Watchdog.org
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| Political party | Nonpartisan |
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Watchdog.org is a compilation of state-based watchdog reporters keeping an eye on government corruption and transparency that began in September 2009. Together, the sites are a nationwide effort to give citizens and elected representatives solid, factual reporting on issues relevant and significant to the nation. It is the brainchild of the Franklin Center for Government and Public Integrity.
[edit] Kansas Watchdog
Earl Glynn moved his blog "Kansas Meadowlark" to the Kansas gadfly project Kansas Watchdog. The site is co-sponsored by the Kansas Policy Institute (formerly Flint Hills Center for Public Policy).
“For the last five years as the Kansas Meadowlark I’ve attempted to publish political money stories, non-profit stories, and other information often ignored by the mainstream press,” Glynn wrote in his final post on the former blog.
Glynn and Paul Soutar write for Kansas Watchdog, focusing on inefficiencies of government and government waste. They also concentrate on political corruption and actions going against free-market principles and core values of the United States and Kansas constitutions.[1]
[edit] Nebraska Watchdog
Nebraska Watchdog is a non-partisan news website dedicated to investigative and political reporting affiliated and funded in part by the non-profit Franklin Center for Government and Public Integrity and Pete Ricketts, founder of Drakon LLC, an asset management firm based in Omaha, Nebraska. [2]
- See also: Nebraska Watchdog on Ballotpedia
[edit] Ohio Watchdog
Ohio Watchdog is headed by Lynn Walsh, the editor of Ohio Watchdog and Investigative Reporter for the Buckeye Institute. Walsh and Ohio Watchdog are working to bring equality and justice to people in the state of Ohio.[3]
[edit] Oklahoma Watchdog
Oklahoma Watchdog is operated by Andrew W. Griffin in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It was created as a website where the public can go for "original, throughtful and detailed investigative reporting" through print articles, video reports, blog posts and podcasts. It also links to articles from other newspaper websites and media outlets, particularly those that shine a light on both state and local government.[4]
[edit] Old Dominion Watchdog
Old Dominion Watchdog is the Virginia watchdog site dedicated to unbiased news reporting in order to promote responsible state and local government. The site aims to uncover the actions of government officials and agencies, offering carefully researched facts, context and analysis, investigating and informing the public about waste, fraud, abuse, ethical questions and safety concerns involving the use of taxpayer dollars. It also aims to applaud government services that are run efficiently and make exceptional use of minimal dollars.[5]
[edit] Tennessee Watchdog
Tennessee Watchdog is a non-profit, non-partisan investigative reporting and watchdog journalism website that monitors the activities of state, local and federal government officials and agencies in Tennessee. It provides information and in-depth reporting on politicians, government agencies and the workings of government in the Volunteer state.
The editor is veteran investigate journalist Clint Brewer and it is a publication of the Tennessee Center for Policy Research, one of the original think-tanks in the country to fund non-profit journalism and investigative reporting. [6]
[edit] West Virginia Watchdog
West Virginia Watchdog is place where the West Virginia public can go for original, thorough investigative reporting through weekly print articles, video reports, blogs, and podcasts. It also links to articles from other newspapers and media outlets, shining a light on government, both local and state.
West Virginia Watchdog is a project of the Public Policy Foundation of West Virginia.[7].
[edit] External links
- Watchdog website
- Kansas Watchdog website
- Nebraska Watchdog website
- West Virginia Watchdog website
- Old Dominion Watchdog website
- Tennessee Watchdog website
- Oklahoma Watchdog website
