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
--Desert Sun NewsGuild
--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 natural resource extraction and public health for the Los Angeles Times, High Country News, USA Today, the Center for Public Integrity, Mother Jones, The Desert Sun, The Arizona Republic, HuffPost 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
--Barlett & Steele Awards for Investigative Business Journalism 2020 silver medal; 2020 Front Page Awards, second place for labor reporting; part of a team that won the 2020 Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting, an Edward R. Murrow Award, an Editor & Publisher EPPY Award, a Sigma Award, the Toner Prize and others; SAB Environmental Media Awards 2017 print journalist of the year; Global Editors Network Data Journalism Awards 2017, open data finalist; Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Award, multi-time finalist
--Investigative Reporters and Editors
--Society of Environmental Journalists
--Desert Sun NewsGuild
--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 natural resource extraction and public health for the Los Angeles Times, High Country News, USA Today, the Center for Public Integrity, Mother Jones, The Desert Sun, The Arizona Republic, HuffPost 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
--Barlett & Steele Awards for Investigative Business Journalism 2020 silver medal; 2020 Front Page Awards, second place for labor reporting; part of a team that won the 2020 Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting, an Edward R. Murrow Award, an Editor & Publisher EPPY Award, a Sigma Award, the Toner Prize and others; SAB Environmental Media Awards 2017 print journalist of the year; Global Editors Network Data Journalism Awards 2017, open data finalist; Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Award, multi-time finalist
