| Event Title | "The Light of Truth": Ida B. Wells-Barnett as Journalist, Advocate and Educator" Symposium & Workshop |
| Location | Stone Center Multipurpose Room |
| Sponsor | UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media |
| Date/Time | 04/04/2020 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Event Price |
| Cutoff Date | 03/27/2020 Must register before this date |
Saturday, April 4, 2020 | 8:30 am - 6:30 pm | UNC-Chapel Hill's Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Life and Culture
April 4th will begin with a panel discussion for the general public featuring Nikole Hannah-Jones (The 1619 Project) and Ron Nixon, both founders of the Ida B. Wells Society, followed by a half-day investigative reporting workshop hosted by the Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting from 1:00-5:00pm in the Hitchcock multipurpose room.
The workshop will be led by Ida B. Wells Society co-founder, Ron Nixon. The training will cover topics such as pitching and managing investigative projects, tips for turning a quick hit investigative story, getting public records, and developing sources.
Please join us after the workshop from 4:30-6:30 p.m. for a Reception and Exhibit at 140 W. Franklin Street, Suite 160. The Reception includes a private viewing of the #BlackOutLoudUNC Art Exhibit, featuring Spoken Word Performances, hosted by Yet & Still.
This event is sponsored by UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media, the Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Journalism, the Orange County Community Remembrance Coalition, the UNC-Chapel Hill Center for the Study of the American South, Carolina K-12 at UNC-Chapel Hill, the Chapel Hill/Carrboro Branch of the NAACP, #BlackOutLoudUNC, and the Sonja H. Stone Center.
The mission of the Society is to increase the ranks, retention and profile of reporters and editors of color in the field of investigative reporting. The Society seeks to raise the awareness of, and opportunities for, investigative reporting among journalists of color and to foster the desire for social justice journalism and accountability reporting about racial injustice. Although there are journalism membership organizations that provide training and skills-building for investigative reporting - and others that serve as advocates for diversity in newsrooms and media organizations - none of these groups adequately serve journalists of color who are interested in opportunities in investigative reporting.
