The Wisconsin journalism nonprofit again has been recognized for its investigative work in the club’s Excellence in Journalism contest.

By Annie Pulley, THE BADGER PROJECT

The Milwaukee Press Club nominated The Badger Project’s managing editor Peter Cameron for a 2024 Excellence in Journalism award in the online division category of Best Public Service Story or Series. 

The nomination is for a series of stories on wandering officers, or police and jailers who were fired or forced out of previous jobs in Wisconsin law enforcement. 

The press club announced the finalists April 2. 

Founded in 1885, the Milwaukee Press Club is the oldest continuously operating press club in North America. The press club will announce the actual award placement — gold, silver and bronze — Friday, May 9 at the club’s Gridiron Awards event at The Pfister Hotel in Milwaukee.

The Badger Project is a nonpartisan, citizen-supported journalism nonprofit in Wisconsin that investigates government, law enforcement and related matters. Its stories run in newspapers and news organizations across the state.

This is The Badger Project’s fourth straight nomination from the Milwaukee Press Club. 

Last year, Cameron won third place in the Milwaukee Press Club’s online division for Best Investigative Story or Series. The series of stories, Oath Keepers in Wisconsin, revealed active law enforcement officers in Wisconsin who had joined the radical Oath Keepers organization.

In 2022, Cameron tied for gold for Best Public Service Story or Series with a story on the record-low number of law enforcement officers in Wisconsin.

You can see the full list of 2024 finalists here.

The Badger Project is a nonpartisan, citizen-supported journalism nonprofit in Wisconsin.