Type Investigations is pleased to announce the 2025 Ida B. Wells Fellows. Chauncey Alcorn and Adam Mahoney, reporters at the nonprofit newsroom Capital B, will spend the year investigating the impacts of gentrification on the Atlanta metro region.
“We at Type Investigations are thrilled to collaborate with reporters Chauncey Alcorn and Adam Mahoney — and an entire newsroom whose work is rooted in rigor and deep connections to underserved communities,” said Noy Thrupkaew, director of partnerships at Type Investigations.
The Ida B. Wells Fellowship was launched in 2016 to support emerging investigative reporters who bring diverse backgrounds, experiences and interests to their work. Over the past decade, fellows have won prizes for their reporting and gone on to work at top newsrooms across the country including the Associated Press, the Washington Post, Grist, PBS, and more. Fellowship investigations have helped change policy, inspire public initiatives, and spark public hearings.
This year, Type is partnering with Capital B to not only work intensively with fellows on their reporting project but also provide investigative skills training to the entire editorial staff.
“The Ida B. Wells Fellowship is an incredible opportunity for emerging journalists to learn the craft of investigative reporting and apply it to large projects as well as their day-to-day reporting,” said Kelly Virella, executive editor at Capital B. “We are so grateful for the opportunity to partner with Type Investigations to provide this fellowship to the winners and the training to the rest of our staff.”
Read work by past fellows here.
About the Fellows
Chauncey Alcorn is an award-winning journalist for Capital B Atlanta who is dedicated to serving his community by amplifying the voices of everyday people and holding government leaders and powerful institutions accountable. He previously covered breaking and trending news for CNN Business, the Daily Mail, Mic, Fortune and the New York Daily News among other major publications.
Chauncey’s coverage of tenant abuses at a dilapidated housing complex in southwest Atlanta earned him a 2024 Anthem Award. The Ohio native has spent the last three-plus years covering elections and doing people-centered reporting on Black communities in metro Atlanta, which includes talking with hundreds of Black voters across the state about the issues important to them.
Adam Mahoney is the national climate and environment reporter at Capital B. His work has been cited by the U.S. and Illinois Supreme Courts, Congress, and the White House, altered the city of Chicago’s vaccine rollout plan, led to several cities using federal funds to shelter houseless people, and used by activists and organizers nationwide. He is the co-author of The Problem With Plastic (New Press, 2025). Adam grew up in Los Angeles and has reported from more than a dozen U.S. states and Palestine, Mexico, Uganda, and Vietnam for newspapers and magazines like the New York Times and the Guardian.
About Type Investigations
Type Investigations is a home for ambitious independent investigative journalism. We tell deeply reported stories in partnership with print, broadcast, and digital media outlets — allowing us to bring our work to a wide range of audiences. Our team provides journalists with expert editorial guidance; rigorous fact-checking; research assistance; and funds to cover their travel, time, and other reporting costs. We are committed to reporting from the ground up, elevating stories from the communities most affected by wrongdoing. Our work enables groundbreaking journalism that would otherwise be impossible. Our goal is to transform the field of investigative journalism, creating meaningful pathways for reporters and editors from all backgrounds to build careers in journalism and produce high-impact work.
About Capital B
Capital B is a local and national nonprofit news organization reporting on stories you won’t find anywhere else. Our national team produces in-depth journalism on topics of crucial importance to Black people across the country, such as politics, health, criminal justice, the environment, and rural issues.
Capital B Atlanta and Capital B Gary are the first two in a growing network of local newsrooms anchored by Capital B’s national hub. Our local newsrooms publish need-to-know information — such as how to find affordable housing, apply for benefits, and vote — civic journalism, and accountability reporting, all informed by intensive community listening and engagement. We’re an antidote to low-quality, low-context news that clouds our information pipelines. Capital B offers clear, accessible reporting on a local and national level that’s tailored to the needs of our audience and free for all. Capital B is news you can trust — news we need.