Sisi Wei is the Co-Executive Director at OpenNews, where she envisions and executes transformative initiatives for journalism, especially for journalists of color and local journalists. As part of her work, Sisi founded the DEI Coalition For Anti-Racist, Equitable, And Just Newsrooms in 2020, and led more than 100 members of the journalism community in co-creating…
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Recap: Fall workshops with Riverside High
In September of last year, the Ida B. Wells Society launched a year-long partnership with Riverside High School’s journalism class taught by Bryan Christopher. The project, funded by a grant provided by Michael Jordan and the Jordan Brand, allows for a class of 33 students to get hands-on experience in investigative journalism by working with two local reporters…
December 2021 Member Spotlight: Roxanne Scott
Roxanne Scott lives in Queens, NY and is an audio producer at Futuro Media. Before that, she was a public radio reporter for more than five years. She’s produced stories on everything from bourbon to e-scooters to immigration detention centers. In her spare time she likes to read, visit different neighborhoods and sew. Where is…
Miami Herald and Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting announce year-long investigative fellowship
The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting has partnered with the Miami Herald to launch its second newsroom partnership program to recruit and retain more experienced journalists of color into investigative reporting. The Herald is currently seeking a seasoned journalist to join their storied investigative news team. The position is funded by the Society,…
Ida B. Wells Society 2021 Workshop Recap
Despite a second year of the pandemic – and with it more social distancing and little to no gathering – the Society had an unprecedented year of connecting with our 6,000-plus members through a record number of workshops. In 2021, we hosted over 30 workshops with more than 1,000 participants. The majority of the workshops…
November 2021 Member Spotlight: Kamesha Laurry
Kamesha Laurry is a legal fellow at the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, a nonprofit legal services organization located in Washington, D.C. Before joining the Reporters Committee, she worked as a student attorney at the Wrongful Convictions of Youth Clinic and the Civil Rights Litigation Clinic. Kamesha also previously worked as a certified…
Nikole Hannah-Jones Launches 1619 Project Book Tour
Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist and Ida B. Wells Society co-founder Nikole Hannah-Jones has released two books that further expand on the New York Times essays of her acclaimed 1619 Project. Hannah-Jones marked the official launch of both books with star-studded celebrations at the Brooklyn Academy of Music and the legendary Apollo Theater. In the first…
The Society welcomes our first program intern
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. …
Q&A with Francisco Vara-Orta
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.…
Nikole Hannah-Jones to receive The Vivian Malone Courage Award
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…
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