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Wisconsin Watch adds two new reporters, says goodbye to record number of interns and fellows
Wisconsin Watch has added investigative reporters Mario Koran and Brenda Wintrode to the staff.
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Gene Purcell, head of Wisconsin Public Media and the board of the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism, remembered as visionary leader
Gene Purcell, the top Wisconsin public broadcasting leader and chair of the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism board of directors, has died of injuries from a motorcycle crash.
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Wisconsin Watch and Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service awarded $1.4 million to strengthen news ecosystem
The American Journalism Project has jointly awarded the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism and Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service (NNS) $1.4 million over three years to support their efforts to reshape the local news ecosystem in Milwaukee and across Wisconsin.
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WCIJ board elects new officers, recognizes retiring members for service
The Wisconsin Center of Investigative Journalism board of directors has elected new officers and acknowledged the distinguished service of three retiring members.
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Students from Northwestern University showcase Wisconsin Watch story on curfew tickets
Students at Northwestern University profiled Wisconsin Watch, showcasing our story about disparities in curfew tickets given to Black Wisconsin residents in the summer of 2020.
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Wisconsin Watch, WPR, join NEW News Lab collaboration to boost coverage of the Fox Valley
Wisconsin Watch and Wisconsin Public Radio have joined the NEW News Lab (Northeast Wisconsin News Lab), a new collaborative that provides technology support, capacity building and additional funding to boost local journalism and newsrooms.
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Wisconsin Watch’s coverage of racial justice, unemployment and pandemic win top Milwaukee Press Club honors
Wisconsin Watch won three gold awards from the Milwaukee Press Club Wednesday for 2020 coverage of racial justice protests,Wisconsin’s broken unemployment system and an examination of flaws in data reporting early in the pandemic.
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Wisconsin Watch’s Color of Money series probes racial wealth and income gap in Wisconsin
Color of Money, a new Wisconsin Watch series examining the state’s stark racial disparities in wealth and income, launches May 15.
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Wisconsin Watch and WPR win Regional Murrow awards for pandemic-related coverage
‘Costly Care’ exposed the practice of hospitals suing patients for past-due bills during the pandemic; WPR’s COVID-19 obituary project also honored
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Wisconsin Watch wins 12 Milwaukee Press Club awards for 2020 coverage
The Milwaukee Press Club is honoring our stories about major issues that confronted Wisconsin in 2020, including the contentious presidential election, COVID-19, a racial reckoning, disinformation and Wisconsin’s dysfunctional unemployment compensation system.