Watchdog journalism
When we talk about how journalism can serve the public and better democracy, investigative reporting's one of the first things that comes to mind. I think Kovach and Rosenstiel brought up a lot of great points about it in this chapter. (Most memorable point: I never understood the IRE/ire connection until I read this, and I used to volunteer there. Oops.) By now, you all have probably figured out that one of my main media concerns is how it's going to continue to be sustainable financially, so I especially appreciated the discussion about reporting resources and how many legacy media outlets simply don't have the time, money or extra reporters to invest in this kind of important work. When they do, though, the results are great: Judy Thomas' investigative pieces for The Kansas…