EP44: “Life as a Pulitzer Prize Awarded Investigative Journalist” with guest Margot Williams

Join host Christopher Schoenwald of the Podcast, “LIFE AS A..” as he chats with Margot Williams, a highly accomplished and widely respected figure in the world of investigative journalism.

Introducing:

Margot Williams is the Research Editor for Investigations at The Intercept an esteemed and awarded non-profit news organization which has been responsible for the exposing of some of the biggest leaks and truths this past century.

Career:

Her career as an investigative journalist has involved her in the tracking of jihadis online and detainees who died in U.S. immigration detention, investigations of Iraq war contractors, and the following of money (and private jets) of mayors, governors, senators, presidential candidates, and ex-presidents.

Further, Margot has been involved in several projects that were leaks of classified or sensitive business information, including the Snowden documents. Margot has spent time at the Washington Post, New York Times, NPR, and the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists—with the latter being one of the most respected organizations in the investigative reporting world. Margot has literally seen it all.

Reasons to Listen:

This is a rare peek into the world of investigative journalism via a guest who has been excelling in this field for years. The conversation covers a wide array of topics not limited to an unlikely origin story, the exploration of some of the finer distinctions of the job, as well as philosophical looks at what the work has come to represent what it continues to mean to her.

Finally, notions of how the industry is evolving are also thoroughly discussed. Whether you are a journalist or not, this is a talk that anyone could easily find themselves immersed within. To learn more about Margot and her work, you can check her out here:

The Intercept 

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