


We tip our hats to our colleagues at the Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting for originating a version of “Be Your Own Watchdog” in early 2013. Our resources on investigating organizations. Our resources on the Wisconsin Legislature: bills and spending. Our resources on campaign finance, lobbying and elections. Our open government resources, including how to file requests for information. Using social media and other strategies to find sources - Natalie Yahr, public engagement and marketing internīasic tips for data reporting - Keegan Kyle, WPRĬreating data visualizations using Tableau and Google Fusion Tables - Cara Lombardo, reporter and Hayley Sperling, public engagement and marketing intern Photojournalism 101: Tips for good portraits and documentary work - Coburn Dukehart, associate director How Wisconsin Watch fact-checks - Cara Lombardo, reporter Hall, managing editorįact-checking on the fly - Dee J. Linick's removal is effective in 30 days.Ī White House official told NPR on background Saturday that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo recommended the move, "and President Trump agreed.In-depth stories on a deadline - Dee J. The Trump administration announced Friday evening that Linick will be replaced by Ambassador Stephen Akard, who currently directs the department's Office of Foreign Missions. Robert Menedez, the top Democrat on the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, wrote in a letter to the deputy secretary of state. Eliot Engel, chair of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, and New Jersey Sen. "We unalterably oppose the politically-motivated firing of inspectors general and the President's gutting of these critical positions," New York Rep. Their projects include, but are not limited to, the Center for Defense Information, the Constitution Project, and the Congressional Oversight Initiative. State Department Inspector General Steve Linick is pictured here in October 2019 leaving a meeting at the Capitol.Ĭongressional Democrats announced Saturday they're requesting all records and documents regarding President Trump's decision to fire State Department Inspector General Steve Linick, the fourth government watchdog Trump has fired or sought to remove in the last six weeks. Project On Government Oversight (POGO) A nonpartisan, independent watchdog that investigates and exposes waste, corruption, and abuse of power.
