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
HUMAN RIGHTS
80 Years After Hiroshima, Nuclear Watchdog Urges World to Act Before It’s Too Late
Survivors’ voices and new memorials mark the grim milestone. “This isn’t a partisan issue. It’s a human issue,” says Dr. Ira Helfand—as global stockpiles grow for the first time since the Cold War.
HUMAN RIGHTS
DOJ Launches Largest Trafficking Victim Payout in US History—Questions Remain Over Tony Ortega’s Role
While Backpage’s owners are serving prison sentences, former Village Voice editor Tony Ortega—who defended the site and mocked victims—hasn’t faced charges, prompting calls for broader accountability.
HATE
Alex Barnes-Ross Is No Apostate: The Story of an Obsessed Stalker’s Collapse
Expelled from the Church of Scientology after stalking a young woman, Barnes-Ross has spent the last dozen years working to convert his discharge into a livestreamed vendetta for cash.
HUMAN RIGHTS
Young Voices for Human Rights Gather at the United Nations to Redefine Our Future
In a world where conflict dominates headlines and human rights fall victim to spin, censorship and competing agendas, a global summit at the UN gave young delegates the mic—and a mission.
MENTAL HEALTH
The Shock Treatment That Won’t Die—Psychiatrists Want to Electrocute Your Kids
Psychiatrists push for electroshock on children—even as global bodies condemn it, courts rebuke it and victims recount the brain damage it leaves behind.
CHURCHES
Where Canals Flow, So Does Freedom
A historic city of art, resilience and radical thought finds new momentum in its Scientology hub, now featured in the travelogue series Destination: Scientology.
MENTAL HEALTH
How “Mental Health Care” Became Ground Zero for Medicaid Fraud
A Minnesota addiction provider’s $18.5 million Medicaid settlement is just the latest in a national epidemic of fake treatment, kickbacks and billing dead patients.
VIOLATIONS
San Francisco Standard Shamelessly Abandons Ethics to Serve Bigotry and Clicks
How a reporter’s reliance on a discredited hate blogger cast a shadow over a story—and a website—masquerading as journalism.
DRUGS
Hugo Carvajal Pleads Guilty to Plot to Flood US With Cocaine, Ending International Manhunt
The former Venezuelan spymaster admits guilt in Manhattan court to trafficking cocaine with Colombian rebels and conspiring to use drugs as a weapon against the US.
SCIENTOLOGY TV
New Documentary Showcase Film Asks: When Nature Clashes With Tradition, Who Yields?
A new film featured on Scientology Network dives into the fear, fury and clashing world views gripping a seaside community as great white sharks return in record numbers.
