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
MENTAL HEALTH
Wyoming Lawmakers Stall Bill Requiring Toxicology Reporting in Suicides and Violent Deaths
With Wyoming among the nation’s highest in suicide rates, lawmakers opted out of mandating psychiatric drug screening—even as a public safety crisis looms.
HUMAN RIGHTS
Operation Lightning Bug Locates 30+ Missing Youths and Six Trafficking Victims in Texas
With arrests made and new investigations launched, the San Antonio-led effort demonstrates what can be achieved by agency coordination—but experts warn enforcement alone won’t end trafficking.
DRUGS
Fatal Ketamine Use Surges in Britain as Deaths Spike Over Twentyfold in a Decade
Far cheaper than cocaine and once considered a “safe high,” ketamine used with other drugs killed nearly 200 in Britain last year alone.
DRUGS
Not Your Father’s Party Drug: Ecstasy Pills Five Times Stronger Sweep Spain
Pills once measured in tens of milligrams now exceed 350, fueling hospitalizations and public health alarms.
HUMAN RIGHTS
Australia Reports Record-High Exploitation Cases Amid Surge in “Exit Trafficking”
As Australia boasts a Tier One US ranking for anti-trafficking efforts, the data expose a darker dimension: family-based coercion, forced marriage and exploitation hiding in plain sight.
VIOLATIONS
Silence as Policy: How the Columbia Journalism Review Protects Its Own and Abandons the Public
When conflicts of interest in major news coverage were exposed, CJR refused to respond, eroding public trust in media oversight.
VIOLATIONS
WSJ’s Kevin Dugan Lies to Everyone Again—While Broadcasting His Own Misconduct
Freedom exposes Dugan’s ties to an anti-Scientology hate group as he mocks media watchdogs, blocks critics and calls his own posts “BS.”
DRUGS
Nearly Half of Fatal Crash Victims in Ohio County Tested Positive for THC, Study Finds
Researchers say the detected average THC levels point to recent use, not residual presence, raising alarm for traffic safety. The takeaway is clear: “Don’t smoke and drive.”
HATE
Fraud and Hate: How Marc and Claire Headley Turned a Nonprofit Into a “Cash Machine”
IRS filings and corporate records reveal a systemic pattern: fake nonprofits, scam revenue and hate.
VIOLATIONS
Gallup Data Shows Media Trust at Record Low as WSJ Reporter Kevin Dugan’s Hidden Bias Emerges
Dugan’s undisclosed ties to an anti-Scientology hate group reveal lapses in Wall Street Journal oversight—and explain why Americans’ trust in newspapers, TV and radio has plummeted to 28 percent.
