As the Society embarks on its 10-year anniversary we want to hear from past internship, fellowship, and boot camp participants! Where are you now? And how did a program through the Ida B. Wells Society help get you there? Please complete this survey, including the testimonial portion which can be a video or written response…
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March 2026 Member Spotlight: Greg Morton
Greg Morton was one of the Ida B. Wells Society’s inaugural Investigative Reporting Interns in summer 2021. Greg shared more about what he’s been doing and how the lessons from the internship have stayed with him in the nearly five years since his internship.
Impacts Beyond the Classroom: Mid-Year Updates From the 2026 High School Partnership Program Participants
The Ida B. Wells Society has renewed its High School Investigative Partnership Program where Society staff works with journalism and language arts instructors at schools that serve primarily historically underrepresented populations and to give students hands-on education in investigative reporting. This year, roughly 100 students in Atlanta and New Orleans are spending the school year learning journalism skills they can apply to their coursework.
The Ida B. Wells Society Welcomes the 2026 Class of Reporting Fellows to Atlanta
The Ida B. Wells Society launched its second year of hosting its investigative reporting fellowship in February. This program is designed to support professional journalists completing an investigative project greenlit by newsrooms.
Introducing the 2026 Investigative Reporting Fellowship Cohort
The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting has selected 10 professional journalists to participate in its 2026 Fellowship Program. This is the second cohort of an effort launched a year ago to help emerging journalists enhance their reporting skills and produce investigative projects by providing them with intensive training over the course of six…
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…
Member Spotlight: Dasia Garner
Dasia Garner, a senior multimedia journalism major at North Carolina A&T State University, is a member of the 2025 cohort of the Investigative Reporting Internship. As part of Dasia’s internship with the Associated Press, she worked out of Washington, D.C., where she did some reporting from the White House and the Capitol and worked on a major project.
2026 Investigative Reporting Fellowship Applications Are Now Open
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.
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. Students from traditionally underrepresented groups and those attending HBCUs and MSIs are especially encouraged to apply.
Recap the Fellowship Info Session Here
If you missed the recent fellowship informational session, there’s still a way to get more information about the program before applying! We are sharing the slide deck that was presented during the session to ensure you and your newsroom have all the information you need to answer any questions regarding this program. Slide Deck This…
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