Injustice Watch
News website covering courts in Chicago
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Injustice Watch is a nonprofit investigative journalism organization based in Chicago, covering the Circuit Court of Cook County and other parts of the criminal justice system in the region.[1]
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| Founded | 2015 |
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| Type | Investigative journalism |
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| Legal status | 501(c)(3) |
| Focus | Judiciary of Illinois |
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Area served | Chicagoland |
| Budget | $1.14 million (2022) |
| Revenue | $2.27 million (2022) |
| Website | www |
History
Injustice Watch was co-founded by Center on Wrongful Convictions founder Rob Warden[2] and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Rick Tulsky in 2015.[3]
Journalism
The publication's work has been described as "activism journalism," rejecting the idea of journalistic objectivity in favor of a focus on "fairness" and "ethics."[1] Injustice Watch also publishes a guide for voters to learn more about candidates for election or retention to the state judiciary.[4][5][6]
Reception
Injustice Watch's coverage of bail hearings,[7] pre-trial detention,[8] and prosecutorial discretion[9][10] have received attention from legal scholars.[11] In 2019, the organization announced the Plain View Project, a database documenting the use of racist language online by police officers,[12][13][14] which has been used as evidence for racial bias in American policing[15] and was a finalist in the 2020 Online Journalism Awards.[16] In 2023, the organization received an award in the "small newsrooms" category from the Better Government Association for its coverage of court-ordered remote alcohol monitoring.[17]
See also
- Innocence Project – American legal non-profit (founded 1992)
- ProPublica – US-based nonprofit investigative journalism organization