The Challenge Fund for Journalism (CFJ), a consortium of the Ford, McCormick, and Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundations, announced the awards on Feb. 17.
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NEWS ABOUT US: Center awarded $75,000 matching grant by three foundations
The Challenge Fund for Journalism (CFJ), a consortium of the Ford, McCormick, and Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundations, announced the awards on Feb. 17.
VIDEO: Meet our staff, hear our story
Executive director Andy Hall and others talk about the Center’s creation and purpose.
WCIJ receives grant from Evjue Foundation
The charitable arm of Madison’s The Capital Times gives us $5,000.
Center hires staff, begins its work
The Center gets started on projects about government spending and transparency, immigration and criminal justice, among others.
Karen Lincoln Michel elected to Center Board of Directors
Karen Lincoln Michel, a nationally noted leader in Native American journalism and newsroom diversity who currently is a top editor of the Green Bay Press-Gazette, has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism.
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Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation awards $100,000 grant
The Center gets its first major grant to report on government integrity and issues affecting the quality of life in Wisconsin.
IRS approves Center’s request for tax-exempt status
Just in time for Tax Day, the Internal Revenue Service has approved the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism’s request for exemption from federal income tax. The ruling, dated April 6, means that the Center is a public charity and that contributions to it are tax-deductible.
Center sponsors investigative journalism workshop
Print, broadcast, online and student journalists from around the state are being invited to The Better Watchdog Workshop, presented by Investigative Reporters and Editors, in Madison on May 9 and 10.