| Description: | The Workshop does significant, original, investigative reporting on subjects of national and international importance for publication or broadcast, and separately, researches and experiments with new economic models for creating and delivering investigative reporting in the United States and around the world. |
| Begun: | 2008 |
| Website: | http://investigativereportingworkshop.org/ |
| Office Location: | 3201 New Mexico Ave. N.W., Suite 249 Washington, DC |
| Structure: | A project of the American University School of Communication |
| Founder: | Charles Lewis and Wendell Cochran |
| Executive Director: | Charles Lewis (exective editor) |
| Approximate number of full-time staff: | 8 |
| Number with prior professional journalism experience: | 6 |
| Annual operating budget: | $1.7 million (2011) |
| Annual salaries posted, or accessible via 990 form: | Yes (for Lewis) |
| Editorial/ethics policy statement: | Yes |
| Diversity statement: | Yes (under American University’s policy) |
| IRS 990 form posted on website: | Not applicable (part of American University) |
| Major donors disclosed: | Yes |
| INN Member: | Yes |
| Awards: | 2010 "Creative Use of Online" media award from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers, for Wendell Cochran’s BankTracker project |
| Contact: | info@investigativereportingworkshop.org or 202-885-3600 |
New Economic Models
iLab Projects
Coverage of arming teachers
Over that last eight years, interest in arming teachers with guns is the result of school shootings. News coverage and Google searches reflect these trends.
