 Chuck Lewis, SOC's Distinguished Journalist in Residence (photo credit: Chuck Lewis) |
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SOC Offers New "International Investigative Journalism" Course
THIS SPRING, SOC STUDENTS ENROLLED in the new "International Investigative Journalism" course are learning from one of the most experienced investigative reporters in the field. SOC's Distinguished Journalist in Residence, Charles (Chuck) Lewis, is leading a class that examines the best examples of global investigative reporting. He created the course in response to the increasing number of crossborder investigative stories.
Lewis is the founder of the Center for Public Integrity, the world's largest nonpartisan investigative reporting organization. In 1997, he initiated an International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) to give global reach to the Center's watchdog journalism. ICIJ issued reports such as "The Water Barons" (2003), which has involved reporters from six continents. The year-long ICIJ investigation showed that three of the world's largest water companies had lobbied for changes in legislation and trade agreements leading to privatization of public waterworks. Such case studies are reviewed in Lewis's course. For more information, visit the ICIJ web site.
Prior to founding the Center and ICIJ, Lewis spent a decade doing investigative reporting at ABC News and was Mike Wallace's producer at 60 Minutes. In 1998, he received a prestigious MacArthur Foundation "genius award." Long associated with AU, Lewis joined the SOC faculty last fall. Numerous AU students have interned at the Center while SOC journalism students were research assistants for Lewis's book, The Buying of the President 2004.
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