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Jim Malewitz

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As seen in: Iowa Watch, Wisconsin Watch, The New York Times, HuffPost, The Guardian, The Washington Post, USA Today, POLITICO, The Daily Beast, U.S. News and World Report, Chron, The Minnesota Star Tribune and
Covers:  Environment, energy, state government, consumer issues, people.
@WisconsinWatch managing editor. Husband, baseballer, Alum: @IowaWatch, @BridgeMichigan, @TexasTribune, #Stateline, @gazettedotcom

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Jim Malewitz’s Biography

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I've pursued a career almost exclusively in nonprofit, public affairs journalism — with an eye toward cross-newsroom collaboration.

I joined Wisconsin Watch in 2019 as investigations editor, with a role that includes editing, managing fellows and interns, facilitating cross-newsroom collaborations and investigative reporting. I previously reported on the environment for Bridge Magazine in his my state of Michigan, following four years as an energy and investigative reporter for the Texas Tribun…

Jim Malewitz’s Journalist Portfolio

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Abandoned Texas oil wells seen as "ticking time bombs" of contamination

Abandoned Texas oil wells seen as "ticking time bombs" of contamination

IMPERIAL, Texas — Peculiar things can happen after folks drill deep into the earth — looking for oil, water o…

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In Flint, trust is lost. And bottled water supplies are running low.

In Flint, trust is lost. And bottled water supplies are running low.

A year after Michigan declared Flint, Michigan's drinking water "restored" and began encouraging residents to…

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Blood Lessons

Blood Lessons

Are oil refineries any safer 10 years after one of the most studied industrial disasters in U.S. history? The…

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Rethinking the Oklahoma Border (This Time It's About Water)

Rethinking the Oklahoma Border (This Time It's About Water)

LAKE TEXOMA, Texas — Texas is poised to reopen discussions about its border with Oklahoma after an episode in…

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The Texas Energy Revolt

The Texas Energy Revolt

DENTON, Texas — State lawmakers, the oil and gas industry and national environmental groups have become acute…

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Floods test mettle in Michigan's UP. Waiting for relief tests patience.

Floods test mettle in Michigan's UP. Waiting for relief tests patience.

Yoopers are doing it themselves, digging out after the worst flooding in more than a generation. But money is…

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Articles

The Trump administration’s multiple investigations of the 2020 election may have more to do with 2026

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By Jim Malewitz 
| Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. The FBI agents arrived at David Bolter’s Milwaukee home on a cool, cloudy Wednesday morning in late May. They were armed with a list of questions for the 2020 poll worker, who had raised concerns about the way local officials handled the 2020 election, Bolter told Votebeat.
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The Milwaukee Courier — delivered to your inbox

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By Jim Malewitz 
| milwaukeecourier.com
One of the quieter truths about journalism is that, despite the stereotype of relentless competition between newsrooms, some of our best work depends on collaboration. That was on my mind this week after our friends at Bolts — a fellow nonprofit newsroom that covers the nuts and bolts of political power and change — offered us the opportunity to co-publish a deeply reported story examining growing backlash to AI-powered Flock surveillance cameras across Wisconsin.
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We don’t compete. We complete. How collaboration strengthens local news

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By Jim Malewitz 
| WAUK-AM (Jackson, WI)
One of the quieter truths about journalism is that, despite the stereotype of relentless competition between newsrooms, some of our best work depends on collaboration. That was on my mind this week after our friends at Bolts — a fellow nonprofit newsroom that covers the nuts and bolts of political power and change — offered us the opportunity to co-publish a deeply reported story examining growing backlash to AI-powered Flock surveillance cameras across Wisconsin.
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Awards

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Society of Professional Journalists Award

2010 - Feature Writing

Mark of Excellence -- 4-year college or University.Third place in region.

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Society of Professional Journalists Award

2011 - Online News Reporting

Mark of Excellence Award -- 4-year college or university. Third place in region.

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Heinrich Böll Foundation North America Transatlantic Media Fellowship

2016 - Climate & Energy Policy

Funding to travel to Denmark to report series about that country's efforts to combat climate change by growing more energy efficient — and how Texas could learn from it.

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Society of Professional Journalists Award

2016 - SPJ Forth Worth First Amendment Award, Business Reporting

The First Amendment Award honor individuals and organizations for extraordinarily strong efforts to preserve and strengthen the First Amendment.

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