Artificial Intelligence, a citizen journalist, began an article about lobbyist Jack Abramoff [1] on our SourceWatch [2] website two and a half years ago. Others, including SourceWatch [3] editor Bob Burton, have added to the article. Now, Jack Abramoff [4]'s plea bargain is the biggest U.S. news story, and if you Google Jack Abramoff [5], one of the top returns will be our SourceWatch [6] article, already read by tens of thousands. This is just one example of the power of citizen journalism [7], and we invite you to join in. SourceWatch [8] contributors are documenting how lobbyists [9], public relations firms [10], think tanks [11], industry-funded organizations [12] and industry-friendly experts [13] manipulate public opinion and policy on behalf of corporations [14], governments and other special interests [15]. To learn how to become a SourceWatcher, visit SourceWatch:Welcome, newcomers [16], the Help page [17], Frequently Asked Questions [18], or experiment in the sandbox [19].
Links:
[1] http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Jack_Abramoff
[2] http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=SourceWatch
[3] http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=SourceWatch
[4] http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Jack_Abramoff
[5] http://www.google.com/search?q=%22Jack+Abramoff%22
[6] http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=SourceWatch
[7] http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=citizen_journalism
[8] http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=SourceWatch
[9] http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=lobbying_firms:
[10] http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=public_relations_firms
[11] http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=think_tanks
[12] http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=industry-funded_organizations
[13] http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=industry-friendly_experts
[14] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/corporation
[15] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/special_interest
[16] http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=SourceWatch:Welcome,_newcomers
[17] http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=SourceWatch:Help
[18] http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=SourceWatch:FAQ
[19] http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=SourceWatch:sandbox
