. . . not that there is anything wrong with this;
A group of South Dakota journalists announced Tuesday they are starting a nonprofit to provide more in-depth coverage of topics across the state.
The South Dakota News Watch team brings decades of experience in the state’s two biggest print newsrooms, with three ex-Argus Leader editors and a former editor of the Rapid City Journal involved in the inception of the fledgling news service.
The group’s two paid staff members, Executive Director Maricarrol Kueter and investigative reporter Bart Pfankuch, aim to provide free news coverage that can be used by other media outlets in the state.
“Every newspaper in South Dakota, every radio station and every TV station, starting today, has a new investigative reporter on their staff,†Pfankuch said. “And that’s me.â€
I just find it funny they are essentially setting up a blog that will regurgitate news across the state while adding their own content. Essentially doing what blogs in SD have been doing for years.