WANTED: Citizen Journalists To Bust More Jack Abramoffs [1]
Submitted by John Stauber [2] on
Artificial Intelligence, a citizen journalist, began an article about lobbyist Jack Abramoff [3] on our SourceWatch [4] website two and a half years ago. Others, including SourceWatch [4] editor Bob Burton, have added to the article. Now, Jack Abramoff [3]'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 [4] article, already read by tens of thousands. This is just one example of the power of citizen journalism [6], and we invite you to join in. SourceWatch [4] contributors are documenting how lobbyists [7], public relations firms [8], think tanks [9], industry-funded organizations [10] and industry-friendly experts [11] manipulate public opinion and policy on behalf of corporations [12], governments and other special interests [13]. To learn how to become a SourceWatcher, visit SourceWatch:Welcome, newcomers [14], the Help page [15], Frequently Asked Questions [16], or experiment in the sandbox [17].