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.

Story impact: Lawmakers hold up funding for GPS tracking, call for study

By Mario Koran
Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism
A Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism report on problems regarding the use of GPS devices to monitor convicted offenders was a factor in the decision of state lawmakers to delay approval of some funding sought by the state Department of Corrections for program expansion, and seek a study on [...]

Frac sand: New report, new map, new project page

Bookmark the Center’s frac sand project page to stay abreast of what’s happening in the industry.

Next stop, the moon? Where our former interns are now

They’ve gone on to get jobs, no slight accomplishment in this market. And good ones.

Your Right to Know: Cops wrong to shield driver data

Police in Wisconsin have begun withholding the names of drivers in police reports in response to a 2012 case involving the village of Palatine, Ill.

Joyce Foundation awards grant to Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism and MinnPost

The Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism and MinnPost are receiving a major grant from The Joyce Foundation to support reporting on key issues in their neighboring states. The $100,000 grant from the Chicago-based foundation, to be split by the two nonprofit news organizations, will fund coverage of political reform, environmental protection and gun violence issues in Wisconsin, as well as political reform in Minnesota.

Center, UW-Madison journalism school share role in IRE honor

The Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism and UW-Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication played major roles in a project named a finalist in the Investigative Reporters and Editors awards, which were announced today.

Your Right to Know: Child-care, elder records easier to get

Two recent developments have eased access to state records on child care and senior care facilities — institutions serving highly vulnerable populations.

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