Wisconsin Watch has joined forces with Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service (NNS) to launch an exciting new chapter in which we work together to bring communities the news and information most important to them.
Our partnership has been years in the making. After working together for several years on news projects, we began teaming up to raise key fundraising support that will allow both operations to flourish. Our partnership has yielded many innovative projects, including the News414 text reporting system, where we send vital news to folks who can also text questions and tips to us.
Now we’re working to build a brighter future for local news in Wisconsin upon that foundation of collaboration.
NNS will continue to operate as an independent newsroom under its founding mission to serve, empower and engage the city of Milwaukee with community-focused news. The entire NNS staff has joined Wisconsin Watch, including Ron Smith, executive director, who will be enshrined next month in the Milwaukee Press Club Hall of Fame; Tannette Elie, managing editor, recently named president of the Milwaukee chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists; and PrincessSafiya Byers, a finalist for the prestigious national Loeb Awards for her collaboration with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on the challenges residents face when out-of-state investors buy rental properties in distressed neighborhoods.
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