at a wealthy North Beach high-rise complex

Sierra Lyons – NPR

• PERSPECTIVE: At conservative schools, anti-critical race theory still looms large

Amudalat Ajasa – The New York Times

• State Investigation Fueled Flawed Understanding of Delays During Police Response in Uvalde (contributor)
• They Legitimized the Myth of a Stolen Election — and Reaped the Rewards (contributor)

Josh Peck – ProPublica

• This School District Is Ground Zero for Harsh Discipline of Native Students in New Mexico (contributor)

Albert Serna Jr. – The Tampa Bay Times

• ‘An excuse to racially profile’: How Florida trains police on bias

Samantha Latson – The Washington Post

• March for Our Lives 2022: Thousands gather to protest gun violence
• Bowser seeks to follow Marion Barry, but some Black voters are skeptical

Sasha Ndisabiye – USA Today

• DNA databases fall short in searches for missing children of color

Imani White – ProPublica