Investigate Midwest staff

Investigating migrant camp conditions depends on FOIA

In honor of #SunshineWeek, we take a look at the stories that open-records laws helped us cover.

/ 15 Mar 2017

Investigating migrant camp conditions depends on FOIA

Applications now open for the Illinois Humanities Engagement Fellowship

We are seeking applicants for the Illinois Humanities Engagement Fellowship at the Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting in Champaign, Ill. In collaboration with MCIR and Illinois Humanities staff, the Engagement Fellow will design, develop and implement an engagement program to be substantiall

By Investigate Midwest staff

/ 3 Mar 2017

Resources for investigating visas

In 2015, the Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting hosted a workshop on how to cover the U.S. visa system. Here are some key data and document resources from the event to help you cover and learn more about visas.

By Investigate Midwest staff

/ 31 Jan 2017

2016: A year in photos

Over the past year, the Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting has covered agribusiness from the lens of migrant labor to ethanol spills to climate change to Big Ag mergers. Here is our coverage in pictures.

By Investigate Midwest staff

/ 30 Dec 2016

Your donation is tripled - support nonprofit journalism now

Now more than ever, we need hard-working journalists to produce fact-based journalism that supports our democracy by telling the truth and holding powerful institutions accountable. Your tax-deductible donation to the Midwest Center will be tripled and fund our reporters and center as they do the st

By Investigate Midwest staff

/ 27 Dec 2016

Your donation is tripled - support nonprofit journalism now

Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting gets Knight Foundation’s #newsmatch challenge

The Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting is one of nearly 60 nonprofit news organizations selected by the Knight Foundation to participate in the Knight News Match challenge. Knight Foundation has

By Investigate Midwest staff

/ 21 Dec 2016

Join our community conversation on climate change

The Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting and CU-CitizenAccess are hosting a public discussion on Tuesday, Nov. 29 on the local, regional and agribusiness impacts from climate change — ranging from flooding and the water supply to changing weather patterns and agricultural techniques.

By Investigate Midwest staff

/ 21 Nov 2016

Join our community conversation on climate change

Watchdog Training: Using FOIAs to get information you want

In this free, two-hour session, learn how to keep an eye on government and find out what's happening in your community. Learn the ins and outs of the Freedom of Information Act and how to get the documents you want from your government.

By Investigate Midwest staff

/ 27 Sep 2016

Watchdog Training: Using FOIAs to get information you want

MobileMe&You2 conference showcases best mobile practices

Learn mobile and social media best practices from journalists and others at the upcoming MobileMe&You2 Conference, held simultaneously in Chicago and SanFrancisco on Friday, Oct. 28. The conference continues Saturday, Oct. 29, in Chicago only. Register today!

By Investigate Midwest staff

/ 27 Sep 2016

MobileMe&You2 conference showcases best mobile practices

Outgoing IRE director to join The Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting

Mark Horvit, the outgoing executive director of Investigative Reporters and Editors, is joining the board of directors of the Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting. Horvit has served eight years as executive director of IRE, a 5,500-member association that conducts the largest conferences in in

By Investigate Midwest staff

/ 19 Aug 2016

Crops Rot While Trump-Led Immigration Backlash Idles Farm Work | Bloomberg Politics

What do Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's comments on immigration have to do with crops withering in the field? A lot, according to Bloomberg Business.

By Investigate Midwest staff

/ 8 Jun 2016

GMO Concerns Stop Brazil Chicken Producers Buying U.S. Corn | Bloomberg

For Brazil’s enormous chicken industry, facing a surprise domestic shortage of corn with which to feed its birds, the solution seemed obvious: import the grain from the U.S., where stockpiles have never been bigger.

By Investigate Midwest staff

/ 8 Jun 2016