Bismarck, ND – Non-Profit journalists from around the country affiliated with the Franklin Center for Government and Public Integrity will be heading to Massachusetts this weekend to cover the upcoming U.S. Senate Special Election. An initiative of the Franklin Center’s Watchdog.org, these journalists based at state-based think tanks and non-profit organizations, will be following the election to provide readers with another source of unbiased news content. Watchdog.org reporters’ content is partnering with correspondents from Washington News Alert and Washington News Observer to help cover the election process.
“This is an exciting time in non-profit journalism. These journalists will not only be providing original, unbiased reporting, but they will be giving their local readers on the ground coverage of this election,” said Jason Stverak, President of Franklin Center for Government and Public Integrity. “Our goal is that our reporters will be a window into the election process in this important race. The Franklin Center looks forward to partnering with other news organizations in the future to continue providing the American people with more news content.”
Non-Profit journalists from all across the nation will help cover this race in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts leading up to Tuesday’s critical election. These reporters will be producing original news content that will be available to the mainstream media and bloggers at no cost. This is the first time that non-profit journalists from the Franklin Center’s Watchdog.org are coming together to cover a story with great national significance. The reporters will be posting regular updates and stories on their state and local websites. You can follow the reporters’ work at Watchdog.org, WashingtonNewsAlert.com and WashingtonNewsObserver.com.
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Franklin Center for Government & Public Integrity promotes social welfare and civil betterment by undertaking programs that promote journalism and the education of the public about corruption, incompetence, fraud, or taxpayer abuse by elected officials at all levels of government. Established as a 501 C3 in June of 2009, The Franklin Center is a nonpartisan organization that believes that new technology can advance the cause of transparency in government. The Franklin Center aims to educate, to advise and to train individuals and organizations from all backgrounds to become thorough, unbiased and responsible reporters well versed in new media techniques and journalistic integrity. For more information on the Franklin Center please visit www.FranklinCenterHQ.org.
