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The Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism and Twelve Letter Films announce that their first documentary, “Los Lecheros” (Dairy Farmers), which explores rising tensions over undocumented dairy workers since the election of President Trump, has been accepted to two prestigious film festivals.
‘Los Lecheros’ documentary wins a Regional Edward R. Murrow Award; film explores conflicts involving farmers, dairy workers and Trump immigration policies.
Raquel Rutledge, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter at Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, receives 2018 Distinguished Wisconsin Watchdog Award at annual event
Raquel Rutledge, a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, has been named the 2018 recipient of the Distinguished Wisconsin Watchdog Award.
The Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism was named a winner Monday of 14 prizes in the 2017 Milwaukee Press Club Excellence in Journalism contest, including awards for investigative, public service and explanatory reporting; single story and multi-story coverage; photography and illustration.
A class led by the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism explores the role of citizens in this post-Citizens United, voter ID, gerrymandered world
Nominations are being sought for the eighth annual Distinguished Wisconsin Watchdog Award, recognizing an individual’s extraordinary contributions to open government or investigative journalism in Wisconsin. The award will be presented on April 19.
Individual and business donations increased 56 percent from $60,045 in 2016 to $93,794 in 2017, putting the Center in good position as it begins its 10th year of operations.
The application deadline is 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 15, 2017.
This Giving Tuesday, the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism is unveiling a video that tells the story of our efforts to increase the quality and quantity of investigative journalism while training current and future investigative reporters.
We’re excited to announce that the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism has been chosen to be a part of News Match, a national campaign that will match any gift you make to the Center through Dec. 31, 2017 — up to $1,000!
The Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters has presented the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism with its 2017 Conservation in Action Award for Failure at the Faucet, an ongoing investigation of risks to the state’s drinking water.
Ralph A. Weber, a founding member of Gass Weber Mullins in Milwaukee, a national trial litigation law firm, has been elected to the board of directors of the nonprofit and nonpartisan Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism.
