Ailsa Chang Biography

Since joining NPR in September 2012 Chang has covered the first major gun control legislation to reach Capitol Hill in two decades recovery efforts after the devastation of Superstorm Sandy and a multitude of law enforcement issues including reforms by the overstretched and underfunded police department in Camden NJ.
Chang spent six years as a lawyer before becoming a journalist. Prior to coming to NPR Chang was an investigative reporter at NPR member station WNYC from 2009 to 2012 in New York City where she covered criminal justice and other legal issues.
Chang has received numerous national awards for her investigative reporting. In 2012 she was honored with the Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Silver Baton for her two-part investigative series on the New York City Police Department's stop-and-frisk policy and allegations of unlawful marijuana arrests by officers. The reports also earned honors from Investigative Reporters and Editors and the Society of Professional Journalists.
She was also the recipient of the Daniel Schorr Journalism Award a National Headliner Award and an honor from Investigative Reporters and Editors for her investigation on how Detroit's broken public defender system leaves lawyers with insufficient resources to effectively represent their clients.

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