Wcij Inc

TO PROMOTE RIGOROUS, ETHICAL, NON-PARTISAN AND INNOVATIVE JOURNALISM IN THE STATE OF WISCONSIN.

THE WISCONSIN CENTER FOR INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM OFFERS ONE OF THE BEST MODELS IN THE NATION OF A REPLICABLE NONPROFIT MODEL FOR SUSTAINING NONPARTISAN LOCAL AND STATE INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING WHILE TRAINING CURRENT AND FUTURE INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISTS THUS INFORMING THE CITIZENRY AND STRENGTHENING DEMOCRACY. THE CENTER IS EXPANDING ITS CAPACITY TO PRODUCE SUPERB JOURNALISM AND TRAINING WORK MADE POSSIBLE BY ITS SKILLED DEVELOPMENT, PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AND BUSINESS TEAM. THE CENTER IS AN INDEPENDENT 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION THAT FOCUSES ON GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY AND QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES OF IMPORTANCE TO THE PEOPLE OF WISCONSIN. OUR MULTIMEDIA JOURNALISM DIGS INTO UNDERCOVERED ISSUES, DOCUMENTS BROKEN AND FAILING SYSTEMS, PUTS FINDINGS INTO REGIONAL AND NATIONAL CONTEXT, AND EXPLORES POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS. THE CENTER ALSO TRAINS CURRENT AND FUTURE INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISTS THROUGH WORKSHOPS, INTERNSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS, MENTORING, AND COLLABORATIONS WITH JOURNALISM CLASSES AND NEWS ORGANIZATIONS. AND WE SHARE INFORMATION ABOUT JOURNALISTIC PRACTICES, ETHICS AND IMPACT WITH THE PUBLIC. WE COLLABORATE WITH WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO, WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION, MILWAUKEE NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS SERVICE, OTHER NEWS ORGANIZATIONS NATIONWIDE AND THE UW-MADISON SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATION.OUR MISSION:TO INCREASE THE QUALITY, QUANTITY AND UNDERSTANDING OF INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM TO FOSTER AN INFORMED CITIZENRY AND STRENGTHEN DEMOCRACY.OUR VALUES:THE CENTER VALUES TRUTH AND PURSUES IT THROUGH ACCURATE, FAIR, INDEPENDENT, RIGOROUS AND NONPARTISAN REPORTING. WE ALSO VALUE TRANSPARENCY, COLLABORATION, INNOVATION AND A SPIRIT OF PUBLIC SERVICE. THESE VALUES GUIDE THE CENTERS TRAINING OF JOURNALISTS AND ITS INVESTIGATIONS, WHICH SEEK TO PROTECT THE INTERESTS OF PEOPLE IN VULNERABLE CIRCUMSTANCES, EXPOSE WRONGDOING AND DEFICIENCIES IN SYSTEMS, AND EXPLORE SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS.OUR GUIDING PRINCIPLES:PROTECT THE VULNERABLE. EXPOSE WRONGDOING. EXPLORE SOLUTIONS.SINCE ITS LAUNCH IN JULY 2009, WISCONSIN WATCH HAS PRODUCED 510 MAJOR NEWS REPORTS THAT HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED, AIRED, BROADCAST OR CITED BY MORE THAN 1,250 NEWSPAPERS, RADIO AND TV STATIONS AND NEWS WEBSITES IN WISCONSIN AND NATIONWIDE. THE ESTIMATED AUDIENCE OF WISCONSIN WATCH'S REPORTS IS MORE THAN 203 MILLION.THE CENTER SEEKS TO COLLABORATE WITH, RATHER TO SIMPLY COMPETE AGAINST, OTHER NEWS ORGANIZATIONS TO MAXIMIZE THE USE OF RESOURCES. REPORTS ARE FACT-CHECKED TO ENSURE ACCURACY AND DISTRIBUTED FREE TO NEWS ORGANIZATIONS, WHO ARE PERMITTED TO EDIT THE STORIES OR ADD THEIR OWN REPORTING TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THEIR AUDIENCES. WISCONSIN WATCH ISSUED MORE THAN 40 GROUND-BREAKING REPORTS IN 2021.HOUSED IN THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATION AND MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY DIEDERICH COLLEGE OF COMMUNICATION, OUR TEAM OF STAFF, FELLOWS, INTERNS AND CONTRIBUTORS WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE WISCONSIN WATCH STRONG.