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.

Join us at noon to talk with David Muth of the National Wildlife Federation and George Ricks of the Save Louisiana Coalition.

Join us at 1 p.m. CT to talk about efforts to delay executions in Louisiana and Missouri.

Talk with The Lens' Tyler Bridges at 1:30 p.m. Friday.

Join us at 8 a.m.

Barry talks about the suit against oil and gas companies and his new advocacy group, Restore Louisiana Now.

He'll take questions from Lens readers at noon Thursday.

We'll upload as many government contracts as possible to help the public see who's spending taxpayer dollars.

Panels on charter school accountability and New Orleans' economy; keynote address by Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré.

Join us at 12:30 p.m. Friday for an hour-long chat about New Orleans' 2014 spending plan.

Join us at 12:30 p.m. Friday to talk about the lawsuit, the science and the counterarguments.

Our reporting has more urgency than ever.