Comments on: Preventive Reporting http://whowhatwhy.com/2009/03/13/preventive-reporting/ Groundbreaking Investigative Journalism That Explores the Truth Behind Current Events Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:40:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Russ Baker http://whowhatwhy.com/2009/03/13/preventive-reporting/comment-page-1/#comment-23 Russ Baker Wed, 18 Mar 2009 20:37:57 +0000 http://whowhatwhy.com/?p=351#comment-23 Steve, I don't see why WhoWhatWhy cannot attempt some "innocence project" type stories, after we're fully up and running, fully funded and staffed. Something to discuss. Steve, I don’t see why WhoWhatWhy cannot attempt some “innocence project” type stories, after we’re fully up and running, fully funded and staffed. Something to discuss.

]]> By: Steve Weinberg http://whowhatwhy.com/2009/03/13/preventive-reporting/comment-page-1/#comment-20 Steve Weinberg Wed, 18 Mar 2009 02:46:37 +0000 http://whowhatwhy.com/?p=351#comment-20 Your comment gives me hope, mommybrain. Thank you for sharing. Russ, my proposal to newsrooms is tailor made for local sites. They can. Let's hope they are savvy enough so they WILL. Your comment gives me hope, mommybrain. Thank you for sharing.

Russ, my proposal to newsrooms is tailor made for local sites. They can. Let’s hope they are savvy enough so they WILL.

]]> By: mommybrain http://whowhatwhy.com/2009/03/13/preventive-reporting/comment-page-1/#comment-16 mommybrain Tue, 17 Mar 2009 02:08:54 +0000 http://whowhatwhy.com/?p=351#comment-16 My dad was a journalist. Of all the stories he covered in his lifetime, he was most proud of one of the earliest of his career. Working for the SF Chron at the time, he was on the police beat and realized there was something wrong with the case against some poor schmuck who had been arrested. On his own time, my dad investigated and found the real culprit, leading to the man's eventual release. Errol Morris' Thin Blue line is one of my favorite movies. My dad was a journalist. Of all the stories he covered in his lifetime, he was most proud of one of the earliest of his career. Working for the SF Chron at the time, he was on the police beat and realized there was something wrong with the case against some poor schmuck who had been arrested. On his own time, my dad investigated and found the real culprit, leading to the man’s eventual release.

Errol Morris’ Thin Blue line is one of my favorite movies.

]]> By: Russ Baker http://whowhatwhy.com/2009/03/13/preventive-reporting/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Russ Baker Fri, 13 Mar 2009 20:31:32 +0000 http://whowhatwhy.com/?p=351#comment-3 Steve, as is so often the case, you practically have the field to yourself. That's tragic. And I admire your commitment to solutions. But given the collapse of traditional journalism, I wonder whether things aren't just going to get worse. How do you see the problem being addressed in the chaotic world of digital journalism? Do you think that new local reporting sites can and will tackle this? Steve, as is so often the case, you practically have the field to yourself. That’s tragic. And I admire your commitment to solutions. But given the collapse of traditional journalism, I wonder whether things aren’t just going to get worse. How do you see the problem being addressed in the chaotic world of digital journalism? Do you think that new local reporting sites can and will tackle this?

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