Non-profit news website California Watch just completed its first year in operation, and its editorial director Mark Katches has written a piece on the site about the news outlet's experience so far. "The mission here is to deliver rigorous, credible journalism that meets the highest possible standards and touches the lives of Californians," he wrote, the idea being that CW generates investigative stories that are then offered to other partner news outlets for publication.

Since its launch a year ago, CW has published 34 stories and has increased its staff from six to eleven full time reporters. Most stories run on newspaper front pages or in featured spots on TV or radio, and on all partner websites, Katches said. CW has partnered with 72 different outlets over the year. Reporters are assigned to beats and topic areas that are not typically covered from a statewide view: health and welfare, public safety, money and politics, schools, higher education and the environment.

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