Sheila S. Coronel is the Stabile professor of professional practice in investigative journalism and director of the Stabile Center for Investigative Journalism at the Columbia Journalism School. She began her reporting career in the Philippines and co-founded the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism. She has reported on the rise of populism, human rights abuses, corruption, and the challenges to democracy. She chairs the Media Development Investment Fund, a foundation that supports independent media in countries with a history of media repression, and is a member of the boards of, among others, the Committee to Protect Journalists and the Columbia Journalism Review.