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Burying The Lede — Citizen Watchdog Writing Tips
Greetings Watchdogs! We at Watchdog Wire (the place where Citizen Watchdogs publish their awesome work) want to help you improve your writing. To that end, we’ll be sending at least one email a week...
View ArticleEnergy Security: A Crucial Worldwide Issue
On Monday October 15th the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and The Institute For 21st Century Energy unveiled the inaugural edition of the Energy Security Risk Index. The index measures the worlds top energy...
View ArticleWhat Citizen Journalists Can Do With A Smart Phone
Every reporter — both in old and new media — uses his smart phone as a reporting tool. Nearly all the time, it’s an iPhone. The iPhone incorporates many abilities that make it appealing to reporters....
View ArticleA Citizen’s Perspective: Why I Support Gun Rights
With the horrendous tragedy of the mass shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, speculation has begun to develop and a call for stricter gun control laws has arisen. We now see the focus shifting away from...
View ArticleThe Financial Crisis & The Free Market Cure
By Kyle Wiley Recently John A. Allison, the longest-serving CEO of a top-25 financial institution and president of The Cato Institute, gave a lecture on his book The Financial Crisis & The Free...
View ArticleU.S. Voters: Nearly 5 to 1 Prefer Carbon Tax To Cut In Spending
Given the current state of Congress both voters and elected officials agree it is difficult to get various forms of legislation passed. One making the rounds currently is the Carbon Tax, which...
View ArticleTop Social Media Platforms For Citizen Journalists
At Watchdog Wire, we are committed to getting your work published and shared with fellow watchful citizen journalists. Today, one of the top platforms for doing that has become social media. Social...
View ArticleCOMMENTARY: The price of labor and the push forward
I recently saw a tweet that stated, “NEWSFLASH: If you’re working at McDonald’s, your labor probably isn’t worth much more than #minimumwage and certainly not $15 an hour.” It stuck out as very blunt,...
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