Hundreds of thousands of Wisconsin residents are at risk of illness from waterborne pathogens in private and public drinking water supplies. Contamination by pathogens is of special concern because unlike pollution by metals or chemicals, pathogens can sicken people after just a single exposure.
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After chaotic year, open records advocates cheer progress, honor attorney Robert J. Dreps as Distinguished Wisconsin Watchdog
Victories in open government, spearheaded by investigative journalism and citizen activism in a year of unprecedented attacks on government transparency, were celebrated by journalists, members of the public and champions of public records laws at the sixth annual Watchdog Awards Wednesday evening in Madison.
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Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism wins eight Milwaukee Press Club awards
The Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism’s Failure at the Faucet series, which has exposed problems with the quality of Wisconsin’s drinking water, was among eight Center award recipients announced Friday by the Milwaukee Press Club.
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Wisconsin open government advocates hit the road to boost public’s understanding and use of open records laws
Residents across Wisconsin are invited to free events exploring the importance of open records laws, and how to use them to obtain critical information about the actions of government.
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Data and Visual Director opening at the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism
We have a rare opening at the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism, as Kate Golden, our beloved and multitalented multimedia director, exits to Australia. If you’re interested in succeeding her, we want to talk with you about our newly fashioned position: Data and Visual Director.
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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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Center hiring three investigative reporting interns for summer 2015
The award-winning Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism is seeking applicants for three paid internships for summer 2015.
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Milwaukee Press Club honors Center with eight awards
The Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism took home eight awards Friday from the annual Milwaukee Press Club Excellence in Wisconsin Journalism contest, including six first place plaques.
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Polling expert Charles Franklin to deliver keynote at WisconsinWatch.orgdog Awards
Charles Franklin, a nationally recognized polling expert, will deliver the keynote address at the fourth annual WisconsinWatch.orgdog Awards.
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Slaughterhouses across the country: A collaborative map
The Center helped Harvest Public Media map meat packers nationwide for a Harvest series, “In the Shadows of the Slaughterhouses.”