Watchdog Conference

OVERVIEW: The Changing Landscape of Watchdog Journalism: Threats and OpportunitiesThis overview panel will provide a broad sweep of the challenges and possibilities for doing watchdog journalism in the US and the rest of the world. Charles Lewis, founder of a nonprofit investigative reporting center that has done groundbreaking trends in US investigative reporting as well as the legal and other threats faced by investigative journalists in the US. Sheila Coronel, founder of the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism, will speak on global trends in investigative reporting. Charles Lewis, founder of the Center for Public Integrity and president of the Fund for Independence in Journalism: U.S. Overview Sheila Coronel, director, Stabile Center for Investigative Journalism, Graduate School of Journalism, Columbia University: Global Overview