For about 20 years, we've been fighting for simple things, basic services. We will wait for electricity, water, sanitation and housing." - Lucky Ngobeni on why he organizes service delivery protests in Soweto, South Africa
Affiliations
Investigative Reporters and Editors
Society of Environmental Journalists
Centre for Sustainability in Mining and Industry at the University of the Witwatersrand
Oxpeckers Center for Investigative Environmental Journalism
Education
Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University, bachelor's in journalism
School of Communication at American University, master's in journalism
Experience
United States
--Investigated issues surrounding natural resource extraction and community health for the Los Angeles Times, High Country News, Mother Jones, the Center for Public Integrity, USA Today, The Arizona Republic, Grist, HuffPost, The Desert Sun and others.
--Contributed to projects with The Washington Post, the Chicago Tribune and others.
Southern Africa
--Investigated mining, oil and gas extraction and foreign companies' influence in South Africa, Malawi and Namibia for the Mail & Guardian, Yale Environment 360, Roads & Kingdoms, Inter Press Service, The Star, Climate Home News and others.
The Caribbean
--Reported on fossil fuels and agriculture from Trinidad and Tobago, Curaçao and Dominica.
Grants and Awards
--Water Desk grant; McGraw Fellowship for Business Journalism; Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources' Frank Allen Field Reporting Award; Fund for Investigative Journalism grant; Fund for Environmental Journalism grant; Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting grant; Eric Lund Global Reporting and Research Grant; Institute for Sustainability and Energy at Northwestern Grant
--SAB Environmental Media Awards 2017 print journalist of the year; Global Editors Network Data Journalism Awards 2017, open data finalist; part of the team that shared the 2020 Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting; Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Award, multi-time finalist
Investigative Reporters and Editors
Society of Environmental Journalists
Centre for Sustainability in Mining and Industry at the University of the Witwatersrand
Oxpeckers Center for Investigative Environmental Journalism
Education
Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University, bachelor's in journalism
School of Communication at American University, master's in journalism
Experience
United States
--Investigated issues surrounding natural resource extraction and community health for the Los Angeles Times, High Country News, Mother Jones, the Center for Public Integrity, USA Today, The Arizona Republic, Grist, HuffPost, The Desert Sun and others.
--Contributed to projects with The Washington Post, the Chicago Tribune and others.
Southern Africa
--Investigated mining, oil and gas extraction and foreign companies' influence in South Africa, Malawi and Namibia for the Mail & Guardian, Yale Environment 360, Roads & Kingdoms, Inter Press Service, The Star, Climate Home News and others.
The Caribbean
--Reported on fossil fuels and agriculture from Trinidad and Tobago, Curaçao and Dominica.
Grants and Awards
--Water Desk grant; McGraw Fellowship for Business Journalism; Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources' Frank Allen Field Reporting Award; Fund for Investigative Journalism grant; Fund for Environmental Journalism grant; Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting grant; Eric Lund Global Reporting and Research Grant; Institute for Sustainability and Energy at Northwestern Grant
--SAB Environmental Media Awards 2017 print journalist of the year; Global Editors Network Data Journalism Awards 2017, open data finalist; part of the team that shared the 2020 Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting; Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Award, multi-time finalist
