Keeping the Media accountable

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Even the most revelatory investigations of media wrongdoing, can easily be buried by the press. Just as there is a "blue line" where police knowingly protect each other by keeping silent, similarly, there is a "grey line" where journalists resist reporting on media misconduct. Such resistance makes Wikipedia unequaled in importance for citizen's media watchdog groups, such as StinkyJournalism.org . I will discuss a case where the press refused to report important facts, we unearthed, that proved the media themselves were directly involved in the creation of a recent international hoax. Thankfully, Wikipedia postings ensured the truth from our investigation would be available to a global audience without any dependence upon mainstream media outlets.

Even the most revelatory investigations of media wrongdoing, can easily be buried by the press. Just as there is a "blue line" where police knowingly protect each other by keeping silent, similarly, there is a "grey line" where journalists resist reporting on media misconduct. Such resistance makes Wikipedia unequaled in importance for citizen's media watchdog groups, such as StinkyJournalism.org . I will discuss a case where the press refused to report important facts, we unearthed, that proved the media themselves were directly involved in the creation of a recent international hoax. Thankfully, Wikipedia postings ensured the truth from our investigation would be available to a global audience without any dependence upon mainstream media outlets.