We are the Watchdog Institute.
Our mission is to produce investigative journalism that informs citizens of San Diego and Imperial counties. We are collaborative, not competitive, and seek to distribute our work throughout the region, across multiple media platforms.
In our dedicated pursuits, the nonprofit Watchdog Institute satisfies a need for deep, thoughtful, data-driven journalism that illuminates government actions, accounts for public monies, provokes a search for solutions to governmental and societal problems and strengthens democracy in the region.
At San Diego State University, we will mentor the investigative journalists of the future. We aim to train and develop journalism students with an emphasis on computer-assisted reporting skills. The Institute will instill a deep understanding of the ethical standards required for impartial and unbiased public service media.
In all our endeavors, the Watchdog Institute is nonpartisan and does not engage in political advocacy.
Our mission is to produce investigative journalism that informs citizens of San Diego and Imperial counties. We are collaborative, not competitive, and seek to distribute our work throughout the region, across multiple media platforms.
In our dedicated pursuits, the nonprofit Watchdog Institute satisfies a need for deep, thoughtful, data-driven journalism that illuminates government actions, accounts for public monies, provokes a search for solutions to governmental and societal problems and strengthens democracy in the region.
At San Diego State University, we will mentor the investigative journalists of the future. We aim to train and develop journalism students with an emphasis on computer-assisted reporting skills. The Institute will instill a deep understanding of the ethical standards required for impartial and unbiased public service media.
In all our endeavors, the Watchdog Institute is nonpartisan and does not engage in political advocacy.
Featured Project: Windfall Abroad
Green energy grants are a boon for foreign companies, some with San Diego connections.
By Brooke Williams and Kevin Crowe
Watchdog Institute
Of the more than $2 billion the federal government has given out to boost the economy and create green energy jobs, more than three-quarters has gone to foreign-owned companies that dominate the global wind power industry.
This latest finding by the Investigative Reporting Workshop, a nonprofit at American University in Washington, D.C., is illustrated clearly in San Diego County, where about a dozen commercial wind developers have offices.
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Green energy grants are a boon for foreign companies, some with San Diego connections.
By Brooke Williams and Kevin Crowe
Watchdog Institute
Of the more than $2 billion the federal government has given out to boost the economy and create green energy jobs, more than three-quarters has gone to foreign-owned companies that dominate the global wind power industry.
This latest finding by the Investigative Reporting Workshop, a nonprofit at American University in Washington, D.C., is illustrated clearly in San Diego County, where about a dozen commercial wind developers have offices.
Read more...