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Montana Watchdog







Site URL:http://www.montanawatchdog.org
Target community:State of Montana

Who contributes your content?

Professional journalists:85%
Target audience size:more than 500,000

Year founded:

2010

Who or what started your project?

Project started by:a nonprofit organization
Update frequency: multiple times a day
What media outlets do you use?
Facebook URL:Yes
Twitter URL:http://twitter.com/MontanaWatchdiog
LinkedIn URL:No
Other media outlets:Constant Contact, Mail Chimp
Does your site aggregate content from other online sites?Yes
Provides training?Yes
Business model:Nonprofit
What are your sources of revenue?
Donors:Yes

How are you staffed?

How many full-time staffers:1
How many part-time staffers:1

Annual operating budget:

between $100,000 and $300,00 per year

Contact Information
City:Helena
State/Province:--
Country:United States of America
Contact URL:phil@montanawatchdog.org

How important is each of the following goals to your project?

Covering news not covered:6
Watchdogging local government and public officials:6
Investigating issues or wrongdoings:6
Helping your community solve problems:4
Empowering community members:6
Developing opportunities for community dialogue:4
Collaborating with local partners:4
Involving community to shape local content:2
Making a profit:6
Being a sustainable operation:6

What else should people know about your site:

We are the first site of its kind in Montana. We produce news stories for other media to use for free. In our short existence we have already produced stories that have saved residents hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of dollars. Our Montana Pork Report, which was produced by our publisher the Montana Policy Institute, sniffed out government waste, has been extremely popular.

What are your suggestions and/or links to other community news sites that should be added to the directory?

Electric City Weblog, Montana Buzz, Flathead Memo, The Flint Report,

This information is correct to the best of our knowledge, but if you’re an owner or founder of this site and the information here is incorrect, please e-mail Lisa Rowan at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) with corrections.






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