Welcome to part one of the Ida B. Wells Society Investigative Reporting Internship application. We are so excited for you to potentially join us this summer! Please fill out this application to its entirety. This will help our selection committee gain the fullest idea of you as a candidate. Know that you can save this application as a draft and return to it before our deadline of January 3, 2026. 

If you have any questions, please reach out to our program manager, Arlette Hawkins at arlette.hawkins@morehouse.edu

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The Ida B. Wells Society Investigative Fellowship is designed to help professional journalist sharpen their investigative skills through a rigorous 6-month program. Over the course of this training, journalists are expected to attend week long sessions once a month in Atlanta, GA. Selected journalists must commit to the entirety of the program.

Topics to be covered include:

- The process and development of investigative stories

- How to establish an investigative reporting mindset

- Writing for investigative stories

- Incorporating data journalism in stories