Grassroots local watchdog...

...journalism projects blooming, according to Prof. Dave Westphal writing in Online Journalism Review.

One of the most successful local online nonprofit news ops is Voice of San Diego.

Saving Journalism -- Where Should $ Go?

Every week brings new proposals to save newspapers or investigative reporting. In Bailout for Media Moguls? (a critique of the recent John Nichols/Bob McChesney article in The Nation), indy media trailblazer DeeDee Halleck argues that support and subsidies need to go to independents and grassroots/local content providers, not big media corporations. Similarly, Tracy Van Slyke of The Media Consortium argues on the British Guardian website that any federal endowment for investigative journalism must include independent journalists and outlets, not just corporate media.

Six Trends in Journalism...

...especially the business of journalism, from recent State of the News Media report from the Project for Excellence in Journalism.

5 Tips for Citizen Journalism

Interview with ProPublica's Amanda Michel, Pro Publica's editor for "distributed reporting."

Time Warner test marketing....

caps on downloading and two-tiered pay structure. Newly-elected nearby Congressman Eric Massa vows to resist the new plan. Here he is speaking against Time Warner's plan.

Bloggers' Code of Ethics

Here it is. (H/t Chris L.)

Going Postal

Small indy mags across the spectrum joined forces to resist postal rate hikes.