On this week’s episode of Precious Lives, a two-year project examining gun violence among young people in the Milwaukee area and statewide, reporters Kate Golden and Sean Kirkby visit the Madison area’s Allied Drive Boys and Girls Club to ask children what they know about guns. The reporters found that nearly all of the young people they talked to had some level of experience with guns.
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After stellar run, Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism’s Kate Golden departs for Australia
Multimedia Director and Reporter Kate Golden, who helped transform the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism from a scrappy startup into an award-winning news organization, is heading to Australia.
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Dee J. Hall named first managing editor of Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism
Award-winning journalist Dee J. Hall, whose investigations unearthed one of the largest political scandals in Wisconsin history and exposed injustices against vulnerable residents, is joining the staff of the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism to lead its daily news operations.
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Center takes home seven awards, including best website design, from Milwaukee Press Club
The Center was honored with four gold awards, one silver and two bronze in the club’s Awards for Excellence in Wisconsin Journalism, the state’s premiere all-media journalism competition.
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Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism to hire first paid intern for public engagement and marketing
The award-winning Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism is seeking to hire its first public engagement and marketing intern.
The paid intern will assist the Associate Director in engaging the Center’s audiences through social media, events and other outreach, and working to increase and track the reach and impact of WisconsinWatch.org reports.
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Wisconsin Newspaper Association awards $10,000 grant to Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism
The Wisconsin Newspaper Association Foundation has awarded a $10,000 grant to the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism to support production of award-winning investigative reporting and training of current and future generations of investigative journalists.
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Investigative journalism center hires prominent journalist Ron Seely as reporter, editor, mentor
Award-winning journalist Ron Seely, nationally recognized for his expertise in science and environmental reporting, is joining the staff of the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism as a reporter, editor and student mentor.
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Center wins gold, silver and bronze Milwaukee Press Club awards for coverage of key state issues
The Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism swept the “Best Innovative Feature” category and took home five other awards at the Milwaukee Press Club’s annual awards celebration on Friday night. The Center was honored with two gold awards, four silver and two bronze in the club’s Awards for Excellence in Wisconsin Journalism, the state’s premiere all-media journalism competition.
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Records law author Lynn Adelman to receive WisconsinWatch.orgdog Award
U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman, the chief author of Wisconsin’s Open Records Law and a strong advocate of the Open Meetings Law, has been named the 2013 recipient of the Distinguished WisconsinWatch.orgdog Award.
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Prominent investigative journalist Lea Thompson headlines Wisconsin Watchdog Awards
Award-winning investigative journalist and University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate Lea Thompson will deliver the keynote address at the third annual Wisconsin Watchdog Awards on April 24.
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Center seeking Distinguished WisconsinWatch.orgdog Award nominations
Nominations are being sought for the Distinguished WisconsinWatch.orgdog Award, presented annually to recognize an individual’s extraordinary contributions to open government or investigative journalism in Wisconsin.