{"id":25947,"date":"2013-12-02T18:45:35","date_gmt":"2013-12-02T18:45:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/\/?page_id=25947"},"modified":"2023-11-17T11:39:29","modified_gmt":"2023-11-17T17:39:29","slug":"be-your-own-watchdog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wisconsinwatch.org\/be-your-own-watchdog\/","title":{"rendered":"Be Your Own Watchdog"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wisconsin Watch has launched this page to help residents track the actions of people in power. Here are links to resources we have presented in Watchdog 101 workshops, as well as additional resources on how to dig deep in your community.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1sW7Aw3bvXwLuTfv9_zuFiCjMA55yINKmD7xX4xodRAA\/edit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to background sources and subjects<\/a> \u2014 Dee J. Hall, managing editor<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/assets.documentcloud.org\/documents\/5760813\/WNA-open-records-law-presentation.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Using the state open records law to pry loose records<\/a> \u2014 Dee J. Hall, managing editor<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/assets.documentcloud.org\/documents\/5760811\/In-Depth-Stories-on-a-Deadline-Updated-Feb-2019.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">In-depth stories on a deadline<\/a> \u2014 Dee J. Hall, managing editor<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1eTKv_cWCH6ExvHDc1i8P7xc1sPa4xSQ8_lxhCWrUY5o\/edit?ts=5cb0bbcc#slide=id.g57db1b40fe_0_35\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fact-checking on the fly<\/a> \u2014 Dee J. Hall, managing editor<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wisconsinwatch.org\/fact-checking\/\">How Wisconsin Watch fact-checks<\/a> \u2014 Cara Lombardo, reporter<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1VhI0JToA1zWgjG_XX6iJHg41Z-V5aVX0zq0P-X4Axr0\/edit#slide=id.p\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Photojournalism 101: Tips for good portraits and documentary work<\/a> \u2014 Coburn Dukehart, associate director<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1uyCmGE3mxq45uKTKhCnvXfwJ18bCsCjqCPo_JjjkkYs\/edit?ts=5cb4d6ef#slide=id.g57f4b97146_0_0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Using social media and other strategies to find sources<\/a> \u2014 Natalie Yahr, public engagement and marketing intern<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1kUnczrYmNxxryljD0zArJIjkDT_8vC-f9X9nICV2E9o\/edit#slide=id.g5116ee8b1b_0_0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Basic tips for data reporting<\/a> \u2014 Keegan Kyle, WPR<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/17stADsN_dRHqxPYNrDyeo8jcrpgAS3qSvpjCW0y3xQE\/edit#slide=id.p\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Creating data visualizations using Tableau and Google Fusion Tables<\/a> \u2014 Cara Lombardo, reporter and Hayley Sperling, public engagement and marketing intern<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our <a href=\"https:\/\/wisconsinwatch.org\/open-government-resources\/\">open government resources<\/a>, including how to file requests for information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our resources on <a href=\"https:\/\/wisconsinwatch.org\/2019\/04\/campaign-finance-lobbying-and-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">campaign finance, lobbying and elections<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our resources on <a href=\"https:\/\/wisconsinwatch.org\/2019\/04\/the-wisconsin-legislature-bills-and-spending\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the Wisconsin Legislature: bills and spending<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our resources on <a href=\"https:\/\/wisconsinwatch.org\/2019\/04\/investigating-organizations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">investigating organizations<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wisconsinwatch.org\/2023\/07\/misinformation-disinformation-a-guide-to-sorting-fiction-from-reality\/\">Misinformation, Disinformation: A guide to sorting fiction from reality<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>We tip our hats to our colleagues at the Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting for originating a version of \u201cBe Your Own Watchdog\u201d in early 2013.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wisconsin Watch has launched this page to help residents track the actions of people in power. 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