Wesley Lowery Joins The Marshall Project

Posted Tuesday, January 12, 2021 12:50 pm

Press Release | Marshall Project

Wesley Lowery is joining The Marshall Project as a contributing editor. He will spearhead a new initiative to develop original locally-reported investigative stories, continuing The Marshall Project’s expansion into local journalism. Lowery will help us brainstorm how best to rethink local criminal justice reporting and reach audiences not served by traditional news media...

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