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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 29: ‘I will not in any way apologize for that’

Michael Isaac Stein talks traffic cameras. Marta Jewson looks at some new research from the Education Research Alliance. And an exit interview with former Behind The Lens host Tom Wright.
by Charles Maldonado April 26, 2019 Updated December 14, 2019

Behind The Lens episode 28: ‘Conversations that must be had’

Awaiting the results of the OneApp school selection process - we'll explain why this is a somewhat anxious time for many parents. Also, an interview with author Nathaniel Rich on the politics of climate change.
by Tom Wright April 19, 2019 Updated December 14, 2019

Behind The Lens episode 27: ‘Violently, ugly, viciously, for money’

More on the New Beginnings Schools Foundation with Marta Jewson. And special guest Bob Marshall talks about coastal erosion.
by Tom Wright April 12, 2019 Updated December 14, 2019

Behind The Lens episode 26: ‘I didn’t want this fight’

Tom Wright goes to a rally for the "March Against Death Alley." Michael Isaac Stein talks to Councilwoman Helena Moreno about how to change Entergy regulation in New Orleans. And we interview Berr Voss-Potts, the 13-year-old whose off-the-shelf lead test prompted the school district to install filters this week at Plessy Community School.
by Tom Wright April 5, 2019 Updated December 14, 2019

Behind The Lens episode 25: Little red marks

Reporter Marta Jewson tells us how she uncovered allegations of grade inflation at Kennedy High School. Michael Isaac Stein talks about political patronage in lucrative City Council utility contracts. And Tom Wright follows up on his recent story on wastewater assimilation.
by Tom Wright March 29, 2019 Updated December 14, 2019

Behind The Lens episode 24: ‘A solution to pollution’

An extended interview with Lt. Gen. Russel Honore about the GreenARMY's 2019 legislative agenda. And Michael Isaac Stein talks about a local immigration advocacy group's recent FOIA victory in federal court.
by Tom Wright March 22, 2019 Updated December 14, 2019

Behind The Lens episode 23: ‘When they told the parents about this, it was already done’

Education reporter Marta Jewson talks about her series on school closures in New Orleans. Michael Isaac Stein on the latest news on short-term rentals. And host and producer Tom Wright talks to Jed Horne about The Lens' opinion section.
by Tom Wright March 15, 2019 Updated December 14, 2019

Behind The Lens episode 22: ‘There’s a civil war going on out there’

An emotional hearing last week on a proposed change to environmental cleanup regulations. The LDEQ has since withdrawn the revision pending further public outreach. Plus, four F-rated New Orleans schools implement improvement plans and a major update in the fake subpoena story.
by Tom Wright March 8, 2019 Updated December 14, 2019

Behind The Lens episode 21: ‘Commence operations’

Audio from the opening of the Bonnet Carre spillway. A proposed chemical plant gets pushback from St. James Parish residents. And New Orleans charter school leaders are trying to align their calendars.
by Tom Wright March 1, 2019 Updated December 14, 2019

Behind The Lens episode 20: ‘Not two cents’

This week's Entergy vote. A troubling warning about the wastewater situation in St. James Parish. And The Lens' new series on school closures in New Orleans.
by Tom Wright February 22, 2019 Updated December 14, 2019

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