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Author: Steve Beatty

About Steve Beatty
Steve Beatty is the publisher and chief executive officer of The Lens. He worked as an editor for The Times-Picayune for 15 years, leaving New Orleans just before Katrina to take a position as an editor at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and quickly rising through the ranks to be an editor of the newspaper

As The Lens marks another birthday, here’s a look at what we’ve done and what’s to come

March 23, 2017 Updated November 7, 2019
Join us this evening as we celebrate seven years of dogged, independent journalism.

Donate to The Lens through Jan. 19, and the Knight Foundation will double your gift

December 19, 2016 Updated November 7, 2019
National media philanthropy is hoping to bolster solid local reporting in the face of fake news.

Join The Lens in the fight for an open and accountable government

November 11, 2016 Updated November 7, 2019

The Lens has a unique election map, and we need your help to keep it going

October 28, 2016 Updated November 7, 2019
No other news outlet gives you real-time, neighborhood-level results on Election Day.

Lens wins 10 Press Club awards, including four first-place trophies

July 11, 2016 Updated December 26, 2023
The honors were given out at the 58th Annual Excellence in Journalism event.

Lusher board votes against recognizing union, likely sending matter to an election

April 23, 2016 Updated November 7, 2019
The next move is up to the union organizers.

Lens enters seventh year of operation; announces expanded board of directors

March 25, 2016 Updated November 7, 2019
Annual event is one more way we work to engage with the community we serve.

CEO of New Beginnings charter network resigns, but will stay through June

January 21, 2016 Updated November 7, 2019
Board offers little explanation for resignation in second year of three-year contract.

New Beginnings abruptly cancels closed-door discussion of CEO’s contract Friday

January 15, 2016 Updated November 7, 2019

Replay our online video discussion about PTSD with documentary filmmaker

August 27, 2015 Updated November 7, 2019
You're invited to watch and participate in the video forum Thursday at 1 p.m.

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