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Tag: Behind the story
Our “Behind the story” series provides a look at the editorial processes behind our reporting, editing and publishing to shed light on how we produce journalism at Wisconsin Watch.
Posted inEnvironment
Investigating 3M and PFAS pollution: How the Mississippi River Ag & Water desk collaborated
When radio reporter Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco traveled to the Iowa-Illinois border in early November, he found many residents unaware.
Posted inJustice & Safety
Why I investigated Milwaukee Tool work gloves — and what we learned
The tip came into Wisconsin Watch: Milwaukee Tool, an internationally recognized brand, was using forced prison labor in China to produce work gloves.
Posted inEnvironment
Listening to LGBTQ farmers helped me reconsider my place in the heartland
A reporter’s interviews challenged his stereotypes of the rural Midwest.
Posted inNews about Wisconsin Watch
Wisconsin Watch’s top 2022 stories shine spotlight, offer solutions, on complex issues facing Wisconsinites
Wisconsin Watch is a small but growing nonprofit newsroom whose guiding values drive everything we do. Here are some of the best things we published in 2022.
Posted inNews about Wisconsin Watch
Wisconsin Watch’s best photos of 2022
To bring our readers the most compelling images, we travel across the state using a combination of staff photographers, photo interns, freelance photojournalists and partners at other news organizations.
Posted inHealth & Welfare
Behind the story: An investigation into Wisconsin’s 25-year-old fetal protection statute
Judy Davidoff, the editor of Isthmus magazine, writes about the collaboration between our news organizations on the publication of a story about policing pregnancy.
Posted inGovernment
WisEye Morning Minute: Election 2022 Recap with Capitol Reporters Shawn Johnson and Matthew DeFour
On this Nov. 14, 2022 episode of Newsmakers, WisconsinEye Host Lisa Pugh sits down with Shawn Johnson, Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Bureau Chief, and Matthew DeFour, Wisconsin Watch Statehouse Bureau Chief, to share their latest thoughts on Wisconsin’s future.
Posted inDemocracy on the Ballot, Government
How and why Wisconsin Watch examined ways to improve jail voting
As part of its “Democracy on the Ballot” series, Wisconsin Watch is highlighting barriers to voting as part of its commitment to strengthening democracy through stories about policies and laws that keep people from participating in our system of self-governance.
Posted inGovernment
Disinformation in Democracy: Identifying and Fighting It
Managing editor Dee J. Hall and the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin take a look at disinformation in the news in this webinar.
Posted inJustice & Safety, Open and Shut
Open and Shut: Podcast preview
Watch and listen to a preview of “Open and Shut,” the new podcast from Wisconsin Watch and WPR that shines a light on how prosecutors do their jobs — and the danger of allowing that power to go unchecked.
Posted inEconomy, Government
Behind the story: How we reported on challenges and opportunities for Wisconsin’s tribal economies
Partnerships and deep listening were key in attempt to build trust among Ho-Chunk Nation citizens.