"Shoshana and I would both go on to pursue journalism jobs in Florida and would get together on weekends to swap stories and share goals. As we moved to different states and advanced in our careers, I watched in awe as Walter wrote investigative stories that exposed corruption and led to reform. She's now an investigative reporter for the nonprofit news site The Marshall Project, where she covers the criminal justice, health care and child welfare systems."
"Walter, a Pulitzer finalist, has investigated sexual exploitation in the marijuana industry, armed guards who kill with impunity and erroneous hospital drug testing, among many other topics. Her work has prompted new laws, as well as criminal and congressional probes, and it's a reminder of one of the many reasons why we need high-quality journalism: to expose wrongdoings and hold the powerful accountable."
In the summer of 2007, two recent college graduates moved to St. Petersburg, Florida, for a fellowship at Poynter and learned reporting and writing alongside peers. One journalist pursued investigative work covering criminal justice, health care, and child welfare at The Marshall Project. Investigations exposed corruption, prompted new laws, criminal and congressional probes, and highlighted journalism's role in accountability. A debut book, Rehab: An American Scandal, presents a rigorously reported investigation into failures of America's response to the opioid crisis, following four people through treatment and documenting a broken drug rehab industry. The book's release coincided closely with another journalist's debut book.
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