Comments on: Linking watchdog journalism and nonprofit accountability http://www.niemanlab.org/2009/11/linking-watchdog-journalism-and-nonprofit-accountability/ Just another WordPress weblog Sun, 21 Mar 2010 05:34:45 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: BJ Roche http://www.niemanlab.org/2009/11/linking-watchdog-journalism-and-nonprofit-accountability/comment-page-1/#comment-59294 BJ Roche Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:02:39 +0000 http://www.niemanlab.org/?p=11058#comment-59294 This is an important topic, particularly in small towns and cities, and particularly in places where the "arts economy" is being touted. In these places, public money is going to organizations whose boards may or may not know how to manage these funds effectively, and/or develop effective business plans. Small town papers, who often turn these stories over to their arts reporters, often don't have the expertise to cover these developments effectively, or worse, the papers themselves are in the cheerleading roles rather than watchdogs of public money. This is an important topic, particularly in small towns and cities, and particularly in places where the “arts economy” is being touted.

In these places, public money is going to organizations whose boards may or may not know how to manage these funds effectively, and/or develop effective business plans.

Small town papers, who often turn these stories over to their arts reporters, often don’t have the expertise to cover these developments effectively, or worse, the papers themselves are in the cheerleading roles rather than watchdogs of public money.

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