{"id":310614,"date":"2017-07-03T13:49:39","date_gmt":"2017-07-03T18:49:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/\/?page_id=310614"},"modified":"2025-04-17T11:32:48","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T16:32:48","slug":"wcij-republishing-guidelines","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wisconsinwatch.org\/wcij-republishing-guidelines\/","title":{"rendered":"Republishing guidelines"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The nonpartisan, nonprofit Wisconsin Watch increases the quality and quantity of investigative reporting in Wisconsin, while training current and future generations of investigative journalists. Its work fosters an informed citizenry and strengthens democracy. &nbsp;That\u2019s why you\u2019re welcome to republish our original articles and multimedia for <b>free<\/b> under a&nbsp;<a data-wpel-link=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nd\/4.0\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external license noopener noreferrer\">Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License <\/a>and using the following ground rules. Please <a href=\"mailto:info@wisconsinwatch.org\">let us know<\/a> if you republish our stories; we track the distribution of our stories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-light-gray-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile has-light-gray-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>You will see this &#8220;Republish This Story&#8221; button at the bottom of all our news stories. 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