The Lens took home top honors in the education reporting, continuing environmental reporting and government/political reporting categories.
Category: Inside the News Room
Posted inOpinion
The heartbreaking but necessary work of covering school closures
Elevating family voices in a decentralized system.
Republished with permission from The Grade.
Posted inInside the News Room
How The Lens got the state of Louisiana to turn over a $1,000-an-hour contract with out-of-state lawyers hired to defend the state police
It took several months and a lawsuit, but a judge agreed that legal contracts are public records.
Posted inCriminal Justice, Inside the News Room, News
The Lens: Why we’re suing the Office of Juvenile Justice for public records
The Tulane First Amendment Law Clinic is taking on our case to win access to public records that the OJJ says it can’t find—or is refusing to provide.
Posted inNews
‘Auld Len Synes’ – Top 2023 stories
Pictured with trays of the bakery’s signature buttermilk drops, Darrius Henry (left), an owner and NeeNee Louise (right), a longtime employee. Photo by La’Shance Perry / The Lens In the 7th Ward, the Buttermilk Drop – one of the city’s top picks for home-delivery breakfasts – scrambled to pay its December bills, after a hacker […]
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“Philanthropies Pledge $500 Million to Address Crisis in Local News”
Support The Lens The Lens, New Orleans’ first nonprofit newsroom, is supported by readers like you. Become a member today and ensure that we can continue our coverage of the COVID-19 crisis and its impact on our region. Support The Lens today “Philanthropies Pledge $500 Million to Address Crisis in Local News” Dear Lens Community, […]
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A note from the new managing editor of The Lens
A new managing editor for The Lens returns home, bringing new ideas to a familiar place
Posted inInside the News Room
The Lens appoints interim editor
Longtime reporter Marta Jewson named interim editor.
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The Lens wins eight Press Club awards, including three top prizes
The Lens took home top honors in the podcast, digital special section and government/political reporting categories.