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The Lens is an award-winning nonprofit news outlet.

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 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

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

Michael Isaac Stein wins in investigative and government reporting categories. Marta Jewson wins for education reporting.
by Charles Maldonado July 29, 2019 Updated December 26, 2023

The Lens takes home three first-place awards from Press Club of New Orleans

Each of those stories has made a difference in New Orleans.
by Steve Myers July 23, 2018 Updated December 26, 2023

Lens receives top honors for investigative, continuing coverage from New Orleans Press Club

The Lens picked up seven awards.
by Steve Myers July 10, 2017 Updated December 28, 2023

Lens wins 10 Press Club awards, including four first-place trophies

The honors were given out at the 58th Annual Excellence in Journalism event.
by Steve Beatty July 11, 2016 Updated December 26, 2023

Lens and ProPublica win Edward R. Murrow Award for ‘Losing Ground’

It's our second national Murrow award in four years.
by Steve Myers June 24, 2015 Updated December 26, 2023

Six pieces by The Lens are finalists for New Orleans Press Club awards

Interactive work on Louisiana's disappearing coastline and other digital innovations are honored.
by Steve Beatty June 16, 2015 Updated December 26, 2023

“Losing Ground” coastal-loss project by Lens, ProPublica wins national award

Multimedia effort lets readers take an in-depth look at rapidly disappearing coastline.
by Steve Beatty April 15, 2015 Updated December 26, 2023

The Lens a finalist in eight Press Club of New Orleans award categories

Including best local news site, which we have won the past two years.
by Steve Myers June 19, 2014 Updated December 26, 2023

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