Charles Lewis

Charles Lewis is the president of the Fund for Independence in Journalism, in Washington, and co-author of five books, including the bestseller, The Buying of the President, 2004. He founded (and served 15 years as executive director) the Center for Public Integrity, a nonprofit, nonpartisan investigative reporting organization. From 1977 to 1988, he did investigative reporting at ABC News and at the CBS News program 60 Minutes. In 1998, Lewis was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship, and, in 2004, he received the PEN USA First Amendment award. His research at the Shorenstein Center focused on power, the news media, and the people’s right to know.

Charles Lewis: The Future of Journalism in Three Words: Collaboration, Collaboration, Collaboration

April 18, 2016

April 18, 2016 — Charles Lewis, founder of the Center for Public Integrity and the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, and spring 2006 fellow, writes that the publication of the Panama Papers demonstrates that “public accountability should not be confined by the borders and orthodoxies of traditional journalism.” Read more in The Guardian.

Charles Lewis speaks at the Shorenstein Center

Investigative journalist Charles Lewis: Media-university partnerships needed to boost journalism — and civic integrity

October 14, 2014

October 14, 2014 — Charles Lewis, a pioneering journalist who founded the Center for Public Integrity and who now serves as a faculty member at American University, said part of the future of investigative news involves new “hybrid” models that pair universities and media outlets. “These worlds are merging, and we need to acknowledge it

Six Finalists for 2013 Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting Announced

January 31, 2013

January 31, 2012 – Six finalists for the Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting have been announced by the Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. The winner of the Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting, which carries a cash award of $25,000, will be announced at an

The Growing Importance of Nonprofit Journalism

April 1, 2007

A paper by Charles Lewis, spring 2006 fellow, argues that despite the growing audience for non-profit news outlets such as NPR, there are few such organizations that have a sustained commitment to investigative reporting. This paper discusses four nonprofit investigative journalism organizations on three continents dedicated solely to publishing investigative content: the largest in the

Charles Lewis: The Future of Journalism in Three Words: Collaboration, Collaboration, Collaboration

April 18, 2016

April 18, 2016 — Charles Lewis, founder of the Center for Public Integrity and the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, and spring 2006 fellow, writes that the publication of the Panama Papers demonstrates that “public accountability should not be confined by the borders and orthodoxies of traditional journalism.” Read more in The Guardian.

Charles Lewis speaks at the Shorenstein Center

Investigative journalist Charles Lewis: Media-university partnerships needed to boost journalism — and civic integrity

October 14, 2014

October 14, 2014 — Charles Lewis, a pioneering journalist who founded the Center for Public Integrity and who now serves as a faculty member at American University, said part of the future of investigative news involves new “hybrid” models that pair universities and media outlets. “These worlds are merging, and we need to acknowledge it

Six Finalists for 2013 Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting Announced

January 31, 2013

January 31, 2012 – Six finalists for the Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting have been announced by the Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. The winner of the Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting, which carries a cash award of $25,000, will be announced at an

The Growing Importance of Nonprofit Journalism

April 1, 2007

A paper by Charles Lewis, spring 2006 fellow, argues that despite the growing audience for non-profit news outlets such as NPR, there are few such organizations that have a sustained commitment to investigative reporting. This paper discusses four nonprofit investigative journalism organizations on three continents dedicated solely to publishing investigative content: the largest in the

The Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy is a Harvard Kennedy School research center dedicated to exploring and illuminating the intersection of press, politics and public policy in theory and practice. The Center strives to bridge the gap between journalists and scholars, and between them and the public.

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