The Ida B. Wells Society Investigative Reporting Fellowship is back for 2026! This no-cost, intensive program will bring professional journalists to Atlanta to sharpen their investigative reporting skills under the guidance of some of the most accomplished reporters and editors in the industry. During training, participants will work on projects they have proposed for publication…
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Summer 2026 Investigative Reporting Internship Applications Are Now Open!
The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting is proud to announce that it will partner with news organizations across the country to offer investigative reporting internships to collegiate journalists and recent college graduates during the summer of 2026. The internship places students in paid 10- to 12-week assignments working alongside investigative reporters and editors…
Internship Application Tips and Information
Missed our internship info session? Need a refresher on the tips shared by our trainer Marissa Evans? You’ve come to the right place. Watch the recording of our internship information session where we break down our application process, articulate the unique benefits and experiences of our program, and help alleviate those application jitters. About the…
Register for our Investigative Reporting Basics Boot Camp at Syracuse University
The Ida B. Wells Society is hosting a two-day investigative reporting workshop at Syracuse University, Oct. 24-25. This workshop is designed to help professional journalists acquire and add investigative reporting skills to their work as beat or general assignment reporters. Investigative journalists from some of the top news organizations in the country and Syracuse professors will lead sessions…
Register for the Internship Information Session
The Ida B. Wells Society is hosting an investigative internship info session on Wednesday, September 24 at 6 p.m. ET. This virtual session will include tips on making your application stand out, what the internship entails, and Q&A. Students and recent graduates who are interested in participating in our summer internship are encouraged to attend.…
Inaugural Society Fellowship Class Shares Thoughts on Training
Members of the inaugural class of the Ida B. Wells Society’s Investigative Reporting Fellowship are back home working on their investigative reporting projects. After a rigorous four-week program spanning six months, they shared thoughts on the experience. The reporting fellows, who are professional journalists on various beats across the country, began their work at the…
2025 Summer Interns Meet in Atlanta Before Heading to Internships
The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting’s 2025 Investigative Reporting Interns are now nearing the end of their internships, but the 17 collegiate journalists and recent college graduates began their program with the Society’s annual internship boot camp. The Atlanta-based program allowed the interns to grow their skills in investigative reporting, meet their peers,…
Ida B. Wells Society announces largest investigative reporting internship cohort in program history
The Ida B. Wells Society has selected 17 emerging reporters as members of the 2025 Investigative Reporting Internship Program. Read more to learn about the reporters and their placements.
Apply to be a member of the 2025 Data Institute cohort!
The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting and the Center for Journalism & Democracy are thrilled to announce the return of the Data Institute, a free two-week intensive, hands-on workshop on using data, design and code for journalism. This year’s program will take place July 7-18 in Atlanta, GA. The Data Institute welcomes a small…
10 journalists selected for inaugural Ida B. Wells Society Reporting Fellowship
The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting has selected its inaugural cohort of fellows that includes 10 journalists from news organizations across the nation. The group will begin attending the first of a series of weeklong training sessions on March 17 with some of the news industry’s top investigative reporters and editors. This will…
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