John Barry

At a Lens event on Nov. 21, environmental reporter Bob Marshall interviewed author John Barry about his role in a controversial lawsuit against the oil and gas industry for coastal loss. He lost his seat on a local levee board due to his leadership on that suit. Barry has announced that he has formed a nonprofit group to lobby for coastal restoration.

The event was held at Basin Street Station & Visitors’ Center with the program beginning at 8 a.m. To RSVP to the next Breakfast with the Newsmakers event on Thursday, Jan. 16, contact Eileen Loh. If you can’t make it, you can watch the video stream here.

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The Lens – Breakfast with the Newsmakers – Bob Marshall and John Barry from Jason Berry on Vimeo.

Steve Myers was editor of The Lens. Before joining the staff in 2012, Myers was managing editor of Poynter Online, the preeminent source of news and training about the journalism industry. At Poynter,...