CIR in the News
California Watch’s engagement efforts show staffers what hard-to-reach audiences want
POYNTER ONLINE | JUNE 23, 2011
Poynter uses California Watch as an example of what good community engagement can bring to the newsroom.
Tracking the Names
American Journalism Review | APRIL 29, 2011
How California Watch put together its powerful series on earthquake safety concerns at thousands of state schools, and how it distributed its findings across a wide array of platforms.
The Newsonomics of (California Watch’s) Single, Investigative story
Nieman Journalism Lab | APRIL 21, 2011
Ken Doctor of Harvard's Nieman Journalism Lab takes a look at the economics behind California Watch's "On Shaky Ground."
Investigation reveals lax oversight of seismic standards in schools
Columbia Journalism Review | APRIL 15, 2011
The Columbia Journalism Review discusses "On Shaky Ground" with Corey Johnson of California Watch.
Collective, Non-Profit Investigative Journalism Takes Spotlight at Logan
PBS | APRIL 10, 2011
Robert Rosenthal, of the Center for Investigative Reporting, discusses logistics behind California Watch's "On Shaky Ground" at the 5th Annual Reva and David Logan Investigative Reporting Symposium.
Berkeley Journalists Shake Up California’s Public Schools
FishbowlLa | APRIL 8, 2011
California Watch's "On Shaky Ground" causes a stir by revealing the earthquake safety of California's schools.
California Watch finds a new consumer group for its “On Shaky Ground” investigation: kids
Nieman Journalism Lab | APRIL 8, 2011
In order to reach the kids affected by California's earthquake-prone schools, California Watch created a coloring book to go with its series "On Shaky Ground.'
Logan Symposium: new era of collaboration?
BERKELEY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM | APRIL 17, 2010
California Watch's Editorial Director Mark Katches and others discuss how relationships between news outlets can benefit investigative journalism.
Logan Symposium: who's going to foot the bill
BERKELEY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM | APRIL 17, 2010
CIR's Executive Director, Robert Rosenthal discusses non-profit journalism.
The new investigators
COLUMBIA JOURNALISM REVIEW | MAY/JUNE 2010
This is a sweet moment in any investigation, a charmed time that used to feel familiar in newsrooms, back when editors could afford to detach reporters for a few months of digging.
Can Newspaper Muckraking Carry On in Nonprofits?
NY TIMES | JANUARY 17, 2010
Nonprofit groups that specialize in investigative reporting have had some big scoops, cracking the front page of such newspapers as The Washington Post and forcing officials out of their jobs. Now the question is whether these organizations can stay afloat on donations.
California Watch says 'Yes' to open, networked investigative reports
MEDIASHIFT | DECEMBER 17, 2009
Some investigative journalists have been resistant to change in their profession, but hard times at newspapers have brought about a new sense of experimentation and collaboration.
California Watch to Launch New Web site in January
MEDIABISTRO/BAYNEWSER | DECEMBER 3, 2009
The Center for Investigative Reporting is known for big, impactful reporting—read: "long" and "word-heavy" articles. Its new project, California Watch, however, is launching a new Web site next year to see how new media techniques, like blogging and data visualizations, can extend the reach and impact of their investigations.
Filling the Gap
AMERICAN JOURNALISM REVIEW | DECEMBER 2, 2009
California Watch, a new investigative reporting venture, is launching a beefed-up online operation.
Public TV, Radio Stations to Increase Local Investigative Coverage as Columbia Report Advised
POYNTER ONLINE | NOVEMBER 20, 2009
As news organizations reduce staffs and spend less time and money reporting in-depth stories, many journalists worry about the future of local investigative journalism and the extent to which the public will be exposed to hard-hitting news happening in their own backyards.
California Watch’s revenue model: Charge news outlets, target donors
NIEMAN JOURNALISM LAB | NOVEMBER 17, 2009
Another new nonprofit news organization, California Watch, the Sacramento-based reporting initiative to be launched next month by the Center for Investigative Reporting, is barreling full speed into the syndication-fee model.
California Watch’s revenue model
JOURNALISM NON-PROFIT | NOVEMBER 17, 2009
ProPublica invites publishers to "Steal Our Stories." John Thornton, founder of Texas Tribune, asked newspapers to pay for stories, but concluded the effort was hopeless. But another new nonprofit news organization, California Watch, the Sacramento-based reporting initiative to be launched next month by the Center for Investigative Reporting, is barreling full speed into the syndication-fee model.
KQED, CIR pair up for statewide investigative reporting
CURRENT | NOVEMBER 11, 2009
California Watch, a division of the Berkeley-based Center for Investigative Reporting, and KQED Radio officially unveiled their editorial collaboration to bring more watchdog coverage of statewide issues to public radio airwaves.
California Watch Teams Up with KQED to Air Investigative Reports
MEDIABISTRO/BAYNEWSER | NOVEMBER 9, 2009
In another cross-organization collaboration, the Center for Investigative Reporting is joining forces with KQED to air California Watch stories on the California Report.
SPECIAL REPORT: Amid Newsroom Cutbacks Are 'Watchdogs' Still Awake? And Can Outsiders Fill the Gaps?
EDITOR AND PUBLISHER | OCTOBER 29, 2009
The Aug. 30 issue of The New York Times Magazine marked a milestone for the newspaper. It boasted an explosive cover feature probing Hurricane Katrina's impact on one New Orleans hospital, including claims that patients were euthanized — a piece spanning more than two years of reporting and costing an estimated $400,000 to produce. But the story's author wasn't a Times reporter — it was a staffer from non-profit news outlet ProPublica.
Now that’s engagement: Cal Watch offers lead screenings
Nieman Journalism Lab | October 12, 2010
California Watch takes the story about a popular clothing retailer stocking its stores with lead-tainted jewelry beyond the newsroom and into the community by offering free lead screenings at local markets.
Nine Questions: Rupert's Dollar Sale, Self-Service Ad Revolution, the California Watch Model and JO's Tech Friends
CONTENT BRIDGES | SEPTEMBER 17, 2009
The sails are up, and news companies feel a little recovery wind at their backs. With the worst of cost-cutting over, they're looking for growth. Here's nine questions as they chart that new path.
Google sharing revenue with publishers for new product
NIEMAN JOURNALISM LAB | SEPTEMBER 14, 2009
An experimental Google product for browsing news will, for the first time, share advertising revenue with participating publishers, the company is announcing this evening. It’s a small but significant shift for Google in its use and monetization of news content.
Investigative Reporting Hard Hit by Media Cutbacks
PBS NEWSHOUR | APRIL 20, 2009
wo media organizations won Pulitzer Prizes Monday for investigative reporting even as news organizations are being forced to cut back on such coverage. Two media analysts examine the future for investigative journalism.
Spare change for news
SALON.COM | APRIL 13, 2009
Is going nonprofit the best way for journalism to get by? Take the word of leading editors who already have their hand out.
Phil Bronstein on The Colbert Report
THE COLBERT REPORT | APRIL 8, 2009
Stephen asks Phil Bronstein if the death of newspapers and journalistic oversight will begin a golden age of corruption.
Rays of Hope
AMERICAN JOURNALISM REVIEW | APRIL 2008
As many newspapers cut back on investigative reporting, can nonprofits step into the breach?
San Francisco center keeps muckraking alive
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE | OCTOBER 24, 2002
Back in 1977, when a group of idealistic journalists founded the nonprofit Center for Investigative Reporting, muckraking was in demand.