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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. idabwellssociety.org

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The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting @idabwellssociety.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
While authorities announced the settlement earlier this year, federal court papers unsealed at the request of The Associated Press provide new details of a medical provider who the DEA says was furtively enriching herself even as she put the health of her patients at risk. apnews.com/article/dea-...
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Keerti Gopal @keertigopal.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Three years after the fires, the trauma for survivors is ongoing. Some have no pathway to rebuild their homes after the funds they've lost. This months-long investigation is a collaboration between @insideclimatenews.org and @civilbeat.bsky.social with support from @idabwellssociety.bsky.social
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The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting @idabwellssociety.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
🚨 New merch alert! Show off your love for the Society with new merch! Our items range from t-shirts and matching sets to tote bags and stickers—we have something for everyone! Shop now at our website and tag us in your photos once you get your items! idabwellssociety.org/support-the-...
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The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting @idabwellssociety.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
New from Society intern Freddrell Green @kansascity.com: Since June 2024, the Kansas City Police Department and the Board of Police Commissioners have paid nearly $24 million to settle legal claims brought by residents and members of the force. www.kansascity.com/news/local/a...
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KC paid $24 million in police settlements over 2 years. Here are the biggest payouts
The settlements cover a man who spent 23 years in prison for a crime he did not commit, the family of a Black man killed by a white police officer and a former captain who alleged he was sexually hara...
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The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting @idabwellssociety.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Happy birthday, Ida B. Wells-Barnett! Born into slavery on July 16, 1862, Wells-Barnett was a pioneering Black journalist, an activist for women’s rights and the suffrage movement, a founder of the NAACP and much more. #OnThisDay #IdaBWells #InvestigativeJournalism
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The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting @idabwellssociety.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Since 2013, Maricopa County officials have approved $226 million in sheriff’s office spending related to a settlement aimed at rooting out racial profiling. Auditors found that more than 70% of it was misattributed or misappropriated. www.propublica.org/article/mari...
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This Sheriff’s Office Says Racial Profiling Reforms Are Too Costly. Auditors Found It Misused $163 Million.
Since 2013, Maricopa County officials have approved $226 million in sheriff’s office spending related to a settlement aimed at rooting out racial profiling. Auditors found that more than 70% of it was...
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The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting @idabwellssociety.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
We've launched a new pilot program: the Ida B. Wells HBCU Data Journalism Fellowship! The program will help students from HBCUs strengthen their portfolios by producing work that incorporates data journalism. Meet the HBCU Data Journalism Fellows here: idabwellssociety.org/2026hbcu-dat...
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The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting @idabwellssociety.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Our mission at the Ida B. Wells Society is to increase and retain journalists of color in investigative reporting. A major component of how we work toward that mission is our work with HBCUs and HBCU students. Take a look at just some highlights of how we've done that.
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The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting @idabwellssociety.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
@propublica.org is hiring an experienced editor to launch and lead its new investigative unit in California. This editor will hire a staff and then guide & edit their work to create compelling investigations that spur change. #JournalismJobs idabwellssociety.org/job/propubli...
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Senior Editor, California – Ida B. Wells Society
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The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting @idabwellssociety.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
An Associated Press investigation finds that a business known for tough-love boarding schools for rebellious, rich teenagers has also set its sights on a different demographic: adopted kids. Experts say adoptees account for 25-40% of those in residential treatment. apnews.com/article/adop...
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Adopted and Locked Away: Kids promised 'forever homes' instead confined in for-profit institutions
An Associated Press investigation finds that a business known for tough-love boarding schools for rebellious, rich teenagers has set its sights on a different demographic: adopted kids.
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The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting @idabwellssociety.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
This year we celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting! We're excited to share our celebratory logo that you'll see on our website, upcoming merch, and more!
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The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting @idabwellssociety.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
If a hypothesis is the starting point of an investigation — the provisional answer to the question “what do we think happened?” — a timeline and a source map determine the path to verify the answer. gijn.org/stories/buil...
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The Hidden Scenario: Building Timelines for Investigations
If a hypothesis is the starting point of an investigation — the provisional answer to the question “what do we think happened?” — a timeline and a source map determine the path to verify the answer.
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The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting @idabwellssociety.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
The shootings in Louisiana and Virginia are among 156 gun-related murder-suicides so far this year, according to a @thetrace.org analysis of data from the nonprofit Gun Violence Archive. That’s an average of around one and a half murder-suicides per day. www.thetrace.org/2026/04/murd...
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Devastating Shootings in Louisiana and Virginia Follow This Pattern. It’s More Common Than You Know
An Army veteran and a former politician took the lives of their loved ones before killing themselves. A new analysis by The Trace shows how often murder-suicides occur.
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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 23/04/2026
🔔 Tonight in Brooklyn: Join a conversation with @eff.org Executive Director Cindy Cohn and @anildash.com to learn about Cohn's new book, "Privacy's Defender." 📍 Brooklyn Central Library 10 Grand Army Plaza Brooklyn, NY 11238 🕕 6 p.m. ET
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Privacy's Defender: A Conversation with Cindy Cohn and Anil Dash | Brooklyn Public Library
Digital Rights Pioneer and author Cindy Cohn, Executive Director at Electronic Frontier Foundation, in conversation with entrepreneur, activist and writer Anil DashEFF Executive Director Cindy Cohn ha...
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The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting @idabwellssociety.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Happy #WorldBookDay! In celebration, we're highlighting books written by four of our co-founders and trainers. These books all feature the rigorous research that these excellent investigative journalists have shared with the members of the Ida B. Wells Society for years.
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The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting @idabwellssociety.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Federal judges held stock, bonds and leased mineral rights to Exxon, Chevron and others while hearing cases against the companies alleging damage to the Louisiana coast. floodlightnews.org/judges-overs...
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Judges overseeing Louisiana's landmark oil cases have financial stakes in defendants
Federal judges held stock, bonds and leased mineral rights to Exxon, Chevron and others while hearing cases against the companies alleging damage to the La. coast.
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The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting @idabwellssociety.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Many high-cost drugs trigger court battles. But Keytruda is one of the starkest symbols of a dysfunctional global system that disproportionately hurts poorer countries with limited health care budgets and little negotiating power with Big Pharma. www.icij.org/investigatio...
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‘They deny the medication that is keeping you alive’: Patients wage grueling legal battles for lifesaving cancer drug - ICIJ
As bureaucratic fights to access Keytruda drag on for years, some patients die waiting.
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The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting @idabwellssociety.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
One thing data cannot do is explain the why, says Webster. It can reveal a pattern, but it will rarely tell you the cause. That still requires shoe-leather reporting. gijn.org/stories/deve...
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Developing a Data State Of Mind: Key Tips for Editors
Data is woven into how journalists cover everything from local government spending to global climate change patterns, but for editors without a specialist background, it can be daunting.
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The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting @idabwellssociety.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
As the Ida B. Wells Society embarks on its 10-year anniversary, we want to hear from past program participants! Take this brief survey and let us know what you're up to for a chance to win a $100 gift card: idabwellssociety.org/news/ibws-10...
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The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting @idabwellssociety.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
The Data Institute is a free, hands-on workshop that will teach you how to work with data as a journalist, how to apply design principles and layout to charts or stories, and how to code your own interactive project. Apply to this year's in-person program at cjddatainstitute.org!
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The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting @idabwellssociety.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Less than one week to apply to the 2026 Data Institute! If you're on the fence about applying, do it anyway! Apply by April 19: cjddatainstitute.org
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The Data Institute 2026
The Data Institute is a free, hands-on workshop that teaches journalists how to use data, design, and code.
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The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting @idabwellssociety.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Investigative journalism can also be about fun topics! Check out @revealnews.org's Inconsequential Investigations series: revealnews.org/podcast/inco...
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The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting @idabwellssociety.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Participants of the Data Institute will learn new skills in data, design, and coding to enhance their journalistic work. Don't miss out on this opportunity! Apply by April 19: cjddatainstitute.org
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The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting @idabwellssociety.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Does two weeks of learning the basics of using data, design and code for journalism sound like a dream to you? Apply to join us in Washington, D.C. this summer at the 2026 Data Institute! Learn more here: cjddatainstitute.org
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The Data Institute 2025
The Data Institute is a free, hands-on workshop that teaches journalists how to use data, design, and code.
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The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting @idabwellssociety.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Applications for this year's Data Institute are now open! This free, two-week training program will teach you how to work with data as a journalist. This year's program is in Washington D.C. from July 5-18. Apply by April 19! Learn more here: cjddatainstitute.org
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The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting @idabwellssociety.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Applications for the 2026 Data Institute are now open! Apply by April 19 for an opportunity to get free, hands-on data journalism training from top journalists. Learn more at cjddatainstitute.org!
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The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting @idabwellssociety.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
An Israeli group whose founder adamantly supported U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal to resettle Palestinians from Gaza is behind the flights, an AP investigation has found, raising further questions about the motives behind the evacuation of hundreds from the strip. apnews.com/article/pale...
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AP finds an Israeli group discreetly organized the mystery flights evacuating Palestinians from Gaza
An AP investigation has found that an Israeli group whose founder strongly supported U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal to resettle Palestinians from Gaza is behind several flights that…
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The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting @idabwellssociety.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
The leaders of a cross-border student investigative journalism shared with GIJN some tips for journalism educators around the world who might also want to train their student journalists to operate across borders — and “see their confidence growing” along the way. gijn.org/stories/teac...
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How Journalists Can Fight Back Against the Rising Tide of Money Laundering
British journalist and author Oliver Bullough discusses his new investigative book on global illicit finance — and how to expose money laundering's growing influence.
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The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting @idabwellssociety.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
When Jerry Sheridan was second-in-command at the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, a federal judge found he had undermined reforms meant to root out racial profiling. Now, as head of the department, Sheridan is pushing to end the court’s oversight. azluminaria.org/2026/03/26/m...
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Maricopa County sheriff says his department eliminated racial bias. Data shows otherwise. - AZ Luminaria
Sheriff Jerry Sheridan says his department has eliminated the racial bias that plagued it under his former boss Joe Arpaio. But reports show otherwise.
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The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting @idabwellssociety.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Tracking the virality of right wing podcasts is extremely difficult. As a result, reporters should consider tracking right-wing podcasters’ influence by mapping the guests on these shows, and analyzing what was said within their unfiltered, conversational content. gijn.org/stories/tips...
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Tips for Investigating Right-Wing Influencers and Podcasters
Journalists have found popular right-wing podcasters hard to cover, but expert journalists at the 2026 NICAR conference shared techniques for digging into this cohort's global influence.
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The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting @idabwellssociety.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
While the mezcal boom has brought economic benefits for many local producers, it’s also led to rising environmental costs. In two major mezcal-producing areas of Oaxaca, more than 86,370 acres of forests have been lost in 27 years. apnews.com/article/mezc...
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Mezcal's popularity is booming in the US. That comes with a growing environmental cost in Mexico
As mezcal has spread to bars around the world, so has its footprint on the land. While the boom has brought economic benefits for many local producers, it’s also led to rising environmental costs.
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The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting @idabwellssociety.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Ten years after the Panama Papers, an investigation that exposed how the rich and powerful use offshore structures to protect wealth and dodge scrutiny hit front pages around the world, ICIJ unpacks how the groundbreaking investigation came together. www.icij.org/investigatio...
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The story that rocked the world: Ten years of the Panama Papers, part 1 - ICIJ
Ten years after the Panama Papers hit front pages around the world, ICIJ unpacks how the groundbreaking investigation came together, beginning with an unprecedented data leak.
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The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting @idabwellssociety.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
An updated resource for investigative journalists: For more insight into who owns American nursing homes, ProPublica has added the ability to search by name to Nursing Home Inspect, a database that helps find issues federal inspectors have identified. www.propublica.org/article/nurs...
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ProPublica Adds Ownership Search to Nursing Home Inspect Database
Our database helps you find issues that inspectors identified in more than 14,000 U.S. nursing homes. Now you can search by owner, manager or officer name.
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The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting @idabwellssociety.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Because data center projects are so similar around the world, one central takeaway from the panel was for reporters to read existing investigations carefully and adapt their methodologies and sourcing patterns in their own global regions. gijn.org/resource/tec...
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Techniques for Investigating Data Centers
Expert tips for reporting on the impact of the resource-hungry data storage facilities that power AI — from water exploitation to greenwashing to flouting environmental regulations.
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The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting @idabwellssociety.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Four female patients complained to Washington’s medical commission about Dr. Mark Mulholland, all describing irregularities in pelvic exams. Because the board waited to restrict Mulholland’s license, he kept practicing — and seeing more patients. www.propublica.org/article/mark...
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An OB-GYN Was Repeatedly Accused of Sexual Misconduct. The State Medical Board Let Him Keep Practicing.
The first accusation against Dr. Mark Mulholland came in January 2022. Two more arrived in 2023 and a fourth in 2024 before the board took action against his license last year. Then even more…
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The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting @idabwellssociety.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
#ICYMI: Applications for the 2026 Data Institute open in 10 days! The Data Institute is a free, intensive workshop that teaches journalists how to use data, design, and code in pro-democracy reporting. Applications will open from April 5-19 for this year's program!
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The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting @idabwellssociety.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Pregnant women who have been swept up in President Trump’s immigration crackdown have been held in detention centers as late as eight months into their pregnancies without adequate food or medical care, according to a New York Times examination of 10 cases. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/20/u...
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Pregnant in ICE Detention: Handcuffs and Pleas for Medical Care
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The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting @idabwellssociety.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
For #WomensHistoryMonth, we're celebrating women investigative journalists, especially those who have made a positive impact on the Ida B. Wells Society from founding it, being its namesake and partnering with us as trainers. This is just a small number of the women who have worked with us.
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The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting @idabwellssociety.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
As mass deportation efforts affected one labor force for farms, Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer promised to cut red tape so they could access another: workers on temporary visas. It hasn’t gone according to plan. investigatemidwest.org/2026/03/03/e...
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Emails show Trump’s labor department struggling to deliver on H-2A ‘one-stop shop’ promise - Investigate Midwest
Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer promised to cut red tape so they could access another: workers on temporary visas. It hasn’t gone according to plan.
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The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting @idabwellssociety.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
A ProPublica analysis of new ICE data shows that Trump has detained parents of U.S. citizen children at about twice the rate that Biden did, and moms have been deported four times as often. www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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Trump Has Detained the Parents of More Than 11,000 U.S. Citizen Kids
A ProPublica analysis of new ICE data shows that Trump has detained parents of U.S. citizen children at about twice the rate that Biden did, and moms have been deported four times as often.
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The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting @idabwellssociety.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Community colleges are spending millions on AI-powered chatbots that students say often give inaccurate answers. Many might see upgrades this year. themarkup.org/machine-lear...
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California colleges spend millions on faulty AI systems: 'The chatbot is outdated’ – The Markup
Community colleges are spending millions on AI-powered chatbots that students say often give inaccurate answers. Many might see upgrades this year.
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The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting @idabwellssociety.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
The pace of ICE arrests nationwide has topped 1,100 per day on average in 2026, far higher than the rate last spring of roughly 600 arrests per day, despite a slight dip in recent weeks. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/20/u...
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The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting @idabwellssociety.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
The Data Institute is back for 2026!! This is a free workshop where you'll learn how to work with data, how to code your own interactive project and more. Applications open on April 5! Become a Society member to receive notifications when the applications open! idabwellssociety.org/membership-s...
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The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting @idabwellssociety.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Reuters examined the cost asymmetry of the Iran conflict, using illustrated scroll-driven visuals to compare aircraft, one-way drones, and their price tags. Using data, Reuters showed how cheap drones are eroding the advantage long held by wealthier militaries. www.reuters.com/graphics/IRA...
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Cheap drones are reshaping the war in the sky
How the US is fighting a war without sending ground troops to Iran — and the inexpensive drones making it harder
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The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting @idabwellssociety.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting is sending its sincerest condolences to the loved ones and colleagues of IRE Executive Director Diana "DeeDee" Fuentes after her death. Diana was a passionate driver of progress in investigative reporting programming.
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The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting @idabwellssociety.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
Ida B. Wells Society co-founder @coreygjohnson.bsky.social will lead a ProPublica training session teaching reporters and editors how to navigate ProPublica’s database of Trump appointees’ financial disclosures and and use its search features. www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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Documents Reveal a Web of Financial Ties Between Trump Officials and the Industries They Help Regulate
ProPublica is releasing a trove of disclosure records that detail the finances of more than 1,500 Trump appointees, including former lobbyists, industry executives and at least a dozen officials who…
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The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting @idabwellssociety.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
An investigation by The New York Times has uncovered extensive evidence to support accusations of child sexual abuse and those raised by several other women against Mr. Chavez, the United Farm Workers co-founder who died in 1993. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/18/u...
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Cesar Chavez, a Civil Rights Icon, Is Accused of Abusing Girls for Years
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The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting @idabwellssociety.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
#ICYMI: Inaugural Investigative Reporting Fellow Williamena Kwapo's investigation into fatal hit and runs in Sacramento found that the city's handling of the collisions often leave families searching for more answers. sacobserver.com/2026/03/pede...
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Hit. Run. Silence.
A grieving family's search for justice after a fatal hit-and-run in Sacramento highlights the city's poor handling of such investigations.
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The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting @idabwellssociety.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
An analysis found that under Mayor Tim Keller, Albuquerque, New Mexico has increasingly criminalized conduct associated with homelessness. 2025 saw a sixfold increase in charges for unlawful camping, a jump to 1,256 cases for obstructing sidewalks. www.propublica.org/article/albu...
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Albuquerque’s Mayor Said Arrests Were “Not the Solution” to Homelessness. Yet Jail Bookings Have Skyrocketed.
Under Tim Keller’s leadership, the city has increasingly criminalized conduct associated with homelessness, causing a growing number of people on the streets to be arrested and jailed.
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The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting @idabwellssociety.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
#ICYMI: Inaugural Investigative Reporting Fellow Gaige Davila published part one of his investigation: "Locals say this development threatens existing industries, and federal regulators have agreed, pointing to the tankers coming in and out of the channel." www.texasobserver.org/the-valley-f...
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Peering Into the Rio Grande Valley’s Fossil Fuel Future
As deep South Texas prepares for its first gas export facility, communities along the Gulf Coast offer cautionary tales.
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