Jacob Ryan
Jacob Ryan is an award-winning journalist and managing editor at LPM's Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting team who tenaciously reports accountability stories on a variety of subjects.
He is a recipient of a Sidney Hillman award, a national Investigative Reporters and Editors award and numerous regional and local awards.
Jacob, who joined LPM in 2014, is originally from Eddyville, Kentucky. He’s a graduate of Western Kentucky University.
Email Jacob at jryan@lpm.org.
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Kentucky is among the worst states in the U.S. at providing vulnerable populations with accessibility to critical elements of the justice system,... -
Kentucky high schools aren't the most inviting spaces for LGBT students, according to a study released this week by the Gay, Lesbian and Straight... -
The shock of the recession still lingers in public schools across Kentucky. In fact, the results of a recent report from the Washington D.C. based...
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Kentuckians default on student loans at one of the highest rates in the U.S. About 11,700 people had defaulted on student loans they were supposed to... -
A program developed in Kentucky that aims to curb sexual violence in high schools showed success in a five-year study. On Wednesday, University of... -
Kentucky had the highest percentage of obese high school students in the U.S. in 2013, according to a report released this week by the Robert Wood... -
A challenge was issued in 2008 for Kentucky education leaders to accelerate academic improvement in a way that would allow the state to break into the... -
Ronnie Drennan rubbed some salt and sugar into a ham about nine months ago and knew this was the start of something good. He didn't know it was $2... -
On Tuesday, we examined a report that said 27 percent of Kentucky children in 2012 lived in poverty. The issue of poverty raises plenty of question. One... -
Kentucky residents may have trouble getting into federal buildings with just their driver's license come July 21. The Real ID Act of 2005, signed by...
