| Description: | Investigative Newsource (formerly The Watchdog Institute) is an independent nonprofit dedicated to satisfying a need for credible, in-depth, data-driven journalism. It shines a light on government actions, accounts for public spending and prompts intelligent discussions that lead to informed desicions. Teaching, training and mentoring at San Diego State University's School of Journalism and Media Studies, where the Institute is based, is a dual priority. It underscores the institute's commitment to the next generation of journalists. |
| Begun: | 2009 |
| Website: | http://www.watchdoginstitute.org/ |
| Office Location: | San Diego State University, School of Journalism & Media Studies, 5500 Campanite Dr., PSFA 361C San Diego, CA |
| Structure: | 501(c)(3) organization |
| Founder: | Lorie Hearn |
| Executive Director: | Lorie Hearn (investigative editor) |
| Approximate number of full-time staff: | 2.5 |
| Number with prior professional journalism experience: | 2.5 |
| Annual operating budget: | $360,000 |
| Annual salaries posted, or accessible via 990 form: | Yes |
| Editorial/ethics policy statement: | Yes |
| Diversity statement: | Yes |
| IRS 990 form posted on website: | Yes |
| Major donors disclosed: | Yes |
| INN Member: | Yes |
| Awards: | Yes |
| Contact: | contact@watchdoginstitute.org or 619-594-5100 |
New Economic Models
Investigative News Network
This group of more than 20 nonprofit news organizations was formed in July 2009 to organize the best investigative reporting sites out there. Workshop executive editor Charles Lewis, one of the original four board members, announces the group's first CEO, Kevin Davis.
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
Citizen journalists work undercover in North Korea to show daily life
Japanese journalists have been training citizens in North Korea to take audio and video recordings of everyday life in an effort to document the hardships, including food shortages, prevalent there. Meet the man behind the training, Jiro Ishimaru.
