Watchdog blog roundup for 10-13-10
What others are saying about watchdog journalism and how to fund it …
Collaboration: A touchy feely buzzword in journalism that’s actually good for readers
As scores of nonprofit, public-service media organizations sprout up around the country, “collaboration” is the latest buzzword in journalism circles.
Pattern of concealed handgun licenses in Texas tied to income and politics
We teamed up with the Texas Tribune for this story that explores why Texans tend to get concealed handgun permits in affluent areas, but not in low-income neighborhoods with higher rates of crime.
How some journalists are encouraging bloggers to republish their stories
The Guardian offers a WordPress plugin that lets bloggers republish stories. In return, a Web advertisement automatically runs at the bottom of the post.
From surgeon to bank robber: What caused Dr. John Christian Gunn’s fall from grace?
“I’ve been watching doctors do lots of bizarre things for many years, but robbing a bank was new.”
Beware the evil media Hamster Wheel
The Hamster Wheel is investigations you will never see, good work left undone, public service not performed.
Buy an online subscription, avoid being plagued by online ads
Little Green Footballs is making an interesting offer to its online community: Pay $10 a month as a subscriber, and you’ll get to visit a cleaner, faster, ad-free version of the blog: This isn’t just a cosmetic improvement; to display those ads from Google Adsense and Amazon, we have to make several calls to external …
Watchdog blog roundup for 9-13-10
What others are saying about watchdog journalism …
New ways to cover breaking news
A good example of how a smart phone can be an amazing tool when you’re covering breaking news
The declining state of investigative journalism
American Journalism Review delved into the declining state of investigative journalism with compelling articles and videos that quantified what’s been lost — and what might be gained: