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Author Archives: 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
Posted inInside the News Room
“Losing Ground” coastal-loss project by Lens, ProPublica wins national award
Multimedia effort lets readers take an in-depth look at rapidly disappearing coastline.
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Lens, ProPublica win award for innovation and watchdog journalism for ‘Losing Ground’
It’s the third time the project has been recognized nationally.
Posted inInside the News Room, Investigations
Disclosure about The Lens and Loyola University
The story about Loyola University President Kevin Wildes’ controversial tenure as chairman of the Civil Service Commission would normally carry a simple disclosure that The Lens is located on the campus of Loyola University. However, that’s changing, and I believe we owe our readers a more complete explanation. The Lens and Loyola signed a Memorandum […]
Posted inEnvironment, Events
Live stream: Attorney suing oil and gas industry talks with Lens reporter (video)
Join us as part of our monthly Breakfast with the Newsmakers series
Posted inEvents
Breakfast with the Newsmakers: Join us as we talk about Nov. 4 judicial candidates
A chance like this only comes along once every six years. Learn about why judges matter to everyone.
Posted inInside the News Room
The Lens plans news conference to launch new salary database as part of The Vault
Our open-data initiative will soon include a searchable list of city employees and their budgeted pay.
Posted inInside the News Room
The Lens makes changes but continues focus on in-depth, public-service journalism
We’re suspending some features while expanding unique, data-driven reporting you won’t find anywhere else.
Posted inSchools
Join The Lens in person for a conversation with RSD Superintendent Patrick Dobard
If you can’t make it Thursday, watch the video steam here, or read the live blog starting at 8 a.m. Thursday.
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