The rapid decline of traditional media is endangering watch-dog journalism, a necessary ingredient for a healthy democracy. Although fact-based investigative journalism is the lifeblood of an informed electorate, traditional media have pulled back in the face of a declining business model and evaporating revenues. Fortunately, there are a number of important initiatives under way that can provide a steady stream of credible investigative reports focused on government, business, and other powerful institutions. New digital organizations are creating ways to combine with traditional media to produce independent news reporting with a muscular public service mission.

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