Talk:Watchdog journalism

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NPOV[edit]

Wow, this article has some of the most slanted statements I've ever seen on Wikipedia.

"In the UK where there is greater national coverage, watchdog journalism is very effective and consumers' rights are upheld both by radio, television and most national newspapers." VERY pro-UK.
"In recent history, a notable example of watchdog journalism was the exposure of Dan Rather's investigative segment which cast George W. Bush's military record in an unfavorable light. The segment was based on the Killian documents, which blogger journalists exposed as being insufficiently verifiable as authentic." So blogger journalists "exposed" these documents. That's POV, weasel words, and if we could find a source, would most likely be unreliable, unless the bloggers were affiliated with an actual media source Jedibob5 (talk) 21:42, 8 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Article was completely rewritten. I am removing the old POV box. If new problems should arise a new box should be added. JaneViolett (talk) 22:02, 10 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

History?[edit]

I think a history section would be a good thing to add if we had referenced material on it. RJFJR (talk) 21:09, 23 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Grammar and Editing[edit]

This article reads like a 7th grade report on watch dog journalism. It seems to confuse watchdog journalism with journalism as a whole. One could very well remove the word watchdog entirely and it would be no different than a poorly written article about news reporting in general. The grammar is atrocious, as well as very opinionated, stating why watchdog journalists are needed, while also not even stating what, if anything, separates them from a regular journalist. I learned nothing reading this. 2601:1C0:8381:4120:390F:7CAB:AA40:E8A9 (talk) 06:03, 12 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Redunancies[edit]

I feel the article is also full of a lot of redundant, ie repeated content. Could thus benefit from a cutting down and rearrngement. Might do so myself later if I find the time. M.Aurelius C. (talk) 16:24, 5 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]