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Category: Inside the News Room

The Lens wins four first place awards from Press Club of New Orleans

The Lens took home top honors in the education reporting, continuing environmental reporting and government/political reporting categories.
by Marta Jewson October 3, 2024 Updated October 3, 2024

The heartbreaking but necessary work of covering school closures

by Marta Jewson September 9, 2024 Updated September 9, 2024

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.
by The Editors June 17, 2024 Updated June 17, 2024

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.
by Martin Pedersen January 22, 2024 Updated January 22, 2024

‘Auld Len Synes’ – Top 2023 stories

by Mizani Ball December 31, 2023 Updated January 2, 2024

Instagram: TheLensNOLA

by Mizani Ball December 26, 2023 Updated April 1, 2024

A note from the new managing editor of The Lens

by Brett Barrouquere March 13, 2023 Updated March 13, 2023

The Lens appoints interim editor

Longtime reporter Marta Jewson named interim editor.
by The Editors October 3, 2022 Updated October 3, 2022

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.
by Charles Maldonado October 15, 2021 Updated December 26, 2023

Behind The Lens episode 86: Stories to tell

Award-winning journalist Soledad O'Brien talks about COVID-19, the Trump Administration… and bad news writing. And Ashlin Parker from Trumpet Mafia reacts to the city's push to offer some live entertainment amid the pandemic.
by Tom Wright June 19, 2020 Updated June 19, 2020

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