New York Times - Web Sites That Dig For News Rise as Watchdogs
An article highlighting the various news websites that have sprung up in San Diego, the twin cities, New Haven. They are mostly non-profit, and mostly relying on grants, wealthy contributors, reader gifts, and some ads. The goal is to shine a light on local government and local issues, a service which has dwindled from the mainstream press' pages. So far it isn't comfortably sustainable (financially), but is providing important services and interest in it is growing.
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