{"product_id":"the-watchdog-still-barks-beth-knobel-9780823279340","title":"The Watchdog Still Barks: How Accountability Reporting Evolved for the Digital Age","description":"\u003cp\u003ePerhaps no other function of a free press is as important as the watchdog role--its ability to monitor the work of the government. It is easier for politicians to get away with abusing power--wasting public funds and making poor decisions--if the press is not shining its light with what is termed \"accountability reporting.\" This need has become especially clear in recent months, as the American press has come under virulent direct attack for carrying out its watchdog duties. Upending the traditional media narrative that watchdog accountability journalism is in a long, dismaying decline, \u003ci\u003eThe Watchdog Still Barks \u003c\/i\u003epresents a study of how this most important form of journalism came of age in the digital era at American newspapers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlthough the American newspaper industry contracted significantly during the 1990s and 2000s, Fordham professor and former CBS News producer Beth Knobel illustrates through empirical data how the amount of deep watchdog reporting on the newspapers' studied front pages generally \u003ci\u003eincreased\u003c\/i\u003e over time despite shrinking circulations, low advertising revenue, and pressure to produce the kind of soft news that plays well on social media. Based on the first content analysis to focus specifically on accountability journalism nationally, \u003ci\u003eThe Watchdog Still Barks\u003c\/i\u003e examines the front pages of nine newspapers located across the United States to paint a broad portrait of how public service journalism has changed since 1991 as the advent of the Internet transformed journalism. This portrait of the modern newspaper industry shows how papers of varying sizes and ownership structures around the country marshaled resources for accountability reporting despite significant financial and technological challenges. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Watchdog Still Barks\u003c\/i\u003e includes original interviews with editors who explain why they are staking their papers' futures on the one thing that American newspapers still do better than any other segment of the media: watchdog and investigative reporting.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Beth Knobel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0823279340\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780823279340\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fordham University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/27\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2018","brand":"Beth Knobel","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926559424767,"sku":"9780823279340","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_1f059ec4-421a-46bd-8046-72f68bb9ffb6.jpg?v=1681083744","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-watchdog-still-barks-beth-knobel-9780823279340","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}