Draft:Public Health Watch
Nonprofit newsroom located in Texas focused on public health and the environment
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Public Health Watch is a non-profit news organization that reports on health infrastructure and environmental impact in the United States. It often focuses on long-form deeply investigated pieces that are reported in multiple parts. It has also produced a number of podcasts. It's reporting is mostly focused on the American Southwest.
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| A nonprofit, nonpartisan investigative news organization that focuses on threats to America’s well-being. | |
| Format | Digital |
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| Headquarters | Austin |
| Website | publichealthwatch |
History
Public Health Watch was launched in August 2021 following founder and investigative journalist Jim Morris's departure from the Center for Public Integrity, where he had been the acting executive directory.[1]
The organization formed an advisory board and found non-profit funding.
Business model
Public Health Watch runs on grants and individual donations. It also often will collaborate with other publications to report on large stories.[2]
Major Stories
Its series called "Toxic Texas Air" has won the Collier Prize for State Government Accountability from the University of Florida[3] and first place in the "public health-small outlet" category for excellence in health care journalism from the Association of Health Care Journalists. It was also republished by a number of outlets, including Business Insider[4] and Texas Standard.
An investigation into a silicosis cluster in the Los Angeles area run with LAist and Univision was awarded the Regional/Local Gold Award Barlett and Steele awards from The Reynolds Center for Business Journalism at Arizona State University and led to a change in regulations in California.[5]
Public Health Watch produced a short documentary on air pollution in Harris County, Texas.
Their audio-series investigation into the lack of protections from heat for American workers was co-produced with NPR, The Texas Newsroom, The California Newsroom, and Columbia Journalism Investigations. It won an Investigative Reporters and Editors award for Audio works.[6]
Their series Fumed won the 2025 bronze Barlett and Steele award for regional investigative business journalism from Reynolds Center at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communications.[7]
Reception
Public Health Watch has received multiple awards, as have its contributors, and its model of allowing other publications to freely republish reports has allowed it to reach a broad audience.[2]
Its work has also led to regulatory and lawmaker activity.
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