Ron Nixon
Former Editor of Southern Exposure
Ron Nixon is the former co-editor of Southern Exposure and was a longtime contributor. He later worked as the homeland security correspondent for the New York Times and is now the Vice President, News and Head of Investigations, Enterprise, Partnerships and Grants at the Associated Press.
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Articles by Ron Nixon
August 1, 1998 -
Boosters lured chemical companies to southeast Louisiana for “economic development.” What they got was a public health nightmare and charges of environmental racism. Welcome to what residents call “Cancer Alley.”
May 1, 1997 -
How has the recent consolidation of media affected the South?
May 1, 1997 -
This article originally appeared in Southern Exposure Vol. 25 No. 1/2, "Southern Media Monopolized." Find more from that issue here.
December 1, 1996 -
As a volatile mix of hatred and hard times sparks the destruction of Southern black churches, investigators downplay racism as the fuel behind the fires.
October 1, 1996 -
Southern Politicians gleefully have peddled less government and fewer taxes.
March 1, 1996 -
Though the Christian right’s moral positions appeal to many African Americans, few blacks have answered the call.
November 1, 1995 -
Children across America have jobs. Too many of them are being injured, even killed, Government, industries, and farms aren’t eager to know the extent of the problem.