Wesley J. Lowery

Wesley Lowery is an accomplished journalist and educator currently serving as an Associate Professor at American University, where Wesley teaches investigative journalism and leads an innovative training-hospital style newsroom. Previously, Wesley held the role of Journalist-in-Residence at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY and served as a Contributing Editor for The Marshall Project. Notably, Wesley was a correspondent for 60 Minutes+, reporting on significant social issues and leading the paper's coverage as a National Correspondent for The Washington Post. Wesley's impactful work at The Post includes proposing and reporting on award-winning projects related to race, policing, and criminal justice, as well as contributing to major breaking news events. Prior experience includes local journalism at Boston Globe Media, where Wesley reported on the Boston Marathon bombings. Wesley holds a Bachelor of Science in Journalism from Ohio University.