At Harvard, Nieman Watchdog Project provides an online connection for journalists, academics, independent experts and gadflies to pose informed questions for the press to ask those who should know. The project is a new offering from the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University.
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Barry Sussman is the Editor of Nieman Watchdog and explains its goals in an introductory message at: Nieman Watchdog > About Us > Why Watchdog? And why questions?. Sussman is one of the former Washington Post editors who guided the paper through the Watergate scandal.
Sussman explains that "the goal of watchdog journalism is to see that people in power provide information the public should have. * * * NiemanWatchdog.org seeks to encourage more informed reporting by putting journalists in contact with authorities who can suggest appropriate, probing questions and who can serve as resources."
NiemanWatchdog.org will support those who are posing questions for journalists with a weblog, links and additional resources. It encourages comments on its site by registered users.
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