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Emily Neinfeldt

Emily is the membership project manager for the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism. She joined the Center in September 2017 after graduating from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a degree in journalism and political science. Before working at the Center, she was a news intern at Wispolitics.com. She has also worked as associate news editor, features editor and managing editor at The Badger Herald, an independent student newspaper.

NewsMatch

Your gift to support fearless investigative journalism in Wisconsin will be doubled, or tripled, with the launch of NewsMatch 2018

By Emily Neinfeldt (Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism) | November 1, 2018

We’re excited to announce that gifts to the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism are being doubled, up to $1,000 per donor, from now through Dec. 31! A way to boost the impact of your generosity even more: If you set up recurring donations, they will be matched at a full-year value to encourage sustaining support of the Center. For example, a new $20-a-month donation now is eligible for an immediate $240 match.

Your Right to Know

Your Right to Know: Finalists’ names should be made public

By Larry Gallup | July 31, 2018

When the Oconto Police and Fire Commission said in April that it had interviewed two finalists for the open position of chief of police, Kent Tempus of the Oconto County Reporter asked who the finalists were.

It was a simple request, made under the part of Wisconsin’s open records law that requires the naming of final candidates for public offices.

The answer should have been simple, too — but it wasn’t.

Your Right to Know

Your Right to Know: Don’t shut down access to court records

By Mark Belling | June 28, 2018

A few weeks back, while looking into a court case in Waukesha County, I went to the court’s website seeking contact information. There were a few phone numbers but no email addresses. So I called one of the numbers and asked for the judge’s email address.

The judge’s office wouldn’t give it to me.

Your Right to Know

Your Right to Know: University of Wisconsin loses big when it tries to keep secrets

By Jonathan Anderson and David Pritchard | May 4, 2018

When the University of Wisconsin-Madison and UW-Milwaukee released records about sexual misconduct complaints to news organizations last month, they heavily redacted the documents and refused to identify numerous employees who were found to have committed wrongdoing.

Your Right to Know

Your Right to Know: Citizens have a right to electronic records

By John Foust | February 1, 2018

Computers have made examining government records easier than ever. The smallest townships across Wisconsin post the meeting agendas and minutes online. And websites for government agencies at all levels contain an enormous amount of other information. Electronic records are also available on request. Say you want to see a skate-park-feasibility study you’ve heard about.