EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Walker Bragman is co-founder and Executive Director of the Accountability Journalism Institute and publisher of Important Context. He has been an investigative reporter for nearly a decade and was previously on staff at The Lever. His work, which has been featured in outlets like Rolling Stone, Exposed, and Sludge, has heavily focused on the intersection of money-in-politics, public health, and misinformation. He graduated from Brooklyn Law School in 2019 with a Juris Doctor.

DEPUTY DIRECTOR

Olivia is a New York-based media critic, nonprofit development professional and independent journalism advocate. She holds a B.A. in journalism from Ithaca College, and her work has been published in outlets including Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting (FAIR), The Indypendent, The Progressive, PBS SoCal, and Common Dreams. 

CLIMATE EDITOR

Amanda is a Brazilian journalist and photographer focused on social and environmental issues. Her work has been featured in National Geographic, Al Jazeera, The New Humanitarian, BBC Brasil, and Folha de São Pualo, among other publications. Amanda is a master in Journalism, Media and Globalization from Aarhus University, the Danish School of Media and Journalism, and Charles University, and a specialist in Public Policy and Gender Justice from the Latin American Council of Social Sciences.

SOCIAL MEDIA DIRECTOR

Lindsay has an extensive and award-winning background in art, photography, and design. Her work has been published in many places, most recently in We March On, a book documenting women’s protests.