{"id":8323,"date":"2011-08-29T06:29:51","date_gmt":"2011-08-29T12:29:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.johntedesco.net\/blog\/?p=8323"},"modified":"2011-08-29T06:29:51","modified_gmt":"2011-08-29T12:29:51","slug":"watchdog-blog-roundup-for-8-29-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johntedesco.net\/blog\/2011\/08\/29\/watchdog-blog-roundup-for-8-29-11\/","title":{"rendered":"Watchdog blog roundup for 8-29-11"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.johntedesco.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/PressPic1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johntedesco.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/PressPic1.jpg\" alt=\"Close-up of a centuries-old handpress\" title=\"Close-up of a centuries-old handpress\" width=\"461\" height=\"259\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/johntedesco.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/PressPic1.jpg 461w, https:\/\/johntedesco.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/PressPic1-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 461px) 100vw, 461px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>What others are saying about watchdog <a href=\"https:\/\/johntedesco.net\/blog\/tag\/journalism\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"journalism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">journalism<\/a> &#8230;<\/p>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.niemanlab.org\/2011\/08\/making-a-market-how-propublica-blends-news-that-wins-pulitzers-with-news-that-wins-followers\/ \" title=\"ProPublica\" target=\"_blank\">How ProPublica blends news that wins Pulitzers with news that wins followers <\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.niemanlab.org\/\" title=\"Nieman Journalism Lab\" target=\"_blank\">Nieman Journalism Lab<\/a><br \/>\n&#8220;Aggregation in the public interest.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/onlinejournalismblog.com\/2011\/08\/23\/has-investigative-journalism-found-its-feet-online-part-1\/\" title=\"Online Journalism Blog\" target=\"_blank\">Has investigative journalism found its feet online?<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/onlinejournalismblog.com\/\" title=\"Online Journalism Blog\" target=\"_blank\">Online Journalism Blog<\/a><br \/>\nHow <a href=\"https:\/\/johntedesco.net\/blog\/tag\/investigative-journalism\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Investigative journalism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">investigative journalism<\/a> is finding a home on the Internet.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tvnewscheck.com\/article\/2011\/08\/23\/53434\/wthr-sets-itself-apart-with-serious-news\" title=\"TV news\" target=\"_blank\">TV news station wins big ratings with investigative reporting<\/a> | <a href=\"www.tvnewscheck.com\" title=\"TV News Check\" target=\"_blank\">TV News Check<\/a><br \/>\nFewer crime stories + more investigations = more viewers.<\/li>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What others are saying about watchdog journalism &#8230; How ProPublica blends news that wins Pulitzers with news that wins followers | Nieman Journalism Lab &#8220;Aggregation in the public interest.&#8221; Has investigative journalism found its feet online? | Online Journalism Blog How investigative journalism is finding a home on the Internet. 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