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News414

Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service (NNS), Wisconsin Watch and Outlier Media are collaborating on the News414 project, which uses innovative technology and research techniques to deliver crucial information to residents, investigate neighborhoods’ most pressing issues and deliver accountability journalism to Milwaukee and the broader public.

To subscribe text the word MILWAUKEE, MKE or NEWS414 to 73224.

Costly Care

‘I just kind of panicked’: Patients confused as hospitals file liens to recoup costs of treating injured uninsured

By Bram Sable-Smith (WPR) | December 22, 2020

Hospitals file liens against uninsured patients to get a cut of compensation in personal injury lawsuits.

evictions

Evictions damage public health. The CDC aims to curb them — for now.

By Bram Sable-Smith (WPR/Wisconsin Watch), Martha Bebinger (WBUR) and Darian Benson (Side Effects Public Media) | September 29, 2020

Housing and health are intertwined, experts have long preached. Now the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is pausing evictions to slow the spread of COVID-19.

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News414’s Jimmy Gutierrez aims to close Milwaukee’s information gaps as John S. Knight Community Impact Fellow

By Wisconsin Watch | August 25, 2020

Jimmy Gutierrez, engagement manager for News414, a three-newsroom service journalism collaboration involving Wisconsin Watch, has been named a John S. Knight Community Impact Fellow.

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‘Nowhere to go’: Wisconsin renters face evictions as emergency aid falls short

By Allison Dikanovic and Clara Neupert (Wisconsin Watch) and Princess Safiya Byers (Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service) | August 22, 2020

Milwaukee’s Black neighborhoods hit hardest as evictions eclipse pre-pandemic levels. A state aid program can’t keep up.

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How to navigate the Wisconsin Rental Assistance Program and other resources for renters

By Clara Neupert (Wisconsin Watch / News414) and Allison Dikanovic (Wisconsin Watch) | August 22, 2020

A guide for renters at risk of eviction during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Defund the police? Milwaukee eyes future amid Black Lives Matter protests, coronavirus budget crunch

By Allison Dikanovic (Wisconsin Watch) | July 25, 2020

Calls to shift funds from policing to programs that improve quality of life for people of color aren’t new. But this time, more people are listening.

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Wisconsin’s coronavirus eviction ban has expired. Here’s what renters need to know.

By Allison Dikanovic (Wisconsin Watch) | May 28, 2020

The end of a pause on evictions has triggered fears that many renters will lose housing.

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Nonprofit newsrooms launch News414 service to connect Milwaukee residents with reporters via text

By Wisconsin Watch | May 20, 2020

Three nonprofit, nonpartisan newsrooms have launched a service journalism project connecting Milwaukee residents directly to reporters by delivering news through text messages.

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Wanted: News414 Project Manager to lead innovative news-by-text project in underserved Milwaukee neighborhoods

By Wisconsin Watch | January 17, 2020

The News414 Project Manager will coordinate the new project to build connections with underserved Milwaukee neighborhoods.

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News414 Engagement Manager will connect residents to journalists to tackle needs in underserved Milwaukee neighborhoods

By Wisconsin Watch | January 17, 2020

The News414 Engagement Manager will play a leadership role in the new collaborative public service journalism project.