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Stuart Watson

@stuartwcnc

Stuart Watson, a 2008 Nieman Fellow, is an investigative reporter for WCNC-TV in Charlotte, North Carolina.

No Profession for Lone Wolves: Watchdog Reporters Need to Work Together

Once upon a time I was feeling rather smug having produced a series of reports that won a few trophies. Me? I’ll crawl across cut glass for a plastic trophy…

Mr. Difficult

The personal turmoil lurking beneath the tough exterior

Connecting What Happened Then With What Happens Now

‘To focus on Don Hollenbeck’s death is to miss the lessons of his life.’

When Video Is King

For local TV news, a difficulty will come in figuring out how to make watchdog reporting stand out in a digital world.

Watson Replies to Vince Crunk’s Letter to the Editor

I think he has a point. I think television and streaming video can give citizens a window into public meetings and the sausage-making of governance. But gavel-to-gavel camera work is…