Sharon Lerner is an American investigative reporter and environmental journalist.[1]
Sharon Lerner | |
|---|---|
| Citizenship | American |
| Education | |
| Occupation(s) | Investigative reporter, environmental journalist |
Education
editLerner earned her undergraduate degree from Brown University and her master’s degree in public health from Columbia University.[2]
Career
editThe Intercept
editLerner was an environmental crime reporter at The Intercept from 2015 to 2022. Her reporting on PFOA, a chemical in teflon, was part of a series called "The Teflon Toxin" and was featured in the film The Devil We Know.[3] She wrote in depth about PFAS, breaking the story about PFAS presence in firefighting foam. Her work was cited in the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants decision to limit international use of PFAS, as well as in US Congressional Hearings.[3][4] Lerner also covered the US-funded virus work in Wuhan, China, as related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
ProPublica
editLerner has worked at ProPublica since 2022. She has covered the 2023 Ohio train derailment incident as well as continuing to report on chemical pollutants.[5]
Awards
editLerner has been honored by the Society of Environmental Journalists eleven times.[6] Lerner was awarded the Izzy Award in 2018 for her work on covering science, health, and the environment.[7] She was the Newswomen's Club of New York Journalist of the Year in 2021.[8]
Publications
edit- Lerner, Sharon (April 1, 2010). The War On Moms. Trade Paper Press.
References
edit- ^ "Sharon Lerner, ProPublica". PbsSoCal.org. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ "Sharon Lerner". The Intercept. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Sharon Lerner, Staff". The Intercept. 5 August 2022.
- ^ "Sharon Lerner Joins ProPublica's Reporting Team". ProPublica.
- ^ "Sharon Lerner". ProPublica. 4 August 2023.
- ^ "#SEJSpotlight: Sharon Lerner, Reporter, ProPublica". SEJ. 19 December 2022.
- ^ Cohen, Jeff. "Izzy Award to be Shared by Investigative Journalists Lee Fang, Sharon Lerner, Dahr Jamail, and Todd Miller". Common Dreams. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
- ^ "2021 FRONT PAGE AWARD WINNERS". The Newswomans Club Of New York.