Lex Weaver is a digital associate producer at The World.
Before coming to The World, Lex was a Poynter-Koch fellow and editor-in-chief at The Scope: Boston, a local news outlet with a social justice lens. She has also worked in FRONTLINE’s Impact department, working extensively on the Un(re)solved tour and supporting public programming for FRONTLINE films, and she has also worked for the Associated Press’ Elections tabulation team.
Lex holds a master’s degree in journalism from Northeastern University and a bachelor’s degree in English and art history from Rutgers University.
She’s interested in all forms of art, traveling and following social and cultural trends in Egypt, East Asia and India. Lex is also a social media and spreadsheet-organizing wizard.
Can endangered languages be saved? This new book may have the answer.
New York City is home to over 700 languages, but some will soon cease to exist. Is there still time to save them? The World’s Carolyn Beeler talks to linguist and author Ross Perlin about his new book, “Language City: The Fight to Preserve Endangered Mother Tongues in New York.”
‘Can we reject these labels?’: A new book questions how patriarchy became the norm.
How did patriarchy become common around the world, and can we change the dominance of men in societies? Science journalist Angela Saini explores these questions in her new book, “The Patriarchs; The Origins of Inequality.”
Guyana’s discovery of oil reserves has the nation split between boosting the economy and preserving the environment
Guyana is hoping that newly discovered offshore crude reserves can help transform the country’s economy and offset its ongoing poverty crisis. But some people are concerned about what this may mean for the environment.