Wisconsin Watch

Wisconsin Watch, founded in 2009, is a nonprofit, nonpartisan and independent news outlet based at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. It distributes content for free to editors in Wisconsin and beyond, and its guiding values are to protect the vulnerable, expose wrongdoing and seek solutions. In 2020, Wisconsin Watch produced 81 major reports picked up by 401 news organizations, reaching an estimated audience of 43 million.

Current Position

Location: Madison, Wisconsin

Beat: Environmental and land use and agricultural issues in western Wisconsin (Mississippi River Basin Project)

Position:

The Mississippi River is a major resource for Wisconsin: a way to move goods, a habitat for animals and plants and a source of recreation. This reporter covers the river's environmental issues, including water quality and flooding, a growing concern as climate change increases the number and intensity of storms. The reporter works on the Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk: this initiative of Report for America, in partnership with the Missouri School of Journalism and the Society of Environmental Journalists, offers a network of collaborative reporting covering water, agriculture and environmental issues across the Mississippi River Basin.

Reporter: Bennet Goldstein