{"id":160603,"date":"2021-05-12T14:50:33","date_gmt":"2021-05-12T14:50:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/publicintegrity.org\/?p=100856"},"modified":"2021-05-12T14:50:33","modified_gmt":"2021-05-12T14:50:33","slug":"jennifer-lafleur-named-senior-editor-at-center-for-public-integrity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2021\/05\/12\/jennifer-lafleur-named-senior-editor-at-center-for-public-integrity\/","title":{"rendered":"Jennifer LaFleur named senior editor at Center for Public Integrity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Data journalism pioneer Jennifer LaFleur will join the Center for Public Integrity as senior editor and help lead the nonprofit news organization\u2019s investigative reporting on inequality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>LaFleur has served as data editor at the Investigative Reporting Workshop since 2017.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<aside class=\"article-email-signup\">\n\n    <div class=\"article-email-signup__inner\">\n\n                    <h4 class=\"article-email-signup__head\">Investigations in your inbox<\/h3>\n        \n        <div class=\"article-email-signup__row\">\n                            <p class=\"article-email-signup__text\">A quick dive each week into our reporting on race, power and privilege.<\/p>\n            \n            <div class=\"article-email-signup__form\">\n                <!-- Begin Mailchimp Signup Form -->\n<div id=\"mc_embed_signup\">\n    <form action=\"https:\/\/publicintegrity.us4.list-manage.com\/subscribe\/post?u=8dc6eceed67f7f012462d0b12&amp;id=ffd1d0160d\" method=\"post\" id=\"mc-embedded-subscribe-form\" name=\"mc-embedded-subscribe-form\" >\n        <div id=\"mc_embed_signup_scroll\">\n\n            <div class=\"mc-field-group\">\n                <label for=\"mce-EMAIL\">Email address<\/label>\n                <input required=\"required\" type=\"email\" value=\"\" placeholder=\"you@example.com\" name=\"EMAIL\" class=\"required email\" id=\"mce-EMAIL\">\n            <\/div>\n            <div id=\"mce-responses\" class=\"clear\">\n                <div class=\"response\" id=\"mce-error-response\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n                <div class=\"response\" id=\"mce-success-response\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <!-- real people should not fill this in and expect good things - do not remove this or risk form bot signups-->\n            <div style=\"position: absolute; left: -5000px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><input type=\"text\" name=\"b_8dc6eceed67f7f012462d0b12_ffd1d0160d\" tabindex=\"-1\" value=\"\"><\/div>\n            <div class=\"clear\"><input type=\"submit\" value=\"Join\" name=\"subscribe\" id=\"mc-embedded-subscribe\" class=\"btn\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        \n        <!-- The Watchdog group -->\n        <input type=\"hidden\" value=\"4294967296\" name=\"group[16933][4294967296]\" id=\"mce-group[16933]-16933-0\">\n        <!-- The Moment group -->\n        <input type=\"hidden\" value=\"8589934592\" name=\"group[16933][8589934592]\" id=\"mce-group[16933]-16933-1\">\n        \n    <\/form>\n<\/div>\n<!--End mc_embed_signup-->\n            <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/aside>\n\n\n\n<p>Her new position will include oversight of Public Integrity\u2019s data journalism as well as a broader role in managing the newsroom, including leading major investigative projects and collaborations with other news organizations.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m thrilled to be joining such a talented team covering a defining issue of our time,\u201d LaFleur said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the Investigative Reporting Workshop, LaFleur worked with Chuck Lewis, who founded Public Integrity in 1989 as one of the first nonprofit model national investigative news organizations in the country. Previously, LaFleur worked as a senior editor at Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting, where she contributed to or edited dozens of major projects, including one that was a <a href=\"https:\/\/revealnews.org\/article\/revealcir-project-all-work-no-pay-named-pulitzer-finalist\/\">2018 Pulitzer finalist<\/a>. She also worked as the director of data journalism at ProPublica and has held similar roles at the Dallas Morning News and other newspapers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n    <div class=\"related-articles\">\n        <div class=\"related-articles__inner\">\n            \n                <h3 class=\"related-articles__head\">Related Articles<\/h3>\n                        <ul class=\"related-articles__items\">\n                                    <li class=\"tz-related\">\n\n                        <div class=\"tz-related__text\">\n\n                                                            <h4 class=\"tz-related__topic\">\n                                    <a class=\"tz-related__topic-link\" href=\"https:\/\/publicintegrity.org\/topics\/inside-publici\/\">Inside Public Integrity<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>\n                            \n                            <h3 class=\"tz-related__title\">\n                                <a class=\"tz-related__title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/publicintegrity.org\/inside-publici\/kate-myers-interim-coo-public-integrity\/\">Kate Myers named interim COO of Center for Public Integrity<\/a>\n                            <\/h3>\n\n                            <p class=\"tz-related__read\">\n                                <a class=\"tz-related__read-link\" href=\"https:\/\/publicintegrity.org\/inside-publici\/kate-myers-interim-coo-public-integrity\/\">Read\n                                    <svg>\n                                        <use xlink:href=\"#arrow-small\"><\/use>\n                                    <\/svg>\n                                <\/a>\n                            <\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n\n                        <div class=\"tz-related__image\">\n                            <a class=\"tz-related__image-link\" href=\"https:\/\/publicintegrity.org\/inside-publici\/kate-myers-interim-coo-public-integrity\/\">\n                                                                    <img src=\"https:\/\/publicintegrity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Kate-Myers-100x100-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/>\n                                                            <\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/li>\n                                    <li class=\"tz-related\">\n\n                        <div class=\"tz-related__text\">\n\n                                                            <h4 class=\"tz-related__topic\">\n                                    <a class=\"tz-related__topic-link\" href=\"https:\/\/publicintegrity.org\/topics\/inside-publici\/\">Inside Public Integrity<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>\n                            \n                            <h3 class=\"tz-related__title\">\n                                <a class=\"tz-related__title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/publicintegrity.org\/inside-publici\/center-for-public-integrity-welcomes-new-staff\/\">Center for Public Integrity welcomes new staff<\/a>\n                            <\/h3>\n\n                            <p class=\"tz-related__read\">\n                                <a class=\"tz-related__read-link\" href=\"https:\/\/publicintegrity.org\/inside-publici\/center-for-public-integrity-welcomes-new-staff\/\">Read\n                                    <svg>\n                                        <use xlink:href=\"#arrow-small\"><\/use>\n                                    <\/svg>\n                                <\/a>\n                            <\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n\n                        <div class=\"tz-related__image\">\n                            <a class=\"tz-related__image-link\" href=\"https:\/\/publicintegrity.org\/inside-publici\/center-for-public-integrity-welcomes-new-staff\/\">\n                                                                    <img src=\"https:\/\/publicintegrity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/headshots-100x100-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/>\n                                                            <\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/li>\n                            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>A graduate of Benedictine College and the Missouri School of Journalism, LaFleur teaches at American University and has trained thousands of people in data journalism. She is a former training director for Investigative Reporters &amp; Editors, and she currently serves on the boards of IRE and the National Center for Disability and Journalism. Among the many awards and accolades LaFleur has received over the course of her career was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.propublica.org\/atpropublica\/propublicas-jennifer-lafleur-inducted-into-the-national-freedom-of-informat\">induction into the National Freedom of Information Act Hall of Fame<\/a> in 2011.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe couldn\u2019t ask for a newsroom leader with more experience or a stronger reputation and relationships than Jennifer has,\u201d said Public Integrity Editor in Chief Matt DeRienzo. \u201cHer passion and vision for our mission of investigating inequality and commitment to journalism collaborations are a wonderful fit.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Public Integrity\u2019s investigative reporting examines the causes and effects of inequality, with a focus on employment, housing, health care, education and access to democracy. 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