Richard Salame

Richard Salame is a reporter at L'Orient-Le Jour, the daily newspaper in Lebanon. Previously, he was associate editor and a Puffin Foundation writing fellow at Type Investigations. His articles have appeared in The Intercept, The Nation, The Guardian, and more. He has also researched and fact-checked for investigations appearing in Vice, The Intercept, Smithsonian Magazine, The Nation, and other outlets. Richard holds a bachelor’s degree in history and a master’s degree in migration studies. He was previously the Don and Doris Shaffer Intern at Type Investigations. Before coming to Type Investigations he worked at Data & Society Research Institute and was an organizing intern at UNITE HERE! Local 217.