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Rhema Bland named first Ida B. Wells Society Director

As a Black, female journalist rising up the ranks, Rhema Bland couldn’t name what she was experiencing. She saw other journalists with the kinds of investigative reporting skills she wanted, but she often felt passed over for opportunities to learn more. “More than once, stories or beats I was vying for would go to younger,…

Sanders informs and engages in Knight Foundation program

Sanders informs and engages in Knight Foundation program In a recent episode of the Knight Foundation’s Informed & Engaged series – “Black Voices: The Stories That Need to Be Told” – Ida B. Wells Society co-founder Topher Sanders joined National Association of Black Journalists President Dorothy Tucker, Karen Hawkins, editor-in-chief of the Chicago Reader, NBC…

Society connects recent Morgan State University grads to New York Times

Society connects recent Morgan State University grads to New York Times The New York Times reached out to the Ida B. Wells Society in need of help with a project tracking coronavirus cases on college campuses. The Society connected the Times with Morgan State University, an HBCU in Maryland, which identified two recent graduates for…

Morgan Minix reflects on OpenElections internship

Morgan Minix reflects on OpenElections internship Morgan Minix, a senior journalism student at Howard University, participated in this summer’s OpenElections internship, a partnership with the Ida B. Wells Society to support HBCU students who are interested in journalism. The internship, which ran from June to August 2020, was held remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.…

Society co-founders featured on keynote panel for ‘Light of Truth’

Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting co-founders Nikole Hannah-Jones, Ron Nixon and Topher Sanders appeared as panelists for the keynote symposium of “The Light of Truth: Ida B. Wells as Journalist, Advocate & Educator” on Oct. 3, 2020.  This was the first in a series of six virtual events hosted by the Center for…

Society receives Donna Allen Award for Feminist Advocacy

The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting is being honored with the Donna Allen Award for Feminist Advocacy — given by the Commission on the Status of Women within the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication — for its efforts to identify, mentor and retain journalists of color. The award honors Donna…

OpenElections student interns supported by the Ida B. Wells Society

The Ida B. Wells Society is partnering with OpenElections to support HBCU student interns this summer helping to obtain precinct-level election results and convert them into data. The interns — who each receive a $2000 stipend from the Society and OpenElections — are Jasmine Davis from Savannah State University; Kelsey Johnson and Morgan Minix at Howard University;…

Recorded virtual workshops for society members

Members of the Ida B. Wells Society may access recordings of recent virtual workshops via the society’s website at https://idabwellssociety.org/training/. Please share with your colleagues and in your networks who may wish to join the society and access these resources. The Society is preparing to launch our next series of virtual workshops, including a COVID-19…

Ron Nixon becomes AP’s global investigations editor

The Associated Press promoted Society co-founder Ron Nixon — acclaimed reporter, editor, data journalist and Ida B. Wells Society cofounder — to become its global investigations editor. Nixon now oversees teams of reporters around the world and helps to infuse the AP’s global news report with accountability reporting and a strong investigative ethos. Poynter’s Mark…

     
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