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Ron Nixon to be keynote speaker at 2021 FOIAFest

Ida B. Wells Society co-founder and acclaimed global investigations editor for the Associated Press Ron Nixon will headline this year’s FOIAFest presented by the Chicago Headline Club. The conference, named after the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), focuses on public records reporting and will be held virtually this year from Feb. 19 to Feb. 21.…

Reaching Back, Looking Forward: CABJ Invites Nikole Hannah-Jones for BHM

EDITORS’ NOTE: When we learned that the Carolina Association of Black Journalists (CABJ) had extended an invitation to Pulitzer Prize-winning alumna Nikole Hannah-Jones ’03 (M.A.) and that Hannah-Jones agreed to virtually visit, we asked Ruth Etiesit Samuel, a senior at UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media and social media chair for CABJ, to write…

Ida B. Wells Society kicks off New Year line-up with an examination of federal Paycheck Protection Program

Ida B. Wells Society kicks off New Year line-up with an examination of federal Paycheck Protection Program The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting kicked off its first workshop of 2021 with a close look at the federal government’s fraught Paycheck Protection Program. While the program – often referred to as PPP – was…

Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting receives record $1 million grant from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation

At a time when the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and tumultuous political climate underscore the importance of vigorous investigative journalism, a new $1 million grant from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation will support the Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting in its efforts to strengthen and support the work of journalists of color seeking to…

Ida B. Wells Society hosts trainings in South Africa

Ida B. Wells Society hosts trainings in South Africa This September, the Ida B. Wells Society launched an investigative reporting workshop in South Africa, a global extension of the Society’s mission to recruit and retain journalists of color. The fellowship is funded through the Open Society Foundation, which also supports the Society. “The work we…

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.…

     
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