Watchdog blog roundup for 7-24-09

What others are saying about watchdog journalism: The Nonprofit Road: Reaction to the Texas Tribune‘s surprising acquisition of Texas Weekly, and its hiring of five reporters who prize enterprise journalism. Temple Talk: John Temple continues profiling Pulitzer-prize winning journalists who have left the business during tough times for newspapers. Silverton Saves its Paper: Cool video …

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Watchdog blog roundup for 7-22-09

What others are saying about watchdog journalism: Betty Martin: Are you experienced? Too bad. Fresh Air: Terry Gross interviews David Kaplan, who oversaw an investigation of the highly profitable but little-known tobacco black market. Temple Talk: John Temple profiles another Pulitzer-prize winning journalist who left newspapers.

Today’s watchdog blog roundup

What others are saying about watchdog journalism: Glenn Greenwald: Celebrating Cronkite while ignoring what he did. The Changing Newsroom: Cronkite’s spirit still lives. Tony Rogers: Talking Points Memo: An influential politics blog that also does investigative reporting. Jonathon Narvey: Breaking News! New Media depends on Old Media.

Today’s watchdog blog roundup

What others are saying about watchdog journalism: The New York Times: Texas Monthly Editor Evan Smith is stepping down to edit a nonprofit news site, the Texas Tribune. NPR: What investigative reporters are doing after they leave journalism. Related: Contact an investigative reporter confidentially Mashable: “Crowdfunding” might be the future of journalism. Center for American …

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Today’s watchdog blog roundup

What others are saying about watchdog journalism: Related: How to contact a news reporter in Texas Outside Looking Back: Interesting interview with Karen Dorn Steele, a longtime investigative reporter from my hometown of Spokane, Wash. Karen took a buyout from the Spokesman-Review. She looks back at conflicts she had with the family that owned the …

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Today’s watchdog blog roundup

What others are saying about watchdog journalism: Nieman Watchdog: Alex Byers blogs about DocumentCloud, a joint project by the New York Times and ProPublica. Users will be able to upload a treasure trove of documents that can be searched in creative ways by the public. “We want to take all these documents that all these …

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Today’s watchdog blog roundup

What others are saying about watchdog journalism: Nieman Journalism Lab: More on the Pocantico summit and the Nonprofit Investigative News Network. Members are optimistic but also bring different priorities to the table. “Establishing that network may require navigating tensions between established groups seeking to expand their reach and a new crop of local outfits still …

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Investigating why investigative reporters are losing their jobs

Laura Frank, a former investigative reporter for the shuttered Rocky Mountain News in Denver, focused her sights on the newspaper industry in this PBS Exposé package, “The Withering Watchdog: What Really Happened to Investigative Reporting in America.” The story features a former colleague of mine, Mc Nelly Torres, an investigative reporter who used to work …

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