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‘… the Journal Sentinel has built a 10-person Watchdog Team with a robust Web presence called Watchdog Online.’

The Blade’s commitment to investigative reporting endures despite the loss of key reporters to larger news organizations with better pay.

In his new book, Anthony Lewis offers a ‘cogent, yet complete accounting of some of the most searing issues that have faced journalists over the past decade.’

‘The finer points of journalism have, regrettably, had to be compromised in the desperate battle for access to information. This is guerrilla journalism ….’

‘What Mugabe did not want the press to report was how he was using systematic state torture and violence against blacks opposed to his rule.’

Tensions surfaced as an investigative team produced a six-part series amid pressures of a downsized newsroom.

At the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, the I-team created a new strategy to make certain that watchdog journalism is featured in the newspaper.

‘By using a model like this one, we can more effectively use our staff to do investigative journalism that holds government institutions accountable.’

In restructuring The Post and Courier’s newsroom, the top editor strengthened the focus on investigative journalism in the newspaper and on the Web.

A newspaper editor describes six newsroom strategies that ensure that watchdog reporting thrives—even at news organizations where resources are limited.