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California Watch







Site URL:http://www.californiawatch.org/
Target community:California

Who contributes your content?

Professional journalists:90%
Community members:0%
Students:5%
Aggregate content of others:5%
Target audience size:more than 1 million

Year founded:

2010

Who or what started your project?

Project started by:a professional journalist(s)
Project started by:a nonprofit organization
Project started by:a philanthropic foundation
Update frequency: multiple times a day
What media outlets do you use?
Facebook URL:http://www.facebook.com/californiawatch
Twitter URL:http://twitter.com/http://twitter.com/#!/californiawatch
Other media outlets:californiawatch.tumblr.com
Does your site aggregate content from other online sites?Yes
Provides training?No
Business model:Nonprofit
What are your sources of revenue?
Advertising:Yes
Grants:Yes
Memberships:Yes
Donors:Yes
Micropayments:Yes
Payments for use of content:Yes

How are you staffed?

How many full-time staffers:17
How many part-time staffers:2
How many volunteers:0
How many students:3

Annual operating budget:

$1 million to $5 million per year

Contact Information
City:Berkeley
State/Province:CA
Country:United States of America
Contact URL:http://californiawatch.org/contact-us

How important is each of the following goals to your project?

Covering news not covered:4
Watchdogging local government and public officials:6
Investigating issues or wrongdoings:6
Helping your community solve problems:6
Empowering community members:6
Developing opportunities for community dialogue:6
Collaborating with local partners:6
Involving community to shape local content:2
Making a profit:2
Being a sustainable operation:6

What else should people know about your site:

California Watch was founded in 2009 by the Center for Investigative Reporting. We are the largest investigative reporting team operating in the state and we've distributed our content to about 200 news outlets throughout the state since late 2009.

This information is correct to the best of our knowledge, but if you’re an owner or founder of this site and the information here is incorrect, please e-mail Lisa Rowan at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) with corrections.






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