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Watchdog Writers Group is a non-profit journalism institute that produces books and in-depth reporting, while also acting as a teaching lab to train the next generation of reporters.
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Investigative Journalism in the Public Interest.
Working closely with investigative reporters at the top of their craft.
Laine Cibulskis
Class of 2026
Incredible mentorship from professional authors.
Anna Colletto
Class of 2025
Holding power to account and exposing how power is wielded against vulnerable populations.
Bryan Chou
Class of 2025
Limitless opportunities to do investigative reporting.
Egan Ward
Class of 2025
AWARD-WINNING STORYTELLERS EXPOSING POWER AND INSPIRING CHANGE
Lessons from the Field: Thursday, April 2, 2026
New York Times Magazine Writer Caleb Gayle
Introduction: Laine Cibulskis, senior at the Missouri School of Journalism and WWG student researcher
Lessons from the Field: Thursday, March 12, 2026
Michelle García, Winner of the American Mosaic Journalism Prize
Introduction: Ivy Reed, junior at the Missouri School of Journalism and WWG student researcher
Ted Genoways and Bryan Chou
High Country News
September 2025
NYT staff with research by Laine Cibulskis
The New York Times
November 2025
Pamela Colloff
New York Times Magazine
February 2026