Charles Re Lewis
Curriculum Vitae Updated 03.01.10 CHARLES R.E. LEWIS Employment: 2010 Professor with tenure, American University School of Communication. Distinguished Journalist in Residence (August 2006 – December 2009), (courses taught: In-depth Journalism and proposed new course, International Investigative Reporting). 2010 Founding Executive Editor of the Investigative Reporting Workshop, a research center within the American University School of Communication. Proposed the idea October 2007, which was approved by the University March 2008; raised $429,500 to begin operations in 2008, and donated and earned revenue in 2009 was $1,101,420, supporting a full-time staff of 11. The Workshop began publishing in March 2009, and to date has released seven major national investigative stories, partnering with or covered by msnbc.com, Financial Times, ABC World News Tonight, Huffington Post Investigative Fund, the New York Times, the Washington Post, McClatchy newspapers and others. In 2009, the Workshop forged a formal working relationship with the award-winning PBS Frontline documentary program. The first co-production of the Workshop and Frontline was broadcast nationwide February 9, 2010. “Flying Cheap,” about the safety and working conditions of regional air carriers, received glowing reviews on NPR, in the New York Times and the Washington Post. 2008 Founding President, the Fund for Independence in Journalism, Washington, D.C. (Begun in 2003, part-time paid beginning January 2005 through December 2008) 2005-2006 Fellow, Joan Shorenstein Center on the
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