| Description: | To consistently deliver groundbreaking investigative journalism for the San Diego region. To increase civic participation by giving residents the knowledge and in-depth analysis necessary to become advocates for good government and social progress. |
| Begun: | 2005 |
| Website: | http://www.voiceofsandiego.org/ |
| Office Location: | 2508 Historic Decatur Rd., Suite 120 San Diego, CA |
| Structure: | 501(c)(3) organization |
| Founder: | Buzz Woolley and Neil Morgan |
| Executive Director: | Andrew Donohue and Scott Lewis (executive editors) |
| Approximate number of full-time staff: | 14 |
| Number with prior professional journalism experience: | 12 |
| Annual operating budget: | $1.1 million (2010) |
| Annual salaries posted, or accessible via 990 form: | Yes, (all here: http://www.voiceofsandiego.org/support_us/article_09bde4dc-7e40-11df-9eea-001cc4c002e0.html) |
| Editorial/ethics policy statement: | Yes (http://www.voiceofsandiego.org/pdf_f277e992-7f2c-11df-8617-001cc4c002e0.html) |
| Diversity statement: | Yes |
| IRS 990 form posted on website: | Yes |
| Major donors disclosed: | Yes |
| INN Member: | Yes |
| Awards: | The 2006 Best of Show award at the San Diego Press Club awards; 2007 San Diego Society of Professional Journalists award; The 2007 Society of Professional Journalists’ Sigma Delta Chi award for online investigative reporting; The 2008 Investigative Reporters and Editors Inc.; The 2008 Education Writers Association award; finalist for 2009 Online Journalism Awards in the investigative journalism, small-site category; 2009 Online Journalism Award winner for Topical Beat Reporting/Blogging' 2011 Fast Company "United States of Innovation" selection; 2009 Huffington Post Top 10 Media Game-Changers. |
| Contact: | 619-325-0525 |
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Investigative News Network
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World Investigative Reporting Enterprises
Inside the iLab, we are incubating WIRE, a new, online social utility platform bringing together the best investigative journalists in the world. WIRE will publish original, multimedia work. This highest quality journalism will be organized, made digitally accessible and searchable and disseminated in an entirely new way, via social networks.
iLab Projects
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