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"an interesting group dynamic that occurs in real life that hasn't been replicated in social media. While you can broadcast messages to your followers, it's still an individual act that is occurring in on your phone or at your desk."

The Investigative Reporting Workshop, a project of the School of Communication at American University, addresses this fundamental issue for democracy in two important ways: * By conducting significant investigative journalism projects on a national and international scale. * By researching and experimenting with new models for creating and delivering investigative projects. The Workshop was formally approved by the university in the Spring of 2008 and began publishing original projects in the Spring of 2009.

"Remember the power of face-to-face communication and its appeal to our audiences."

Citizens utilized crowdsourced information for timely data about news that would directly impact their lives and could lead to the development of a more effective response system based on this time-based information.

Social networking site to share research; can integrate Twitter, Facebook & LinkedIn connections.

Malaysiakini is a subscription based website, where users pay RM 150 per year (US$40) to access the daily content, and RM450 per year (US$120) for access to the nine years of archived content. Malaysiakini is a subscription based website, where users pay RM 150 per year (US$40) to access the daily content, and RM450 per year (US$120) for access to the nine years of archived content.

Colombia's Newsroom Council (CdR in Spanish), an investigative journalism organization created in 2007 with the Knight Center's assistance, launched the new site this week. CdR's project coordinator, Miriam Forero, says the site's goal is to offer a variety of information about investigative journalism, including expert opinions, debates, publications, documents, and videos, among other resources.

Diigo - a tool for collaborative online research (bookmarking, annotation, sharing)

California Watch, a nonprofit and independent investigative reporting team, exposes injustice, waste, mismanagement, wrongdoing, questionable practices, and corruption so that those responsible can be held to account and so the public can be armed with the information needed to debate solutions and spark change.

Investigative reporting funded by foundations

The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) is a consumer advocacy organization whose twin missions are to conduct innovative research and advocacy programs in health and nutrition, and to provide consumers with current, useful information about their health and well-being.

This story is an example of how journalism can bring stories to light that otherwise would be lost in anonymity, prompt discussion, enlist help for disadvantaged persons, and possibly even trigger policy change.