Editing Center for Public Integrity (section)

===2007–2023===
In 2007, Rawls was succeeded by [[William Buzenberg]], a vice president at [[American Public Media]]/[[Minnesota Public Radio]].<ref>{{cite news |  title=Alumni News Archives: Fall 2006 | publisher=[[University of Michigan]] | date=Fall 2006 | access-date=June 12, 2012 | url=http://www.mjfellows.org/alumni/geniuses_fall2006.html| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110809021337/http://www.mjfellows.org/alumni/geniuses_fall2006.html | archive-date=August 9, 2011 }}</ref> Buzenberg was first interviewed for the position in 2004 during the hiring process that ultimately led to the selection of his predecessor, Roberta Baskin.<ref name="AJR-Buzenberg"/>

According to a report by Lewis, "the number of full-time staff was reduced by one-third" in early 2007.<ref name="growing importance"/> By December 2007, the number of full-time staff had dropped to 25, down from a high of 40.<ref name="AJR-Buzenberg"/> At the time, Buzenberg said "It's a great, great place, but I will not mislead you... [Lewis] quite frankly left the center in great shape financially, but when you have a visionary who leaves, how do you continue? 'With difficulty' is the answer."<ref name="AJR-Buzenberg"/>

Baskin publicly disputed Buzenberg's claims in a letter to the ''[[American Journalism Review]]'' where she wrote, "contrary to the statement from current Executive Director Bill Buzenberg, the center was not left 'in great shape financially' by my predecessor. Much of the money raised during the year prior to my tenure was used to offset [[cost overrun|budget overruns]] on several previous projects. I replaced our director of development and made fundraising my number one priority, much as Buzenberg has done. As a rookie fundraiser, I take pride in the fact that I was able to raise millions of dollars."<ref name="Baskin-AJR-Letter"/>

In 2008, Lewis reflected on the transition period following his resignation and said, "I regret what happened to my staff and the condition of the Center. It's no secret it had a less than enviable few years. But that's one of the reasons I thought it was important to leave. I had founded it and run it for 15 years, and at some point the founder does have to leave the building...I don't regret it, I think it was important that I left, but I do feel badly about the hardship it brought to people I think the world of."<ref name = "Lewis-Glaser Interview">{{cite web |first=Mark |last=Glaser |url=https://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2008/06/charles-lewis-tries-to-solve----not-bemoan----state-of-investigative-journalism170.html |title=Charles Lewis Tries to Solve -- Not Bemoan -- State of Investigative Journalism |work=[[PBS]] |date=June 18, 2008 |access-date=June 12, 2012 |archive-date=August 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210810171914/http://mediashift.org/2008/06/charles-lewis-tries-to-solve----not-bemoan----state-of-investigative-journalism170.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 2010, ''[[The Huffington Post]]'' Investigative Fund merged into the CPI, and eight ''Huffington Post'' journalists moved to CPI.<ref name="NYT_blog_2011">{{cite web | url=http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/03/center-for-public-integrity-to-start-new-site-for-investigative-journalism/ | title=Center for Public Integrity to Start New Site for Investigative Journalism | work=The New York Times| date=April 3, 2011 | access-date=November 27, 2015 | author=Vega, Tanzina | author-link=Tanzina Vega}}</ref>

In 2011, CPI eliminated 10 staff positions in order to compensate for a $2 million budget shortfall. Buzenberg and other senior staffers also took salary cuts. CPI board chairman Bruce Finzen said the budget would be "reduced between $2 million and $3 million, more like $2.5 million. The budget for next year will be in the 6 to 7 million range."

In April 2011, with support from the [[John S. and James L. Knight Foundation|Knight Foundation]], CPI launched iWatchnews.org as its main investigative reporting website.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.knightfoundation.org/blogs/knightblog/2011/4/21/center-public-integrity-launches-new-investigative-reporting-site/|title=Center for Public Integrity launches new investigative reporting site|publisher=[[John S. and James L. Knight Foundation]]|date=April 12, 2012|access-date=June 12, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140913103624/http://knightfoundation.org/blogs/knightblog/2011/4/21/center-public-integrity-launches-new-investigative-reporting-site/|archive-date=September 13, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> In August 2012, CPI stopped using iWatchnews.org and returned to its original domain.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/iWatch|title=iWatchnews|publisher=Twitter|date=August 14, 2012|access-date=June 19, 2013}}</ref>

Buzenberg stepped down from CPI at the end of 2014, at which time [[Peter Bale]] was named CEO.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Ehley|first1=Brianna|title=Former CNN International's Peter Bale to Lead the Center for Public Integrity|url=http://www.adweek.com/fishbowldc/former-cnn-internationals-peter-bale-to-lead-the-center-for-public-integrity/136458|access-date=March 24, 2015|work=FishBowlDC|publisher=AdWeek|date=December 2, 2014}}</ref> In November 2016, Bale resigned from the center to "pursue other international media opportunities" and John Dunbar assumed the role of chief executive officer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.publicintegrity.org/2016/11/15/20470/change-leadership-center-public-integrity|title=Change of leadership at the Center for Public Integrity|date=November 15, 2016|website=Center for Public Integrity|access-date=December 21, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222001528/https://www.publicintegrity.org/2016/11/15/20470/change-leadership-center-public-integrity|archive-date=December 22, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2019, [[Susan Smith Richardson]] was named chief executive officer, becoming the first African-American CEO in the center's history.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.niemanlab.org/2019/04/as-the-new-ceo-of-the-center-for-public-integrity-susan-richardson-wants-to-serve-communities-far-beyond-washington/|title=As the new CEO of the Center for Public Integrity, Susan Smith Richardson wants to serve communities far beyond Washington|last=Owen|first=Laura Hazard|date=April 4, 2019|website=Nieman Lab|access-date=April 4, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cjr.org/united_states_project/susan-smith-richardson-chicago-center-for-public-integrity.php|title=Susan Smith Richardson to head Center for Public Integrity|last=McCormick|first=Andrew|date=April 4, 2018|website=Columbia Journalism Review|language=en|access-date=April 4, 2019}}</ref>