Non-Profit News

Watchdog.org Sites

Family of sites sponsored by the Franklin Center for Government & Public Integrity

Stories tend to lean more conservative

• Alaska Watchdog

• New Hampshire Watchdog

• Kansas Watchdog

• Missouri Watchdog

• Nebraska Watchdog

• New Mexico Watchdog

• Oklahoma Watchdog

• Tennessee Watchdog

• Virginia Watchdog

• West Virginia Watchdog

• Maine Watchdog

• Montana Watchdog

American Independent News Network

Family of sites published by the American Independent News Network

Stories tend to lean liberal

• The Iowa Independent

• The Colorado Independent

• The Minnesota Independent

• The New Mexico Independent

• The Washington Independent

• The Michigan Messenger

• The Florida Independent

• The North Carolina Independent News

• The Texas Independent

Statehouse News Sites

Sites share content but are operated and funded independently

Many seem to be tied to the Franklin Center, but the nature of those ties varies.

• Illinois Statehouse News

• Nevada News Bureau

• Virginia Statehouse News

• Maryland Reporter

• Missouri News Horizon

• Idaho Reporter

• Texas Watchdog

• Pennsylvania Independent

• The Nerve

• Tennessee Report

• Colorado News Agency

Individual Multi-Funders

Receive funding from many organizations, often from private foundations

Independently operated

• ProPublica

• Texas Tribune

• California Watch

• CT Mirror

• MinnPost

Commercial Sites

For-profit sites

Operate independently from each other

• Progress Illinois

• Alaska Dispatch

• Sunshine State News

• The Daily Caller

• CT News Junkie

• New Jersey Newsroom

• New West

Outliers

• CalWatchdog

• NJ Spotlight