Dasia Garner, a senior multimedia journalism major at North Carolina A&T State University, is a member of the 2025 cohort of the Investigative Reporting Internship. As part of Dasia’s internship with the Associated Press, she worked out of Washington, D.C., where she did some reporting from the White House and the Capitol and worked on a major project.

The Ida B. Wells Society Investigative Reporting Fellowship is back for 2026! This no-cost, intensive program will bring professional journalists to Atlanta to sharpen their investigative reporting skills under the guidance of some of the most accomplished reporters and editors in the industry.

The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting is proud to announce that it will partner with news organizations across the country to offer investigative reporting internships to collegiate journalists and recent college graduates during the summer of 2026. Students from traditionally underrepresented groups and those attending HBCUs and MSIs are especially encouraged to apply.