Story in the Bulletin: Citizens eye role as city watchdogs
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Nanaimo News Bulletin
article on citizen journalism in general and
nanaimocityhall blog in particular
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“I think local media is doing a good job at covering city hall, but it doesn’t attend every committee meeting or really have the time to do thorough research,” said Murphy. “If the site develops the way I’d like it, we’d be able to attend those meetings, assign beats to our bloggers, and get the information out to the public.”
Read the story in the Bulletin here
And the accompanying editorial here
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Just a quick not to say I’d glad you’re putting this blog together to keep the citizens on nanaimo informed. Good work!
Thanks Doc! We appreciate the encouragement. Let us know what issues you’d like discussed.