An independent marketplace for professional journalism, ideas and expertise.
Patent Pending
  Journalists: Swear the oath. Dig for news. Sell your work. Earn the public's trust.
Bloggers: Analyze. Debate. Sell your work. Sell your expertise.
Readers: Engage. React. Unleash the watchdogs. Change the planet.
 
City Desks
 
 
 
 
  Old media standards.
New media marketplace.

How It Works


How Watchdog CityTM works for you

The Sellers
The Buyers:
For Journalists, Watchdog City offers:
  • A way to work independently while distinguishing yourself as a journalist who abides by ethical standards.
  • A marketplace to sell your written, photo, video and audio news reporting to the public for micropayments.
  • A secure setting that protects your copyrights and prevents buyers from disseminating your work to others who have not paid you.
  • Tools to help you market your work and grow your buyer audience.
  • Tools to help you keep track of your written, photo, video or audio news producing business.
  • Feedback from your audience to help you grow as a journalist.
  • A way to keep quality journalism alive.
For the Watchdog City BloggerTM, this marketplace offers:
  • A way to work independently and distinguish yourself as a Blogger who abides by standards of quality.
  • A place to sell your written, photo, video or audio works to the public for micropayments.
  • A secure setting that protects your copyrights and prevents buyers from disseminating your work to others who have not paid you.
  • Tools to help you market your work and grow your buyer audience.
  • Tools to help you keep track of your written, photographic, video or audio content producing business.
  • Feedback from your audience to help you grow.
For buyers -- the reading, viewing and listening Public -- Watchdog CityTM offers:
  • More eyes on the Public's business.
  • The reassurance that sellers who call themselves Journalists abide by traditional ethical standards of the craft.
  • A place to purchase quality written, photo, video and audio journalism directly from journalists for micropayments.
  • A way to find stories that the corporate media outlets are not covering.
  • The opportunity to rate journalists and help rebuild and sustain watchdog journalism.
  • A place to purchase quality written, photo, video and audio  content from bloggers offering ideas and expertise on a wide array of topics.
  • The opportunity to rate the work of bloggers and help shape the blogosphere into a productive and civil marketplace for ideas.

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