
MacArthur Fellows Program
Ken Ward Jr.
Investigative Journalist | Class of 2018
Revealing the human and environmental toll of natural resource extraction in West Virginia and spurring greater accountability among public and private stakeholders
Select News Coverage of Ken Ward Jr.
September 17, 2020
"Sustained Outrage Has a New Home in West Virginia"
March 29, 2020
"Bail Out Journalists. Let Newspaper Chains Die."
October 18, 2019
"This Governor Still Guides His Billion-Dollar Business Empire, Even Though He Said He Wouldn’t"
September 11, 2019
"Coal Country Has Been Burned Before"
August 15, 2019
"Welcome to the Greenbrier, the Governor-Owned Luxury Resort Filled With Conflicts of Interest"
November 6, 2018
"Investigative Reporting In Coal Country"
October 21, 2018
"West Virginia "Genius" Reporter Still Has Questions"
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