Watchdog blog roundup for 9-13-10

Close-up of a centuries-old handpress

What others are saying about watchdog journalism:

  • Good journalism will thrive, whatever the format | The Observer
    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.
  • Paywall subscribers worth a quarter of print readers | paidContent.org
    The quandary of trading physical dollars for digital dimes.
  • New media upstarts relying on journalism for a change | TheWrap.com
    “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.”