Executive Editor Charles Lewis urged young journalists to get excited about the profession and to hold those in power accountable this month at a two-day, international conference in Edinburgh. About 2,000 students applied for 100 slots in the selective program, and those chosen represented more than 40 countries. The students were “full of idealism” during …
Charles Lewis will travel to England in December to participate in an Oxford University investigative journalism collaborations roundtable. Lewis, who founded the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists in 1997 on the premise of collaboration among journalists across news organizations and countries, will speak about the recent success of the Panama Papers project due in part …
Chuck Lewis travels to Australia this week for the “Integrity20: Age of Insecurities” conference, participating as one of “20 of the world’s most unique, courageous and provocative minds.” He will talk about the dysfunction of democracy and widespread disillusion with government and the news media — and what he calls “the most bizarre U.S. presidential …
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The Washington, D.C., chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists honored Charles Lewis with the 2016 Distinguished Public Service Award, presented Tuesday night at the National Press Club in Washington. Former Washington Post Executive Editor Len Downie wrote Lewis’ introduction, which was read by Stephen Taylor, a freelance reporter and producer for Fox News Radio …
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More than 3,000 refugees resettled in San Diego County during federal fiscal 2016, leading some in the community to question whether area schools with limited resources could deliver on the refugee dream of a quality education for all in America.
“Nightmare Bacteria: Life Without Antibiotics” is a new interactive multimedia project of the Investigative Reporting Workshop. The goal of the project is to engage and inform a wider audience about the overuse of antibiotics and its consequences.
An interactive timeline examines President Trump’s use of executive orders to restrict access to the U.S.
In April 2016, at the height of the deadliest drug epidemic in U.S. history, Congress effectively stripped the Drug Enforcement Administration of its most potent weapon against large drug companies suspected of spilling prescription narcotics onto the nation’s streets. A Washington Post investigation.
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