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

VIOLATIONS

Carly Sitzer Disavows Distractify Role Amid Fake Byline Fallout

Carly Sitzer is now claiming she left Distractify in 2023—despite still being listed as the site’s editor as of April 20 this year. The only thing disappearing faster than digital attribution is journalistic accountability.

ARTS & CULTURE

Writers and Illustrators of the Future Crowns Storytellers of Tomorrow

The 41st annual Writers of the Future Awards celebrated a new generation of authors and artists—launching careers and showcasing science fiction as the literature of ideas.

VIOLATIONS

Carly Sitzer’s Distractify Under Fire After “Fake Reporter” Byline Scandal

After a bigoted article written by Jennifer Farrington was met with public criticism, Farrington’s name disappeared and was replaced by a fake “reporter.”

VOLUNTEERISM

Church of Scientology Hosts Hero Awards Gala for Southern California Firefighters

They faced walls of flame, slept in cars and lost their own homes—yet kept fighting to save others. The Hero Awards Gala honored Southern California's bravest: the LA firefighters who never gave up.

MENTAL HEALTH

New Study Finds ADHD Drugs Are Causing Rampant Addiction as Prescriptions Soar

A new study reveals that nearly 1 in 10 adults prescribed ADHD drugs are addicted—many without ever “misusing” them—in an epidemic the psychiatric industry fuels for profit.

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

Wyoming Joins Nationwide Push for Religious Freedom Protections with New Law

Wyoming now requires courts to use the toughest legal standard when government rules burden religious practice.

HUMAN RIGHTS

More Than 40 Allege “Horrific” Abuse, Including Rape, at Detroit Acadia Healthcare Facility

The reports come in the wake of a sexual assault lawsuit filed by three women against a former supervisor. It’s “uniquely egregious” alleged behavior at the Detroit Behavioral Institute.

DRUGS

Nitazenes Up to 40 Times More Potent Than Fentanyl Found in Wastewater in Both Hemispheres

Since their broader appearance on Europe’s illicit drug scene six years ago, nitazenes have been detected across nearly every continent, but they remain under-researched and rarely discussed. 

VIOLATIONS

Rewriting History: AP’s Bias on Display in Latter-day Saints Temple Permitting

AP reporter with a history of shaded writing against The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints wildly overstates criticism of a new Las Vegas house of worship without fact-checking or context. 

DRUGS

Called a Public Health Catastrophe, Regulatory Failures Fuel an Overall 24 Percent Increase in Overdose Deaths

The FDA has played a substantial role in the crisis which takes some 222 lives each day, recklessly approving dangerous opioid drugs.