February 7, 2012, 3:57 PM
The Center for Investigative Reporting and The Bay Citizen agreed today to formally explore a merger, a move that would combine the oldest nonprofit investigative news group in the nation with a startup newsroom focused on the San Francisco Bay Area. The boards of both organizations signed a...
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March 29, 2011, 12:49 PM
Apparently, it's true. The third time is a charm, at least when it comes to our still-fledgling Open Newsroom project. Yesterday, staffers fanned out to coffeehouses to meet readers new and old. We'd done this before. Twice. And both times we'd had – and been happy with...
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Daily Report:
January 28, 2011, 1:08 AM
California Watch is making a little news today. We’re announcing new partnerships to distribute our investigative journalism. With many of the state’s best and biggest newspapers aboard, we have launched the California Watch Media Network. It represents a step forward in the...
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September 10, 2010, 12:05 AM
A year ago today, California Watch published its first story online – a piece about questionable homeland security grant spending. It was written by G.W. Schulz, who covers homeland security for the Center for Investigative Reporting. The story ran on the front page of 25 newspapers...
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Daily Report:
January 2, 2010, 9:00 AM
California Watch was launched this fall by the Center for Investigative Reporting, and in a few short months, we’ve built the largest investigative reporting team in the state. Our logo represents sunlight where it is needed most – shining on our government, our politicians, our...
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Daily Report:
January 2, 2010, 8:54 AM
The gestation period, from the first conversations about creating California Watch, to its launch today, was nearly two years. It has been a long haul but well worth it. We are excited and energized about where we are. For me on a personal level, it's a gift and huge source of inspiration to...
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