Media Watchdogs with a Partisan Bite

We briefly hung out with the Bike Cops on our walking tour of Downtown on Friday, Jan. 11.

As newspapers grapple with dwindling profits, high-cost investigative reporting has become more and more of a luxury. According to a recent National Public Radio story, this void is increasingly being filled by partisan (that is, politically oriented) organizations. They are raising money to hire journalists and researchers who can investigate politicians and others. Then the investigative report is turned over to a mainstream media outlet, such as the Wall Street Journal, for publication. It is perhaps inevitable that these organizations will investigate those they disagree with.

Gabcast! Club MediaNote #14