Texas Watchdog speaks at Society of Professional Journalists’ conference on “Saving Journalism;” see video from the event

By   /  March 9, 2010  /  News  /  No Comments

By Trent Seibert
Check out some video clips we’re playing from Texas Watchdog speaking at the Society of Professional Journalists’ Region 8 conference that took place this past Saturday in Austin. The theme was “Saving Journalism.”

It wasn’t just Texas Watchdog, of course. There were experts on panels about all sorts of journalism-related topics.

Texas Watchdog spoke on [...]

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West Virginia Watchdog Discusses New Media Journalism

By   /  February 22, 2010  /  WatchBlog  /  No Comments

From WOWK CBS News

Bray Cary discusses the education of the West Virginia youth and the obstacles the weather places on getting 180 days of school.
This week on Decision Makers, Host Bray Cary invites Steve Adams of West Virginia Watchdog to discuss new media journalism.

To view segment – Carmichael, Caputo, Part Two

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Barnett on Non-Profit Journalism

By   /  September 25, 2009  /  Audio  /  No Comments

Veteran citizen journalist Jim Barnett discusses the benefits of non-profit journalism in the digital era.

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Funding Models for Investigative Reporting

By   /  August 29, 2009  /  Video  /  No Comments

From the Watchdog Conference 2009

INNOVATIONS 2: Innovations on Funding Models for Investigative Reporting
From the Journalism School at Columbia University, visit the original Blog Talk Radio story

As newsroom budgets shrink, nonprofit and other models for funding investigations are emerging. Investigative documentaries have received venture-capital and Hollywood funding. New technologies are making it easier and cheaper to [...]

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