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 failed mine closure, potential wrongful conviction homicide cases and money in politics across the country. Extended some of this work to Sweden.
--Bylines appeared in, among others, the Center for Public Integrity, USA Today, The Arizona Republic, Mother Jones, High Country News and Grist.
--Contributed to investigations for The Washington Post, The Chicago Tribune, WGN-TV and the Wisconsin State Journal.
Southern Africa
--Investigated mining, oil and gas extraction, foreign companies' influence in southern Africa, government corruption and competing demands for resources in South Africa and Malawi.
--Covered crime, service delivery protests, a drug epidemic and other breaking news in the Johannesburg metro area.
--Bylines appeared in, among many others, Roads & Kingdoms, Yale Environment 360, The Africa Report, the Mail & Guardian, The Star and the Saturday Star.
The Caribbean
--Investigated environmental degradation in Trinidad and Tobago.
--Covered permaculture in Trinidad and Tobago, Curaçao and Dominica.
Grants and Awards
--McGraw Fellowship for Business Journalism; Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources' Frank Allen Field Reporting Award; David Dietz Fellowship; Fund for Investigative Journalism grant, multi-time recipient; 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; Undergraduate Research Grant
--SAB Environmental Media Awards print journalist of the year (South Africa, 2017); Global Editors Network Data Journalism Awards 2017, open data Shortlist; Pulliam Fellowship; 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 failed mine closure, potential wrongful conviction homicide cases and money in politics across the country. Extended some of this work to Sweden.
--Bylines appeared in, among others, the Center for Public Integrity, USA Today, The Arizona Republic, Mother Jones, High Country News and Grist.
--Contributed to investigations for The Washington Post, The Chicago Tribune, WGN-TV and the Wisconsin State Journal.
Southern Africa
--Investigated mining, oil and gas extraction, foreign companies' influence in southern Africa, government corruption and competing demands for resources in South Africa and Malawi.
--Covered crime, service delivery protests, a drug epidemic and other breaking news in the Johannesburg metro area.
--Bylines appeared in, among many others, Roads & Kingdoms, Yale Environment 360, The Africa Report, the Mail & Guardian, The Star and the Saturday Star.
The Caribbean
--Investigated environmental degradation in Trinidad and Tobago.
--Covered permaculture in Trinidad and Tobago, Curaçao and Dominica.
Grants and Awards
--McGraw Fellowship for Business Journalism; Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources' Frank Allen Field Reporting Award; David Dietz Fellowship; Fund for Investigative Journalism grant, multi-time recipient; 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; Undergraduate Research Grant
--SAB Environmental Media Awards print journalist of the year (South Africa, 2017); Global Editors Network Data Journalism Awards 2017, open data Shortlist; Pulliam Fellowship; Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Award, multi-time finalist
