Newspapers have all had to make cuts. But it doesn’t look like they’ve favored the beats that are most important to democracy — watchdog coverage of local governments — over other kinds of news.
In Wisconsin, the state’s largest newspaper has committed itself to tough watchdog, investigative reporting. It’s led to journalistic success and respect from its audience.
“There’s a fiction perpetuated by narcissists like me that investigative reporting is the province of a few heroic lone wolves who use their superpowers to single-handedly expose and topple evildoers. Nonsense.” Stuart Watson
Froomkin, Dan. "Dan Froomkin: Shout truth from the rooftops; passion is part of our job." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 27 May. 2009. Web. 24 Jul. 2024.
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Chicago
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