Charles Lewis. Picture: Molly Montag/
The Student Voice

Former journalist
keeps investigative reporting alive

Charles Lewis is the founder and executive director for the Center for Public Integrity (CPI). The CPI, which is based in Washington DC, is a nonprofit investigative reporting organization, which employs 35 journalists and at least 15 interns a year.

Lewis, a veteran investigative journalist, has worked for CBS and ABC and recently for the news program, 60 Minutes. Some of the Center books he has co-authored include, The Buying of Congress, The Buying of the President and The Cheating of America. In total the Center has published eight books and more than 100 investigative reports.

Lewis stories twice received Emmy nominations in the "Outstanding Investigative Reporting" category. In 1998, Lewis was awarded a MacAthur Fellowship by the John D. and Catherine T. MacAthur Foundation. The CPI website, online publication The Public i, and the Center books have been honored for excellence by investigative journalist and editors and the Society of Professional Journalists.

Lewis has participated at international conferences on corruption of journalism in South Africa, England, France, Russia, Sweden and many others.

Six years ago, he was one of the members of the conflict-prevention delegation to the trouble-torn Ferghana Valley region of Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgystan in central Asia.

In 1997, he established the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, which is made up 76 veteran journalists from 41 countries. The consortium does the international investigative projects.

 

University of Wisconsin-River Fall.
Department of Journalism.
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