203. Investigative Reporting | Connor Sheets

Episode 203 November 18, 2024 01:17:07
203.  Investigative Reporting | Connor Sheets
High Truths on Drugs and Addiction
203. Investigative Reporting | Connor Sheets

Nov 18 2024 | 01:17:07

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Show Notes

Connor Sheets' investigative stories have resulted in public health alerts, federal investigations, and international ramifications. His investigations included finding that Mexican pharmacies were selling counterfeit pain pills that contain fentanyl and smoke shops were selling chocolate magic mushrooms that contain THC or bath salts.

Connor Sheets is an investigative and enterprise reporter for the Los Angeles Times. He was part of the team that was a 2024 Pulitzer finalist for its coverage of the mass shooting in Monterey Park. Before joining The Times in 2021, he worked for six years as an investigative reporter in Alabama, reported from four continents as a New York-based enterprise reporter and covered local news for a weekly newspaper chain in Queens. A father of two, Sheets grew up in Maryland, where he delivered newspapers as a teenager and landed his first reporting job after graduating from the University of Maryland.

Social media handle: https://x.com/ConnorASheets

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