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Behind The Lens

Behind the Lens offers reporter’s thoughts, analysis and perspective on their stories, offering a glimpse into the inner workings of the Lens newsroom; how a particular story came to be, why it matters and what it might mean to our listeners.

Behind The Lens episode 39: ‘That’s where the district wants to go’

A special all-schools episode. Host and producer Jessica Rosgaard talks to education researcher Doug Harris about New Orleans becoming an all-charter city. And we hear from the lawyer for a family suing John F. Kennedy High School.
by Jessica Rosgaard July 5, 2019 Updated December 14, 2019

Behind The Lens episode 38: ‘Completely unable to function’

The latest from John F. Kennedy High School. New abortion restrictions in Louisiana. And immigration detention centers in Louisiana.
by Jessica Rosgaard June 29, 2019 Updated December 14, 2019

Behind The Lens episode 37: ‘Once fresh water gets in’

Marta Jewson on lead filters in New Orleans schools. Michael Isaac Stein on Entergy regulation. And host and producer Jessica Rosgaard interviews Waveland Mayor Mike Smith about the Bonnet Carre Spillway and its impact on the coast.
by Jessica Rosgaard June 21, 2019 Updated December 14, 2019

Behind The Lens episode 36: ‘No, I don’t have my diploma yet’

We hear from a Kennedy High School senior who still doesn't know if she graduated. Plus, a plan for ending cash bail. And a new budget crisis for public defenders in New Orleans.
by Jessica Rosgaard June 14, 2019 Updated December 14, 2019

Behind The Lens episode 35: ‘I know this isn’t welcome news. I wish it were different.’

High school administrators scramble to figure out who's eligible to graduate, even after the ceremony is over. The Orleans school district wants to put a school athletic field on a former toxic dump site. And what's going on with the Gun Violence Reduction Task Force?
by Jessica Rosgaard June 7, 2019 Updated December 14, 2019

Behind The Lens episode 34: ‘That water would have to go somewhere’

Marta Jewson gives us an update on Kennedy High School. And Jessica Rosgaard talks to the Army Corps of Engineers about the Morganza Spillway.
by Jessica Rosgaard May 31, 2019 Updated December 14, 2019

Behind The Lens episode 33: ‘Sort of an elusive character’

Marta Jewson on the four-day week at Friends of King Schools. Michael Isaac Stein on an affordable housing development in Bywater. And Lens co-founder Karen Gadbois on Ken Charity, who faces federal charges related to the collapse of First NBC Bank.
by Jessica Rosgaard May 24, 2019 Updated December 14, 2019

Behind The Lens episode 32: ‘There’s probably a lot of work that still needs to be done’

A major vote on short-term rentals at the City Council. Asbestos in New Orleans schools. And an interview with Brian Knighten of the Broad Theater about flooding and drainage in the city.
by Jessica Rosgaard May 18, 2019 Updated December 14, 2019

Behind The Lens episode 31: ‘We apologize for this inconvenience’

Marta Jewson on the resignation of a charter school network's CEO. Michael Isaac Stein on the latest recommended fines against Entergy New Orleans. And some highlights from The Lens' most recent public records workshop.
by Jessica Rosgaard May 10, 2019 Updated December 14, 2019

Behind The Lens episode 30: One-newspaper town

Marta Jewson on lead filters in New Orleans public schools. Michael Isaac Stein on how short-term rentals figure into Mayor Cantrell's infrastructure deal. And Jed Horne talks about The Advocate's purchase of The Times-Picayune.
by Jessica Rosgaard May 4, 2019 Updated December 14, 2019

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