When you are engaged with world issues, it can feel more upsetting to keep quiet than to speak up. For our guest Sharon Lerner, reporting on and exposing powerful actors serves as her activist playground. Sharon Lerner is an investigative journalist at ProPublica and worked at The Intercept for 7 years prior. In this episode, Ashley and Sharon discuss the role of investigative journalism and storytelling in social change, Sharon’s personal journey into journalism, her work investigating the AIDs epidemic and COVID pandemic, as well as the EPA. Sharon, a learner and journalist at heart shares why it is important to follow what interests you, how she navigates a hostile political landscape, and the critical ingredients to successful journalism.
Resources
Brain Cancer Cases Shot Up in This Florida Town—Is a Defense Contractor to Blame?
EWG PFAS Contamination Tracking Map
How the Environmental Lawyer Who Won A Massive Judgment Against Chevron Lost Everything
Sharon Lerner Joins ProPublica's Reporting Team
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