Ajay Singh
Associate Editor
ABOUT
Ajay is a Los Angeles-based journalist, writer, editor and newsroom manager with extensive experience in print, video and online news and features. Ajay previously worked as a staff correspondent for Asiaweek magazine in Hong Kong and in the New Delhi bureaus of The Associated Press and The Wall Street Journal Asia. He is also a published author.
LATEST STORIES
CORRUPTION
Judge Rules Fort Smith Violated FOIA After Hiring Woman Charged with Felony Stalking
A judge found Fort Smith violated the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act after hiring a candidate charged with felony stalking. The fallout exposes deep cracks in transparency and oversight.
MENTAL HEALTH
Ohio Public Health Campaign Sounds Alarm on Akathisia & Psychiatric Drug Dangers
Psychiatric drug side effects like akathisia are too often dismissed—until it’s too late.
DRUGS
Ketamine’s Casualties: Britain’s Youth Pay the Price for What They Think Is a “Safer” High
Youth ketamine use has tripled in a decade as fatal complications and organ failure rise. UK officials may reclassify the drug after mounting deaths and public health warnings.
MENTAL HEALTH
Black Youth Disproportionately Killed by Violent Restraint in Psychiatric Facilities
A new report finds over 30 percent of those who die under facedown holds are Black and most perish within five minutes of restraint.
CORRUPTION
The Friendly Faces Behind America’s Prescription Machine
How pharmaceutical reps use charm, freebies and seduction to shape what your doctor prescribes—and why the cozy relationship may be costing you more than you think.
HUMAN RIGHTS
FBI Crackdown Nets 205 Child Sex Offender Arrests, Rescues 115 Victims
In one of the largest crackdowns in US history, federal agents arrested teachers, military personnel and police officers among 205 child sex offenders in a five-day sweep.
MENTAL HEALTH
Executives Rewarded While Patients Died at Troubled Illinois Psychiatric Facility
Amid deaths, lawsuits and federal probes, Acadia executives secured seven-figure bonuses.
TRENDS
Global Trust in News Media Hits New Lows
A sweeping Pew survey finds rising alarm about misinformation—and growing doubt that traditional news outlets can be trusted to fight it.
DRUGS
The High Stakes and Hidden Dangers of America’s Cannabis Boom
With near-daily use now the norm for millions, the cannabis boom is fast revealing its human cost—and it’s hitting youth the hardest.
VIOLATIONS
The Death of the Byline: How AI Avatars Are Replacing Real Reporters in a Crisis of Credibility
From fabricated personas and stock-photo journalists to full-blown local “news” sites run by bots, the rise of AI-generated reporting is upending trust in the press—revealing just how easy it is to fake the Fourth Estate.
