Casey Sanchez

Casey Sanchez is an American journalist who writes about race and poverty issues. He is a staff writer for the Southern Poverty Law Center's monthly newsletter, the Intelligence Report. His articles appear in national magazines which cover racism, including The American Prospect, The Chicago Reporter and the Village Voice.

Education

Sanchez has a Bachelor of Arts degree in humanities from the University of Chicago.

Career

Sanchez began his career as an editor of Extra, a Latino newspaper based in Chicago. From July 2005 to March 2007 he worked as a reporter for The Chicago Reporter.^[1]

He is currently a staff writer for the Southern Poverty Law Center's monthly newsletter, the Intelligence Report.

Awards

• Finalist, 2006 IRE Awards^[2] — for two articles, entitled "Dumping grounds" and "Six more years", published in The Chicago Reporter
• Second place, 2007 Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism Awards — for an article entitled "Southern Gothic", published in the Intelligence Report

References

1. "Letters to the editor/reporter news", The Chicago Reporter, July/August 2005, p. 3; "Editor's note/reporter news, The Chicago Reporter, March/April 2007, p. 3
2. "2006 IRE Award Winners". Investigative Reporters and Editors, Inc. Retrieved 2010-04-30.