David J. Lopez

David J. Lopez is the Director of Criminal Justice Reporting at CNN, where they lead a team of correspondents focused on impactful reporting. They previously held various roles in journalism, including Assistant City Editor and Reporter at The Advocate, News Editor at Greenwich Time Newspaper, and Long Island Editor at Newsday Media Group. David also served as an Adjunct Professor at Stony Brook University, teaching aspiring journalists. They earned a Bachelor of Science in Journalism from Northwestern University.