We tip our hats to our colleagues at the Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting for originating a version of “Be Your Own Watchdog” in early 2013. Pandemic unemployment insurance fraud topped 60B, says government watchdog. These outspoken and informed Americans attend public policy forums and town hall meetings participate in surveys and petition drives help educate their friends, colleagues, and neighbors about government. The Center’s resources on investigating organizations. CAGW's strength has been, and always will be, our more than one million members and supporters. The Center’s resources on the Wisconsin Legislature: bills and spending. The Center’s resources on campaign finance, lobbying and elections. The Center’s open government resources, including how to file requests for information. Using social media and other strategies to find sources - Natalie Yahr, public engagement and marketing internīasic tips for data reporting - Keegan Kyle, WPRĬreating data visualizations using Tableau and Google Fusion Tables - Cara Lombardo, reporter and Hayley Sperling, public engagement and marketing intern

Photojournalism 101: Tips for good portraits and documentary work - Coburn Dukehart, digital and multimedia director

How the Center fact-checks - Cara Lombardo, reporter Hall, managing editorįact-checking on the fly - Dee J.

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