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Author: Steve Myers

About Steve Myers
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, he wrote about emerging media practices such as citizen journalism, nonprofit news sites, real-time reporting via social media, data-oriented news apps, iPhoneography, and the fact-checking movement. Six of his 10 years in newspapers were spent as a local government reporter in Mobile, Ala., where he focused on local government accountability, from jail management to hurricane preparation and response. He can be reached at (504) 298-9750.

Lens and ProPublica win Edward R. Murrow Award for ‘Losing Ground’

June 24, 2015 Updated December 26, 2023
It's our second national Murrow award in four years.

The Lens sues city of New Orleans for failing to follow public-records laws

May 13, 2015 Updated November 7, 2019
The suit alleges that the city habitually fails to provide public records within the time required by law.

The Lens’ election guide for the 2014 New Orleans judicial races

October 23, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019
We have profiles, documents and news links for every judicial candidate in a contested race.

Breakfast with the Newsmakers: Charles Maldonado interviews lawyer for Workers’ Center for Racial Justice (live blog transcript)

September 24, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019
The event starts at 8 a.m. Thursday. Follow along here if you can't make it.

Lens, ProPublica journalists describe how they reported ‘Losing Ground’ project (video)

September 16, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019
Cattle rancher Earl Armstrong and fishing guide Ryan Lambert spoke about witnessing coastal loss firsthand.

The Lens adds property sales map to The Vault

September 15, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019
It's never been easier to track real estate sales in your neighborhood. Search by any text, price or date and see the results on a map. This is the latest addition to The Vault, our open-data initiative.

Live chat replay: Talk to The Lens, ProPublica about ‘Losing Ground’

August 28, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019
Discuss how we reported and built an interactive showing 80 years of coastal loss in Louisiana.

Highlights from our expert panel on how to pay for coastal restoration (video)

August 21, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019
Kyle Graham, head of the state's coastal restoration authority, predicted some kind of settlement, some day, with the oil and gas industry. Tulane's Mark Davis said local government needs to set the right example in how it builds roads and deals with sinking land.

With new tool, The Lens makes it easy to find out how much city employees are paid

July 22, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019
It's part of The Vault, our effort to increase access to public information.

Live chat: Filmmaker discusses documentary on vanishing Isle de Jean Charles

July 2, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019
Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee will join us at 12:15 p.m. CT Thursday to discuss the video, which was featured in The New York Times.

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