Exciting news: @hiltonfound has given the Ida B. Wells Society a $1 million grant to support our efforts to strengthen and support the work of journalists of color seeking to hold power accountable.
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Ida B. Wells Society
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Ida B. Wells Society
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The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting aims to increase the ranks, retention and profile of reporters/editors of color in investigative reporting.
Joined August 2016
- Happy birthday to our namesake Ida B. Wells! Born in 1862, Ida B. Wells was a trail-blazing African American investigative journalist, abolitionist and feminist who led an anti-lynching crusade in the United States in the 1890s. #HappyBirthdayIdaB
- We're happy to announce a local investigative reporter position @MiamiHerald funded by the Ida B. Wells Society! The ideal candidate is someone who wants to report stories about wrongdoing, injustice and abuses of power, and has some experience doing it: jobs.jobvite.com/mcclatchy/job/…
- Calling all juniors, seniors and recent graduates interested in investigative journalism: The Ida B. Wells Society is partnering with @nytimes for a 10-week paid, summer internship with their Investigations desk. Apply by April 19: idabwellssociety.org/training/inter…
GIF - We're excited to announce the Ida B. Wells Society Summer Investigative Internship program is back! This year, we're offering 10 positions at 9 top newsrooms @nytimes @washingtonpost @propublica @NPR @latimes @TB_Times @AP @MiamiHerald @USATODAY idabwellssociety.org/news/the-socie…
- Last year, @Google honored Ida B. Wells as a Doodle. Check it out the recap by @tcberenson of the image here: ti.me/1I5OMkw
- We're excited to announce our 2022 Summer Investigative Interns! “We are so proud to be placing the 2nd class of interns into some of the top news orgs. This class represents exactly the type of students this program was created to help,” -@nhannahjones idabwellssociety.org/news/meet-our-…
- We aren't done yet! The Ida B. Wells Society is excited to announce another paid remote internship opportunity with @AP for students and recent graduates! Visit our website for more information on how to apply: idabwellssociety.org
- Congratulations to our co-founder @nixonron, who has just joined @AP as its international investigations editor! apnews.com/a72c48c598d24a…
- Today is the first day of #WomensHistoryMonth2021! Our namesake, Ida B. Wells, is a shining example of the impact women have had and continue to have on history and the field of investigative journalism.
- We're excited to announce our @nytimes investigative reporting intern: @DonovanJThomas1, a rising senior @HowardU @howarduchsoc and member of @HU_IdaSociety! We look forward to seeing your work, Donovan! Read more about him here: idabwellssociety.org nytco.com/press/our-ida-…
- We're excited to announce the Ida B. Wells Society, @opennews and @propublica Data Institute Class of 2021! These 12 outstanding student and professional journalists will spend a week learning how to use data, design and code for journalism:
- When an 8-year-old Nicaraguan boy was run over on a Wisconsin dairy farm, authorities blamed his father and closed the case. Meanwhile, the community of immigrant workers knows a completely different story. propublica.org/article/wiscon…
