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-...

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

🚨 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-...

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...

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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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

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...

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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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...

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.

@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...

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...

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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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!

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...

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 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...

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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🔔 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

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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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.

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...

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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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...

‘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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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...

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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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...

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!

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

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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Investigative journalism can also be about fun topics! Check out @revealnews.org's Inconsequential Investigations series: revealnews.org/podcast/inco...

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

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

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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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

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!

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...

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 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...

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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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...

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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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...

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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