Author: cdukehart
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Photo essay: Wisconsin’s frenetic lame duck session
From Dec. 3 through the early morning of Dec. 5, 2018, members of the press, the public, and legislators bustled through the halls of the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison as the Senate and Assembly held an extraordinary session to push through a series of fast-tracked bills before Gov. Scott Walker left office in January.…
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Photo Essay: Spending election night with Scott Walker supporters, as elation turns to dismay
Early in the evening on Nov. 6, crowds began to trickle into the Ingleside Hotel in Pewaukee, Wisconsin, to watch the election results for the governor’s race roll in. They were there to support two-term governor Scott Walker, a Republican who was hoping to win a third term over Democratic opponent Tony Evers. These photos…
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Project Management: Implementing The Trust Project for Wisconsin Watch
In 2018 I led the project management for Wisconsin Watch’s implementation of The Trust Project, an effort to increase transparency and trust in journalism. This involved an almost year-long collaboration with a global consortium of journalists to enact specific rules and requirements on the Wisconsin Watch site — joining a select group of organizations committed…
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Video: Former interns and fellows reflect on WCIJ
Former interns and fellows reflect on WCIJ from WisconsinWatch on Vimeo. For the 10th anniversary of the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism, a selection of former interns and fellows reflect on what the Center has meant to them and their careers. I produced this video to commemorate and celebrate the occasion. More of my video…
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Video: Battle with Brain Injury — A Linebacker’s Story of Concussion
Battle with Brain Injury: A Linebacker’s Story of Concussion from WisconsinWatch on Vimeo. I shot, edited and produced this video about former University of Wisconsin linebacker Tony Megna, who left football after suffering severe, repeated headaches. “I couldn’t get through practice without throwing up,” Megna said. “I almost flunked out a semester because of poor…
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A selection of photography for Wisconsin Watch
While working as the Digital and Multimedia Editor at Wisconsin Watch I make the majority of the photos that accompany our investigations. Here is a selection of photos I have made on assignment for Wisconsin Watch since 2016.
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Los Lecheros: A documentary film on rising immigration tensions in America’s Dairyland
Los Lecheros from WisconsinWatch on Vimeo. Now showing online: Our film on rising immigration tensions in America’s Dairyland “Los Lecheros” (Dairy Farmers) was co-produced with Jim Cricchi and Susan Peters of Twelve Letter Films in 2017 in partnership with Wisconsin Watch. The Center’s reporting on the issue started in 2009 with a series of stories…
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Reporting: Fecal microbes found in 60 percent of sampled wells, raising concerns about dairy manure, septic waste
Tests show waste from Kewaunee County’s 97,000 head of cattle contaminates majority of wells, especially after rainfall or snowmelt; human waste also a factor. Reported for Wisconsin Watch. Fecal microbes found in 60 percent of sampled wells, raising concerns about dairy manure, septic waste More of my reporting for Wisconsin Watch can be read here.
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Multimedia: Solitary Confinement With No End Date
Solitary Confinement With No End Date from WisconsinWatch on Vimeo. More than 15 days in solitary confinement can be considered torture, according to a United Nations expert on human rights. In Wisconsin, about 100 prisoners are currently held in a solitary status called administrative confinement, which can last years, or even decades. This is solitary…
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Writing: Reflecting on the loss of David Gilkey — photojournalist, artist, tender soul
NPR photojournalist David Gilkey was killed on assignment in Afghanistan in 2016. He was my colleague and my friend. Shortly after his death I wrote this remembrance. Reflecting on the loss of David Gilkey — photojournalist, artist, tender soul More of my reporting for Wisconsin Watch can be read here.