Reporter Kiran Chawla Interview (2023)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2023-03-24
Duration: 00:05:34
Subjects: Journalism
Contributors:
- Moreau, Andre Host
- Chawla, Kiran Interviewee
Description
This segment from the March 24, 2023, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Andre Moreau’s in-studio interview with Kiran Chawla, the owner of Unfiltered with Kiran, an online news platform based in Baton Rouge. She discusses: losing her job as an investigative reporter at WAFB-TV in Baton Rouge; her decision to start an online news platform; and her lawsuit against the Baton Rouge Police Department to gain access to their press conferences.