Frozen funding, shuttered agencies, mass firings. As Wisconsin Watch considers how best to keep communities connected and informed, we’re trying to stick to our strengths.
Category: News about Wisconsin Watch
How tips shape our health care reporting
Many of our investigations started with personal stories.
We observed the annual homeless count in a rural county. Here’s what we saw.
Wisconsin Watch reporter Hallie Claflin and photojournalist Joe Timmerman joined a group of volunteers in Jefferson County overnight to observe the annual “point in time” count of the homeless population. Here’s what they saw.
Dam lucky: How we caught a beaver (on camera)
Experts call it incredibly difficult to document beavers in the wild. Could a team of Wisconsin Watch reporters succeed?
As extremists move into the mainstream, reporting on them is more important than ever
Those pushing for radical changes to the country helped elect Donald Trump. We’ll continue to cover how they push to implement their agenda.
Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service seeks managing editor
Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service seeks a managing editor to take NNS to new heights in journalism and community engagement.
Live event: Reporting on extremism in Wisconsin and the nation
Wisconsin Watch hosted a free, live Zoom event on the topic of covering political extremism.
How a tip helped us understand rural homelessness in Wisconsin
Wisconsin Watch values tips from the public about issues affecting people’s lives. That’s what sparked our investigation of rural homelessness.
Here are the most memorable images we captured in 2024
Wisconsin Watch photojournalists crisscrossed the state to visually tell the stories that most mattered.
Wisconsin Watch seeks a pathways to success reporter
Wisconsin Watch seeks a pathways to success reporter who will expand our coverage of issues surrounding postsecondary education and workforce training. The right candidate will be a curious, collaborative, deep listener who can understand bureaucracies and economic trends that affect peoples’ lives.Â
Video: Institute for Nonprofit News features Wisconsin Watch
The Institute for Nonprofit News featured Wisconsin Watch in a video that explains why independent newsrooms are vital to the communities they serve.
Wisconsin Watch seeks reporting intern to serve rural Wisconsin communities
Wisconsin Watch is seeking an intern to report on information and accountability gaps in rural Wisconsin communities that lack robust news coverage, telling stories that explore solutions to broken systems and center the voices of community members.