The issue of investigative journalism is EXTREMELY hot right now. The revelations of fraud in Somali daycare centers by independent journalist Nick Shirley and the response by many media outlets like CNN (which seems to be to investigate Shirley, not the fraud) only further highlights the corporate media’s unwillingness to investigate and report on the important issues facing citizens.
Before elaborating, it is worth noting that we deeply appreciate the Albuquerque Journal. It is family owned right here in New Mexico. They do a great job of giving a wide variety of people a platform on their editorial pages. But they are now raising money ostensibly for investigative journalism. That’s great, we hope they succeed with their pitch and engage in some high quality investigative journalism regarding New Mexico’s myriad failures. We have frequently called out the media and others for not digging into critical issues facing our State…