Watchdog blog roundup for 11-20-11
Sunday, November 20th, 2011
What others are saying about watchdog journalism …
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Watchdog blog roundup for 9-26-11
Monday, September 26th, 2011
What others are saying about watchdog journalism:
Reaching more people through online video.
| Poynter
How do we hold the powerful accountable in the midst of hard times?
Contrary to popular belief, investigative reporting is “boring hours in libraries, looking things up, tracing people, studying court reports, attending legal conferences, typing up memos and listening to outlandish conspiracy theories.”
How news apps can show readers how a story relates directly to them.
Watchdog blog roundup for 8-29-11
Monday, August 29th, 2011
What others are saying about watchdog journalism …
“Aggregation in the public interest.”
How investigative journalism is finding a home on the Internet.
Fewer crime stories + more investigations = more viewers.
Watchdog blog roundup for 8-8-11
Monday, August 8th, 2011
What others are saying about watchdog journalism …
Can the Web drive investigative journalism in a post-newspaper era?
How do investigative outlets like ProPublica and the Voice of San Diego keep Web traffic flowing?
The Web can make journalism more open and effective.
Watchdog blog roundup for 2-21-11
Monday, February 21st, 2011
What others are saying about watchdog journalism:
“Most every major news outlet now has a tablet application or device-optimized layout that makes the reading experience more mobile, interactive and user-friendly. Together, these technologies are making long-form investigative writing more accessible for people who want in-depth, focused and meaningful reporting.”
Great journalism tips from New York Times reporter Diana Henriques. “The most forgotten question about an investigative project. Say I prove my thesis: Who cares? Does it matter? Would people care? It’s the essential question and the one we have to ask now.”
“Despite newsroom layoffs in 2010 and economic forecasts that this may be a tough year for media companies, several top investigative journalists say 2011 could be a turning point for their craft.”
WOAI exposes aggressive tactics by Bexar Towing at Greyhound station
Wednesday, February 16th, 2011This story by WOAI’s Jaei Avila about aggressive tactics by Bexar Towing has a little bit of everything — outrage, irony, humor, good information, and, at the end, a satisfying conclusion. Buckle up and enjoy the ride.
Watchdog blog roundup for 11-5-10
Friday, November 5th, 2010
What others are saying about watchdog journalism and how to fund it:
The nonprofit Texas Tribune turns one year old. “There are plenty of bad-news stories in the media industry, so it’s nice to hear from a company that is not only beating its revenue and traffic targets, but seeing what it calls ‘hockey stick’ growth.”
“The merger would bring the number of people who work at the center to 50 employees, turning it into one of the largest nonprofit investigative newsrooms in the United States.”
“As many more journalists seek to create their own newsrooms, whether online or cross-platform, the keep-you-up-at-night question remains the same. Who is going to pay us? How do we sustain these ventures?”
“In the landscape of declining revenues for traditional media outlets, there’s been one model that has excelled in recent years: the nonprofit newsroom.”
“The decline of traditional print media used to raise concerns that investigative journalism was “in danger.” Now the conversation is much more focused on how this decline has sparked new opportunities for investigative journalism online.”
Watchdog blog roundup for 10-13-10
Wednesday, October 13th, 2010
What others are saying about watchdog journalism and how to fund it …
Public radio is discussing a big plan: “Expand regional ‘public media’ news operations to 100 reporters and editors per market in four to six markets — and soon.” The news operations would be “digital-first, text-heavy and video-ready, while porting over the audio from radio. In other words, not re-purposed ‘radio’ news, but the kind of standalone, multi-platform news operations we’re starting to see, as with TBD in Washington, D.C.”
Amazon is launching “Kindle Singles” for articles that are shorter than a book, but longer than a magazine piece. “Amazon doesn’t mention what could be one of the most natural producers of Singles: newspaper series.”
“The American Journalism Review this month examines the decline of statehouse coverage and investigative journalism and the rise of nonprofits and other new models in a package of stories, “Journalism in the Crucible.“
The Knight Foundation looks at two companies that could help fund journalism experiments: Press Plus and Kachingle.
Little details matter: How the guys with the sharpies screwed up.
Want to start your own nonprofit news organization? Here are instructions in 12 not-so-easy steps.
Watchdog blog roundup for 9-13-10
Monday, September 13th, 2010
What others are saying about watchdog journalism:
In the past, the only way for journalism to thrive was by squirting its inked output on to processed wood pulp. That was true once, but it isn’t now.
The quandary of trading physical dollars for digital dimes.
“Three recent digital media launches — Capital New York, D.C.-focused TBD.com and Yahoo’s Upshot, each rolled out within the span of a month — have the potential to change the game by putting journalism first.”
Watchdog blog roundup for 8-12-10
Thursday, August 12th, 2010
What others are saying about watchdog journalism:
Watergate reporter Carl Bernstein isn’t concerned about the state of investigative journalism today — he’s concerned about the state of today’s readers.
The tyranny of the daily 10 percent | The Evolving Newsroom
If money grew on trees and journalists could produce all the top-notch stories they wanted, would the audience read them all? Would it make a difference in society? Or would readers still scan the headlines and read roughly 10 percent of those stories?
Cold cases that the Justice Department have successfully prosecuted relied on the work of investigative reporters.
Journalism must find some middle ground where illuminating investigative pieces and Mel Gibson telephone call mash-ups can coexist.
“If advertising alone isn’t going to support all the online journalism and content sites, and pay walls will just turn readers away, perhaps there’s another solution …”
